Comments on: On Reconciling the Past with the Present http://babalublog.com/2009/03/on-reconciling-the-past-with-the-present/ ...an island on the net without a bearded dictator Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:41:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: FreedomForCuba http://babalublog.com/2009/03/on-reconciling-the-past-with-the-present/#comment-93557 FreedomForCuba Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:55:54 +0000 http://babalublog.com/?p=19056#comment-93557 I could not agree more with your Jerome. The American people need to WAKE-UP PRONTO because they're not realizing yet the downward spiral path to downfall that the "Messiah" is taking them to. I could not agree more with your Jerome.

The American people need to WAKE-UP PRONTO because they're not realizing yet the downward spiral path to downfall that the "Messiah" is taking them to.

]]> By: Jerome http://babalublog.com/2009/03/on-reconciling-the-past-with-the-present/#comment-93554 Jerome Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:16:22 +0000 http://babalublog.com/?p=19056#comment-93554 Your uncle's words sent chills up my spine! If President Obama keeps letting his guard down on foreign policy, we'll be in the same path in no time. Your uncle's words sent chills up my spine! If President Obama keeps letting his guard down on foreign policy, we'll be in the same path in no time.

]]> By: Anatasio Blanco http://babalublog.com/2009/03/on-reconciling-the-past-with-the-present/#comment-93546 Anatasio Blanco Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:47:57 +0000 http://babalublog.com/?p=19056#comment-93546 Sigh. I wish I knew that Cuba of many years ago. I doubt it will ever be that developed again - what with so much damage having been done - but, you never know. Sigh.

I wish I knew that Cuba of many years ago. I doubt it will ever be that developed again - what with so much damage having been done - but, you never know.

]]> By: Marta Darby http://babalublog.com/2009/03/on-reconciling-the-past-with-the-present/#comment-93545 Marta Darby Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:22:53 +0000 http://babalublog.com/?p=19056#comment-93545 Anastasio, All of my memories of pre-Castro Cuba are happy, colorful, abundant, prosperous and glorious. It seems to me that that's what Cuba Nostalgia is all about. I have trouble reconciling my wonderful memories with the 3rd world hell-hole Cuba has become today. Beautiful post. Anastasio,

All of my memories of pre-Castro Cuba are happy, colorful, abundant, prosperous and glorious. It seems to me that that's what Cuba Nostalgia is all about. I have trouble reconciling my wonderful memories with the 3rd world hell-hole Cuba has become today.

Beautiful post.

]]> By: Rayarena http://babalublog.com/2009/03/on-reconciling-the-past-with-the-present/#comment-93539 Rayarena Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:03:53 +0000 http://babalublog.com/?p=19056#comment-93539 Thank you for posting that wonderful bit of history. The horrible thing is that the common pre-conceived notion is that Cubans did not wear jewelry. Many people believe that Cuba was some kind third-world hellhole. I was watching a documentary on Cuban exiles [can't remember the title now] where the popular Cuban singer Lissette Alvarez was talking about her arrival to the USA as a Peter Pan child. She says that the woman who was taking her information down, showed her a pen and asked her if she had ever seen one. Lissette laughs as she tells the story and ponders that the womam must have thought that Cubans were some type of jungle people without access to even pens! Of course, Castro only aggravated this misconception with his lies. Thank you for posting that wonderful bit of history. The horrible thing is that the common pre-conceived notion is that Cubans did not wear jewelry. Many people believe that Cuba was some kind third-world hellhole. I was watching a documentary on Cuban exiles [can't remember the title now] where the popular Cuban singer Lissette Alvarez was talking about her arrival to the USA as a Peter Pan child. She says that the woman who was taking her information down, showed her a pen and asked her if she had ever seen one. Lissette laughs as she tells the story and ponders that the womam must have thought that Cubans were some type of jungle people without access to even pens! Of course, Castro only aggravated this misconception with his lies.

]]> By: aguacero http://babalublog.com/2009/03/on-reconciling-the-past-with-the-present/#comment-93538 aguacero Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:59:24 +0000 http://babalublog.com/?p=19056#comment-93538 Mr. Blanco, you hit the nail right on the head. It would be extremly difficult for those that did not know Cuba and its people before 1959 to understand just how advanced that Nation was. As a child I was fortunate to experience Cuba at its peak before its fall into the dark abyss of Socialism then Communism. I dont have to use too much imgination to visualize what Cuba would look like today had it been able to live and prosper in freedom and democracy. Its painful to see the twisted wreck of what once was. Mr. Blanco, you hit the nail right on the head. It would be extremly difficult for those that did not know Cuba and its people before 1959 to understand just how advanced that Nation was. As a child I was fortunate to experience Cuba at its peak before its fall into the dark abyss of Socialism then Communism. I dont have to use too much imgination to visualize what Cuba would look like today had it been able to live and prosper in freedom and democracy.
Its painful to see the twisted wreck of what once was.

]]> By: Val Prieto http://babalublog.com/2009/03/on-reconciling-the-past-with-the-present/#comment-93533 Val Prieto Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:02:12 +0000 http://babalublog.com/?p=19056#comment-93533 Excellent post, A. Excellent post, A.

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