Originally posted by smw6869That was a German accent, Granny. I have an American accent. However, I can also do German, French, British, Australian, and Arab accents at will. But no, when I speak normally, I have a normal Midwest American accent.
I knew it!...I knew it all along! I love the tongue movement on the 'R's.
GRANNY.
Originally posted by scherzoIf indeed that is true....what the hell am i hearing in my head?
That was a German accent, Granny. I have an American accent. However, I can also do German, French, British, Australian, and Arab accents at will. But no, when I speak normally, I have a normal Midwest American accent.
GRANNY.
Originally posted by scherzoFidel. The one who hired a doctor from Spain who brought supplies not available in Cuba. You know, the one who led the revolution...that Castro.
He's not. Which Castro are you referring to?
By no accounts am I saying that either Fidel or Raul are flawless. I'm just saying that if I were in the lower class, I would much rather be in Cuba than in the US. Better yet, somewhere in Europe.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungYou can't measure how democratic a place is by simply counting how many political parties they have.
Nobody said they were. My point is that there's more than one party in US politics. Cuban politics cause suppression of dissent.
Cuba has plenty of faults, but their democracy is actually quite effective, even if it doesn't work on the standard Western multi-party model.
Originally posted by RedmikeCuba is nowhere near a democracy.
You can't measure how democratic a place is by simply counting how many political parties they have.
Cuba has plenty of faults, but their democracy is actually quite effective, even if it doesn't work on the standard Western multi-party model.
Article 5 of the Cuban Constitution:
ARTICLE 5. The Communist Party of Cuba, a follower of Martí’s ideas and of Marxism-Leninism, and the organized vanguard of the Cuban nation, is the highest leading force of society and of the state, which organizes and guides the common effort toward the goals of the construction of socialism and the progress toward a communist society
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Originally posted by PalynkaHow is this not democratic?
Cuba is nowhere near a democracy.
Article 5 of the Cuban Constitution:
ARTICLE 5. The Communist Party of Cuba, a follower of Martí’s ideas and of Marxism-Leninism, and the organized vanguard of the Cuban nation, is the highest leading force of society and of the state, which organizes and guides the common effort toward the goals of the construction of socialism and the progress toward a communist society
It isn't about the number of parties.
Originally posted by RedmikeIt's pretty obvious. If you can't see how having one party being enshrined in the constitution as "the leading force of society" is incompatible with democracy, then it's pointless to waste my time against your heavy indoctrination.
How is this not democratic?
It isn't about the number of parties.
Simply having a vote does not a democracy make. The examples of fascist regimes that had the vote abound.
Originally posted by PalynkaOK, but I'd suggest you try and think beyond the system that you're familiar with.
It's pretty obvious. If you can't see how having one party being enshrined in the constitution as "the leading force of society" is incompatible with democracy, then it's pointless to waste my time against your heavy indoctrination.
Simply having a vote does not a democracy make. The examples of fascist regimes that had the vote abound.
There's more than one way to create a democracy, and more than one way to measure how democratic a country is.
Participation levels, for instance. In Cuba, many, many more people actually participate in their democracy than in the US.
Originally posted by RedmikeI know enough of "Democratic" Centralism to understand that there's nothing democratic about it.
OK, but I'd suggest you try and think beyond the system that you're familiar with.
There's more than one way to create a democracy, and more than one way to measure how democratic a country is.
Participation levels, for instance. In Cuba, many, many more people actually participate in their democracy than in the US.
High participation levels are also a feature of many dictatorships. That alone says very little (if anything) about how democratic is a country.