Saiks,

Because your last piece was based more on sentiments and propaganda than,
say, reason and evidence, i will choose to respond to the most significant
aspect of it here. In your attempts to rebutt my assertions that Castro is
dictator and that Cuba is a political dictatorship, you wrote: << .So from
the start these are two polls far apart from each
other,the West will critic Cuban on the bases of the countries political
system,they call it dictatorship.When Florida exposed the lies of Western
democracy,Fidel was jubilation,he was telling them to come to Cuba to learn
about democracy.In Cuba you are not denied to vote because you are black but
they can deny you to vote because they consider you to be reactionary and in
America you can be denied to vote because you are black. >>

 Come to Cuba and learn about democracy? You kidding me, are yer? Geez.....
democracy and Cuba? That's like oil and water in holy matrimony! Not only is
this passage very disingenuous but it is so grossly inaccurate that i do not
know where to begin in debunking the off-the-wall assertions inherent in it.
For starters, if you claim blacks _ARE CURRENTLY BEING DENIED THE VOTE IN
AMERICA_ how come we have black District Attorneys, Congressmen, Mayors,
Police Chiefs, Judges, etc, etc? Are you trying to imply here that the blacks
occupying elective offices in the US were never voted in office through
democratic elections? Saiks, your problem is not only that of a sentimental
and knee-jerk hatred of all the US stands for but you even disregard the
basic truth about the US. This makes having a fruitful discourse with you
impossible. When Yus forwarded this piece about Cuba's achievements in her
public services, i praised the efforts of the dictatorship and proposed that
we ought to study carefully this success and where possible, we ought to
learn from Cuba. Yet, you cannot even bring yourself to say even a good thing
about the US. The US might not be perfect in all spheres, but by God it has
alot to teach us about so many things Cuba never ever can. Top on that list
would have to be political and economic liberties. If you can't agree even on
this, then Saiks you are a tough act to follow when it comes allegiances to a
doctrine. Let us please give the devil its due. What happened in Miami can
never negate the strides the US has and continues to make in her political
institutions and life. By the way, since when were ordinary Cubans been given
the vote to vote in a communist dictatorship in Cuba?

All the best,

Hamjatta Kanteh

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