August 01, 2008
Modern Day Slavery In Cuba
I usually describe the Cuban people as being held captive and enslaved by (c)astro. More than once my description has been dismissed as exile hyperbole.
But, let’s not take this gusano’s word for it. Let’s hear it form the horse’s own mouth.
In his latest reflection, (f)idel himself reveals, in his own words, his belief that Cuban athletes and all Cubans ,for that matter, are property-his.
Buying our athletes they deprived us from five sure gold medals in Olympic boxing. It is like a call to slaughter against Cuba to steal brains, muscles and bones.
Cuban athletes, if you follow (f)idel’s “logic” are commodities that are bought, sold and stolen. They are property, chattel. The athletes themselves can't or do not have the right to make choices of where they want to live or play.
In order to be able to make their own choices, they must escape. Something which is euphemistically called "defect ing" to make it sound a little more civilized.
(f)idel even goes on to chastise the Canadians for not “taking care” of his property, the recently escaped baseball players:
Edmonton has become a dumping ground. The Cuban athletes were badly taken care of.
But not to worry, in the upcoming Olympics slated to begin in the world’s largest and smoggiest concentration camp shortly, there will be no escape because his friends and ideological brothers, the Chinese, know how to “take care” of the Cuban athletes:
The proud Cuban athletes of the Olympic baseball team, who have been wonderfully taken care of by their Korean hosts and will be even better taken care of in China, will have to compete under the unfavorable circumstances that I explained before
That’s right. There will be no “unfavorable circumstances”, read:freedom opportunities, to tempt the Cuban athletes to make a run for it in China. But just in case they try, they’ll be “taken care” of in the appropriate manner and returned to their rightful owner.
If that isn’t slavery, I don’t know what is.
Posted by Gusano at August 1, 2008 03:59 PM
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You make an excellent point.
Posted by: Henry Agueros ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.babalublog.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at August 1, 2008 05:44 PM
so poorly taken care of, they decided to stay?
granted, Edmonton is the poor sister to Calgary... hopefully they won't have to stay there too long.
Posted by: marc in calgary at August 1, 2008 05:50 PM
Same thing with Cuban children: They belong to the State, not to their parents. Fidel is their "Father" - remember Elián?
Posted by: Mariana at August 2, 2008 02:26 PM
In my book, if you live in a nation that won't let you leave when you want, you are a slave.
Posted by: PTG at August 2, 2008 05:17 PM
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