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<blockquote data-quote="Phillydog1958" data-source="post: 304248" data-attributes="member: 8704"><p>Hey, I agree with you Oldhippy. I posted some of what you just posted, previously. I sort of feel that we're on the same sheet of music. I just feel that Cuba probably would be a lot better off than it is today. We have no way of knowing which system would be best for Cuban people, but capitalism along with ALL of it's corruption, would be my first choice. Karl Marx would frown upon what is perceived to be "Communism," today. I don't want you guys to think that I play the Devil's Advocate just for the sake of doing it. I don't mean to be offensive or argumentative. It's just that I have a newspaper background and I strongly believe in the notion that newspapers are the watchdog of society. Many of my former newspaper colleagues often brag and boast of having ink in their veins. They're dedicated to their craft. Newspapers were created to protect the common man. Ben Franklin understood the need to have a voice for the people. The first newspapers were that voice. We know that "Big Business" and government will err and not always do what's right for the people. I'm trained to think beyond what's on the surface. I am critical but openminded. I just felt that the author could've given a brief, 2-sentence recap of what has happened in Cuba. Why? Because many don't know. I hate for people to draw conclusions without having some of the background facts. We all have our pre-conceived, ethnocentric notions of the things that we are not very familiar with. That's often dangerous and divisive. I understand that the author isn't a journalist, but rather a photog. I do have an appreciation for the article being posted (Many thanks to Jake), because it does provoke thought beyond our daily routine of thinking. That's always a good thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phillydog1958, post: 304248, member: 8704"] Hey, I agree with you Oldhippy. I posted some of what you just posted, previously. I sort of feel that we're on the same sheet of music. I just feel that Cuba probably would be a lot better off than it is today. We have no way of knowing which system would be best for Cuban people, but capitalism along with ALL of it's corruption, would be my first choice. Karl Marx would frown upon what is perceived to be "Communism," today. I don't want you guys to think that I play the Devil's Advocate just for the sake of doing it. I don't mean to be offensive or argumentative. It's just that I have a newspaper background and I strongly believe in the notion that newspapers are the watchdog of society. Many of my former newspaper colleagues often brag and boast of having ink in their veins. They're dedicated to their craft. Newspapers were created to protect the common man. Ben Franklin understood the need to have a voice for the people. The first newspapers were that voice. We know that "Big Business" and government will err and not always do what's right for the people. I'm trained to think beyond what's on the surface. I am critical but openminded. I just felt that the author could've given a brief, 2-sentence recap of what has happened in Cuba. Why? Because many don't know. I hate for people to draw conclusions without having some of the background facts. We all have our pre-conceived, ethnocentric notions of the things that we are not very familiar with. That's often dangerous and divisive. I understand that the author isn't a journalist, but rather a photog. I do have an appreciation for the article being posted (Many thanks to Jake), because it does provoke thought beyond our daily routine of thinking. That's always a good thing. [/QUOTE]
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