Hail Mary, Quite Contrary
I was gambling in Havana
I took a little risk
Send lawyers, guns and money
Dad, get me out of this
--Gambling in Havana, Warren Zevon
Concrete shoes, cyanide, TNT
(Done dirt cheap)
Neck ties, contracts, high voltage
(Done dirt cheap)
--Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, AC/DC
I'm a fool to do your dirty work oh yeah
I don't want to do your dirty work no more
--Dirty Work, Rene Froger
___________I took a little risk
Send lawyers, guns and money
Dad, get me out of this
--Gambling in Havana, Warren Zevon
Concrete shoes, cyanide, TNT
(Done dirt cheap)
Neck ties, contracts, high voltage
(Done dirt cheap)
--Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, AC/DC
I'm a fool to do your dirty work oh yeah
I don't want to do your dirty work no more
--Dirty Work, Rene Froger
Under the category, Hypocrisy (under which most things George Bush reside):
If Castro and his Cuba are depraved and vile entities, as all things Communist are wont to be, then why does the U.S. deal favorably with other scum-sucking Commies, like China and Vietnam? The U.S. even deals with North Korea as an international player. And let us not forget all of the sand and -Stan nations that kindly receive U.S. foreign aid and are anything but democratic.
What has Castro done that is so terrible? Is it the universal health care, or perhaps the 100% literacy of Cubans that frightens our Miami-led Cuban nation in exile?
The trade embargo with Cuba is wrong, and should be ended. Millions of Cubans live in the U.S. after successfully turning tail from the mess that was 50's and 60's Cuba. If all of these millions and stayed to oppose Castro the U.S. wouldn't have to do all their heavy lifting. The U.S. is not responsible for protecting people that will not bear arms in their own defense.
In 2008 we find ourselves fighting two phony, nation-building wars, or so we are told. Same-same in Iraq and Afghanistan as for Cuba. The Afghanis and Iraqis expect the U.S. to do all the heavy lifting. If they can not protect their own freedom, Ranger concludes they are not ready to be free. There is no democracy before its time, to borrow from the Gallo Brothers.
Cuban fat cats wouldn't fight for their country and now they are hijacking mine, while protesting Mexican immigration. Now that Castro has stepped down, it is possible we can return to the pre-59 Cuba in which drugs, whores and gambling rule. And of course, the Mafia will be there to ensure the pimps trade democratically.
Ah, for the good old days.
--Comrade Hruska
Labels: castro, cuba, cuban boycott, u.s. dirty work
posted by rangeragainstwar at 9:30 PM
5 Comments:
"If they can not protect their own freedom, Ranger concludes they are not ready to be free."
Carpenter concurs. How about this country? Has American freedom dripped away so slowly that, like the frog in the pot, we don't know we're being cooked? Are we no longer free, and worse, unwilling to do anything about it? The majority of Americans are vehemently opposed to the PWOT, yet none of our representatives seem even willing to try to stop the catastrophe.
I like your blog, especially the lyrics and quotes that precede your posts.
UC,
We are as free as our leaders tell us we are.
Not only the reps, but ditto the VP or President, see no reason to stop the carnage even though it is self-destructive.
Ranger believes that the American system of government has outgrown its responsiveness due to its pandering to special interests -- taxpayer be damned.
Glad you like our intros. There is truth and beauty everywhere, even in rock n roll.
Cuba. There is a lot about Cuba that citizens of the USA do not know. When Castro rode into Havana on 1 Jan 1959 it was to popular acclaim by Cubans and the US gov't was on Castro's side.
Fulencio Batista was a US backed dictator that ran Cuba. Between organized crime (Mafia) and U.S. business interests there was absolutely not anything you could not buy if you had enough money. there was nothing so depraved that could not be had for a price. Corruption weas widespread and endemic.
The Cuban people were so supportive of Castro for that reason. I don't know how it is today in Cuba b/c I do not trust thr US gov't or the media to tell the truth.
chief,
Americans forget that Fidel came to the U.S. for help first and was turned away, as was Ho with Wilson before.
We have a hand in the way things turn out, and our role has often been that of hypocrite.
chief
Maybe Cuba can return to the good old days now that Comrade Fidel has sailed off into the sunset. comrade ranger
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