http://babalublog.com/2009/11/bring-your-sneakers-and-your-wallets-capitalist-dogs/ ...an island on the net without a bearded dictator Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:29:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://babalublog.com/2009/11/bring-your-sneakers-and-your-wallets-capitalist-dogs/#comment-104034 asombra Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:53:39 +0000 http://babalublog.com/?p=29262#comment-104034 I'm still amazed that people as sharp as American Jews have chosen to worship the Golden Calf of political fashion over plain common sense. Spielberg comes to mind, for obvious reasons, even though Castro, Inc. is very clearly pro-Arab and anti-Israel. That's just one example among MANY, but it illustrates the problem. Is being "in" really worth THAT much? I'm still amazed that people as sharp as American Jews have chosen to worship the Golden Calf of political fashion over plain common sense. Spielberg comes to mind, for obvious reasons, even though Castro, Inc. is very clearly pro-Arab and anti-Israel. That's just one example among MANY, but it illustrates the problem. Is being "in" really worth THAT much?

]]> http://babalublog.com/2009/11/bring-your-sneakers-and-your-wallets-capitalist-dogs/#comment-104033 asombra Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:40:20 +0000 http://babalublog.com/?p=29262#comment-104033 At least in Cuba, around the time Castro took over (both before and after), a lot of political operators and big-money people thought they could "handle" him to their advantage. This included, among many, the pathetic ex-president Prio (the one who fled Cuba and let Batista take over in 1952 without putting up any resistance). Prio gave Castro what was then VERY serious financial backing before 1959, which naturally helped Castro's cause. Shortly after Castro's triumphal entry into Havana, Prio shows up in Cuba, apparently expecting to get his money's worth, only to be promplty put on a plane back to Miami by Mr. Wonderful. His return on investment was ZIP. A LOT of people got taken to the cleaners one way or another by you-know-who. The devil doesn't discriminate; he screws anybody stupid enough to deal with him. At least in Cuba, around the time Castro took over (both before and after), a lot of political operators and big-money people thought they could "handle" him to their advantage. This included, among many, the pathetic ex-president Prio (the one who fled Cuba and let Batista take over in 1952 without putting up any resistance). Prio gave Castro what was then VERY serious financial backing before 1959, which naturally helped Castro's cause. Shortly after Castro's triumphal entry into Havana, Prio shows up in Cuba, apparently expecting to get his money's worth, only to be promplty put on a plane back to Miami by Mr. Wonderful. His return on investment was ZIP. A LOT of people got taken to the cleaners one way or another by you-know-who. The devil doesn't discriminate; he screws anybody stupid enough to deal with him.

]]> http://babalublog.com/2009/11/bring-your-sneakers-and-your-wallets-capitalist-dogs/#comment-104032 Honey Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:26:55 +0000 http://babalublog.com/?p=29262#comment-104032 Is this not a replica of what's going on here? AARP takes its goodies and surrenders whatever independence it ever seemed to have. Drug companies make deals with the devil. And now the bill penalizes them anyway. But don't say it too loudly. There are too many others ready to make deals to protect their turf. Some Rabbis and lots of Jews sell Israel down the river just to be in good with Obama. I don't have to continue, do I? Is this not a replica of what's going on here? AARP takes its goodies and surrenders whatever independence it ever seemed to have. Drug companies make deals with the devil. And now the bill penalizes them anyway. But don't say it too loudly. There are too many others ready to make deals to protect their turf.
Some Rabbis and lots of Jews sell Israel down the river just to be in good with Obama.
I don't have to continue, do I?

]]> http://babalublog.com/2009/11/bring-your-sneakers-and-your-wallets-capitalist-dogs/#comment-104031 asombra Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:22:23 +0000 http://babalublog.com/?p=29262#comment-104031 From Day 1, all sorts of supposedly sharp people, including Cubans, have tried to "deal" with Castro or Castro, Inc., thinking they could somehow come out ahead. The obvious fallacy is that, like in any deal with the devil, only one side can come out ahead, and I don't have to tell you which side that is. From Day 1, all sorts of supposedly sharp people, including Cubans, have tried to "deal" with Castro or Castro, Inc., thinking they could somehow come out ahead. The obvious fallacy is that, like in any deal with the devil, only one side can come out ahead, and I don't have to tell you which side that is.

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