From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 13 Feb 2026 01:59:52 GMT, rbowman wrote:   
      
   > On 12 Feb 2026 23:13:56 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >   
   >> To think that Cuba used to be the prime vacation spot for America's   
   >> elite prior to Castro going in with his band of idiots and ruining   
   >> everything. Sure, Cubans weren't rich and probably didn't have the best   
   >> income once the prices of their main staple sugar dropped, but at least   
   >> they had an income and some buying power.   
   >   
   > The Batista era was great -- if you were in the elite club. As George   
   > Carlin said, it's a big club and you ain't in it.   
   >   
   > There was a brief period when Castro was a brave freedom fighter trying   
   > to overthrow the corrupt Batista regime. You had to be there to remember   
   > it since it's been buried in the deepest reaches of the memory hole.   
   >   
   > When Castro declined to become a US puppet he changed to evil incarnate.   
   > I'm not defending Castro but the last 60 years or so of the US embargoes   
   > are bullshit. The US climbs into bed with a lot worse. Netanyahu comes   
   > to mind.   
      
   Agreed, which is part of the reason I make an effort to keep American   
   influence out of my household now. I cancelled cable in favour of an over-   
   the-air antenna which only receives the local Canadian channels and   
   actively seek out media content which doesn't come from within the   
   borders. As much as I love Americans and the ideas behind the United   
   States, there is no doubt that its media is incredibly corrupt. I don't   
   need more transsexuals, faggots and negroes telling me that their way is   
   better.   
      
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