Maryland abolishes death penalty.

[Hammerskjold]

Hammerskjold; i have already mentioned several times that the issue with a communist state (even though Cuba isn't according to FIT, and he knows more about this)

If by 'knows' you mean tossing off word salads sprinkled with 5 dollars poli-sci speak, then sure. (I have friends that took poli-sci. I'm not fluent, but after multiple campfire conferences, backyard bbq summits, I know some of the dialect.)

So if I understand you correctly, according to FIT, Cuba isn't a -true- Scotsman communist state. Short of it being his own version of commie-topia, does any large scale communist state that has actually happened on -this- earth\dimension so far, count as communism? I'm going on a limb here, and guess that reply would be, 'no, that's not -true- communism'.

A stopped clock is also right twice a day. Doesn't mean it's a good idea to base your schedule around the kaput klock. Though at this rate, the stopped clock will still have a better average than Perfesser' Rouge.

is that it requires less freedom for its citizens and that this is of course a bad thing, so I don't know why you try to accuse me of something using (admittedly) witty remarks.

I'm asking for a clearer explanation of your point, if that sounds accusatory, then I certainly apologize for the perceived tone. But I'm serious here. You say shoju's example and point was faulty. From my own experience, I don't find fault with his observation at all.

I just say that Cuba does very good in several statistics, and these are not the least important statistics as well. And not only that they do this with a lot of economic difficulties, so that is praiseworthy.

At least now you're getting more specific and somewhat clearer. I don't agree 100%, but it's got more clarity than your previous statements. That is what I was asking of you.

By the way the worst kinds of dictatorships are the ones where people believe they are free.

I forgot the exact thread, but iirc it was in a discussion here that someone mentioned different places have different freedoms to do different things.

Some have different levels and types, some have a lot, some have very little. Not one nation have Free Wings and Free Beer, all day every day.

So while I can agree, to a degree with your sentiment of the false belief of 'I'm free to choose between catsup and ketchup...I'm William Freakin Wallace!!111 FREEEDOMZZ!!11' . (If I'm reading your point correctly that is).

AFAIK, someone who is a USofArican, is pretty free to leave their state, or country if they feel they want to. I don't mean in it in the way of 'Don't like 'Murrica? Then GTFO you traitor! Jose' Can you see!!111 By the Swan's early flight!111'

I'm also not saying they are entitled to a free airplane ticket to Jamaica, with a paid for and fully staffed, beachfront mansion waiting for them when they arrive.

I will say, that if a US citizen wishes to leave the country permanently, hell even renounce US citizenship. Unless they are a criminal fugitive or something. The things you need are the physical ability, the money to do so, a form of transportation, and a destination willing to accept you.

What you will not have, unless you are a criminal on the lam, are people actively blocking your way. I have yet to see throngs of bourgeoise blocking the airport or bus terminals, from the exodus of brilliant marxist scholars. I have yet to see big bad gov't agents preventing liberty loving rand evangelists from booking a one way trip out of the USA.

You can certainly say, what kind of a freedom is that? The ability to leave? Well it may not sound very impressive to some. But I'd bet it looks incredible to someone born in N. Korea as a non military elite, at the time of this writing. Oh right. N. Korea is perhaps not a 'true communist state' according to some. It's a military dictatorship. The commie thing is just a misnomer. Probably put there by the bourgeois.

Maybe they can go there and teach the proles, on what it means to be a true communista. They can certainly use the expertise of a -true- marxist de sade', to teach them the true meaning of True Communism.

So what cola *is* available in Cuba? I've been to only one "Communist" country, and the cola there was pretty bad. Reminds me of the movie 1,2,3.

I never tasted a Cuban Cola myself. Though theoretically since Canada does have trading relations with Cuba, it might be possible to buy one. If nothing else to satisfy one's curiosity.

Though at the moment, things may not be as warm as Cuba's beaches.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/0...egins.html

But on a more serious note. The main difference between most North American Cola and everywhere else seems to be corn syrup vs cane syrup. Now I tasted kosher coke once, and some various non 'merkin colas. And maybe I don't have enough tastebud sensitivity, but I couldn't really say for sure if I remembered any major difference.

I'm not a big cola drinker nowadays, though I'm not a teetotaler about it. I still like ginger ale, and I find just plain club soda with ice to be a nice palate cleanser sometimes.