Posted on 07/18/2021 4:20:45 AM PDT by MtnClimber
By their fruits ye shall know them.
We are living in a weird world of constant deception and bizarre government policies. Sometimes the liars are easily exposed, usually the policies are facially absurd, and this week there are 10 such examples.
1. Claiming that the U.S. is responsible for Cuba’s failed state
Pinning the blame for Cuba’s failures on the U.S. is the argument of people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (The other being the nonsense about Cuba’s great medical care and universal literacy.) In a pithy tweet, James Pethokoukis makes hash of this nonsense.
James Pethokoukis @JimPethokoukis
Jul 16
Again, saying a socialist economy would work great -- if only it were allowed to trade with the rich capitalist country nearby is not the killer argument that socialists think it is
Babalu blog, which tirelessly covers Cuba, reports on the rebellion going on there and its reasons (none of which have to do with U.S. sanctions, which do not in any event cover food or medicine purchases) summarizes the week’s rebellion on Cuba.
This sudden eruption of dissent was caused by a perfect storm of calamities, all of which have revealed the Big Lie of the revolution. Lately, life in Cuba has become more unbearable than ever for just about every Cuban. The crisis is due to a long string of blunders and catastrophes, linked like beads on a rosary from hell: The loss of revenue from Venezuela, a collapsed economy, gargantuan foreign debt, a disastrous sugar harvest, uncontrolled inflation, a plague that is intensifying in Cuba rather than abating, a crumbling health care system, medication shortages, food shortages, water shortages, electricity blackouts, and increased repression, to name but a few. Never mind the sanctions by the United States or the so-called embargo that Cuba’s military junta
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Being ruled by a leftist psychopath will ruin your day.
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Great article. I’ll be passing this one along.
Biden isn’t a leftist psychopath, but he exerts exactly zero command of a hard-left Democrat party which is hell-bent on taking full control of the united States. Not only was the vote rigged to install Biden, but the media rigged the coverage of the candidates so that a sizable portion of voters were tricked into thinking they were voting for a moderate candidate who would restrain the worst intentions of the left.
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