Maryland abolishes death penalty.

[Hammerskjold]

I read this over and over again, and it still seems horrifying. What does it mean, to be "required" to take away freedoms, because Cubans, like everyone else, want to be "rich and decadent"?

Oh you, don't be so coy now.




I think anyone with access to a library card, or at least the wits to ask where the 'History' section of the building with lotsa books -but isn't- a 'Chapters\Indigo'. Would know the spoiler to that final ending.

(Hint for those who wants to skip to the ending: it involves lots and lots of rouges being spilled. Usually involuntary. Also, a true believer gets into an 'ax-ident' involving an ice axe.

/shrug. Oh well, it must be for the greater good. Praise be to Marx.)

Is the argument that the Cuban system would be great, if only Cubans were different from everyone else, and preferred austere poverty in the name of socialism? I seem to remember Che trying that argument. It seems inhuman.

-Jester

Yeah, but having a myriad of choices in Colas is a triumph of achievement that only commie-ism can produce. I think spilling a little red now and then is an acceptable sacrifice for that (Royal Crown)ing achievement.



Nah I'm just kidding. I was going to rib kandrathe for using ATS for an example link, but I got clobbered with the colas remark.

Come on eppie. Colas? Really? Unless it's a language barrier between us, I still can not find fault for the original point that shoju made re: commie-ism on paper, and how it works in real life so far.

(Though I think another point he raised, was how someone can be hard selling\Jehovah Witnessing commie-ism and socialism, but they can barely behave socially in a community themselves.

Maybe their brilliant understanding of 'commies' comprises of 'comm -ME-, because it's all about comm -ME- ism. That's what commie-ism is about see, because I am in a poli-sci college course, and oh so edgy and rad.)

Anyhow eppie, you said that you didn't claim commie-ism is perfect, just refuting shoju's point. But just saying you're refuting it, is not the same as doing it.

So far I'm still kinda dazed with 'look at Cuba, and look at the many choices of Colas.' I can't say I'm exactly buying the point you're offering\refuting so far on the subject.

I don't doubt your ability to come up with a valid yet counterpoint argument. But Cuba Cola isn't one of them IMO.