April 01, 2006
Back to your hovel, serf!
From CubaNet....
Government seizes land from independent farmer
CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba, March 29 (Abel Escobar / www.cubanet.org) - The agriculture ministry has seized state land that Manuel Ramírez Guerra, president of the Independent Farmers of Ciego de Avila, had been using for the past 10 years.
Ramírez Guerra said the seizure was the latest incident since he founded the farm, movement six months ago. He said since then he has been fined twice, for 200 and 1,000 pesos, lost the use of his own tractor and had his home attacked.
He said that officials from the agriculture ministry issued him a citation March 13. he said he was told the state was taking back the land and would also seize his tractor unless it was put to use on behalf of the government.
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That last sentence fulfills the classical definition of Medieval serfdom. But not exactly. Most Medievel noblemen, high in their castles, nevertheless allowed serfs to keep some portion of their earnings from their labors.
castro is a bit different. In his case, the $550 million bearded barbarian requires a 100% tribute. He'll take nothing less.
castro's Cuba makes Medieval serfdom look generous and benevolent by comparison. It goes to show that being a Medieval serf is a step up from the oppression of castrodom. Serfs had more rights, ate better and got better medical care from the local achemist than the nonexistent benefits of all sorts that castro so loves to tout to the world's gullible and pendejoistic Sandalistas.
These castroite serf conditions are unbelievable.
Posted by Mora at April 1, 2006 01:42 AM
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Believe it or not there still exists a feudal government. The Isle of Sark, in the English Channel, is administered under the same feudal laws that have existed since the end of the Roman empire. Only recently have they introduced some elements of democracy. No one owns any land outright, the way we do here. Everything is held as a leasehold. Now go and take a look at Sark's web site and compare that with Cuba. My point is even feudalism works better than Fidel's Cuba.
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at April 1, 2006 06:13 AM
Cripes, whodathunk! Great addition, Boccaccio!!!
Posted by: A.M. Mora y Leon at April 1, 2006 09:01 AM
Reminds me of something I read once - can't remember where or who authored it; but it went something like this: "the difference between the nazis and the communists is, if you own a cow and milk it, the nazis will come, take the milk, but let you keep the cow; the communists will take away both the milk and the cow." This may have been an example of "dark humor" from 1930's Germany.
Posted by: Alberto-Q at April 1, 2006 02:46 PM
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