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To: martin_fierro

No cigars from Cuba because Cuba is Comunist. OK I understand and support.
Every possible toy, shoe, TV etc can be bought from China, who is Comunist. STUPID STUPID STUPID double standard of American policy.


47 posted on 10/06/2004 1:34:50 PM PDT by Moleman
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To: Moleman

Anyone who believes China is communist hasn't been paying attention. They abandoned that a couple of decades ago in favor of capitalism. Fascist capitalism, to be sure, but certainly Commie In Name Only.


79 posted on 10/06/2004 1:56:03 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: Moleman
No cigars from Cuba because Cuba is Comunist. OK I understand and support. Every possible toy, shoe, TV etc can be bought from China, who is Comunist. STUPID STUPID STUPID double standard of American policy.

I'm not sure the policy difference between Cuba and China is really a double standard, since the ban on Cuban goods has little to do with ideology. It's in place because the Cuban expat community is extremely well organized in this country, and almost entirely located in one very politically important state: Florida. Any president or presidential candidate that pisses them off is likely to lose Florida on Election Day. By comparison, the Chinese expat community has almost no organization at all.

OF course, it does help that Cuba has almost nothing of value worth importing anyway.

103 posted on 10/06/2004 2:42:07 PM PDT by Dont Mention the War (Calvinism Fever: Catch It! (Or don't. It's not like it's going to do you any good anyway...))
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