On the vast political map of any nation, you will always find a group of individuals the political class can always depend upon to keep them in power. I call this group of individuals “The Ignorant Class”.
It’s people like Rep. Diane Watson of California who will never be questioned or even challenged by the ignorant class.
“And lemme tell ya, before you say “Oh, it’s a commu–”, you need to go down there and see what Fidel Castro put in place. And I want you to know, now, you can think whatever you want to about Fidel Castro, but he was one of the brightest leaders I have ever met. [APPLAUSE]
And you know, the Cuban revolution that kicked out the wealthy, Che Guevara did that, and then, after they took over, they went out among the population to find someone who could lead this new nation, and they found…well, just leave it there (laughs), an attorney by the name of Fidel Castro…”
As I have said before, the Congressional Black Caucus has spent the past eight years telling the nation and the rest of the world that the US government could not be trusted to take care of its poor. Yet at the same time, they COMPLETELY trust the assessments of a dictator–especially as it relates to the conditions of both the poor and Blacks in that country (Cuba).
Now I have written quite extensively about Cuba and have highlighted the insights of people who are from that country.
Castro & King: Oil and Water
Can someone alert the NAACP and CBC that these folks need a boat?
So much for the wonderful cuban healthcare system
US press avoids yet another story on Cuban Defectors
The indoctrination of the American Negro – Cuban style
More racist than the old south African regime (therealcuba.com)
Here is some more reality for Castro lovers
The miseducation of American Negroes on Cuba
Points that will never be raised by the ignorant class.
#You will always hear about Mumia Abu-Jamal from the Black left in this country. But when it comes to island paradise they continue to praise, you will never hear about Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, Jorge Luis Garcma Pirez, or these individuals who are listed as political prisoners in Cuba. You will NEVER hear the likes of Danny Glover, the CBC, etc. saying a thing about these people. The narrative they stick to is quite simple: America is evil and should be blamed for everything.
#While Watson is praising Cuba for kicking out the wealthy, apparently Castro’s wealth does not count. Apparently the wealthy individuals and businesses who Watson solicits to help her stay in office (people like Verna B Dauterive, who contributed $25 million to USC last year, the late Johnnie L Cochran Jr., Dreamworks, Berry Gordy, etc. [full list]) do not count, either.
#Amongst all the regular defections of folks from that country coming here to the United States (a.k.a. “The Great Satan”), in 2007 it was reported by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that hundreds of medical workers from Cuba had defected to the US. Also…
“…the mortality rate of children in Cuba from 1 to 4 years is 34% HIGHER than the U.S. (11.8 versus 8.8 per 1000). Also, the maternal mortality rate in Cuba is almost FOUR TIMES that of the U.S. rate (33 versus 8.4 per 1000).” (Association of American Physicians and Surgeons)
Babalublog.com is a blog ran by Cubans. They have been giving the 411 on Cuban health care for years.
#CUBA’S REPRESSIVE MACHINERY: Human Rights Forty Years After the Revolution (Human Rights Watch).
#Another simple question the ignorant class will not ask: “Just how many Americans are swimming to Cuba?”
But no matter how many times you bring up these points, people like Watson, the CBC and those who uplift Cuba as heaven on earth will NEVER address these points head on. Instead, they will find a way to blame the West for Cuba’s treatment of those who are not in lock step with its government. The shameful thing about it is that they are willing to look over the plight of their own people to score one against the West. As for their supporters, we are right in the middle of the “information age” and they STILL give themselves to willing ignorance.
Keep the platform simple and emotional and you will have a support base for life.
The Ignorant Class
by Duane on August 30th, 2009 at 12:13 amOn the vast political map of any nation, you will always find a group of individuals the political class can always depend upon to keep them in power. I call this group of individuals “The Ignorant Class”.
It’s people like Rep. Diane Watson of California who will never be questioned or even challenged by the ignorant class.
As I have said before, the Congressional Black Caucus has spent the past eight years telling the nation and the rest of the world that the US government could not be trusted to take care of its poor. Yet at the same time, they COMPLETELY trust the assessments of a dictator–especially as it relates to the conditions of both the poor and Blacks in that country (Cuba).
Now I have written quite extensively about Cuba and have highlighted the insights of people who are from that country.
Castro & King: Oil and Water
Can someone alert the NAACP and CBC that these folks need a boat?
So much for the wonderful cuban healthcare system
US press avoids yet another story on Cuban Defectors
The indoctrination of the American Negro – Cuban style
More racist than the old south African regime (therealcuba.com)
Here is some more reality for Castro lovers
The miseducation of American Negroes on Cuba
Points that will never be raised by the ignorant class.
#You will always hear about Mumia Abu-Jamal from the Black left in this country. But when it comes to island paradise they continue to praise, you will never hear about Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, Jorge Luis Garcma Pirez, or these individuals who are listed as political prisoners in Cuba. You will NEVER hear the likes of Danny Glover, the CBC, etc. saying a thing about these people. The narrative they stick to is quite simple: America is evil and should be blamed for everything.
#While Watson is praising Cuba for kicking out the wealthy, apparently Castro’s wealth does not count. Apparently the wealthy individuals and businesses who Watson solicits to help her stay in office (people like Verna B Dauterive, who contributed $25 million to USC last year, the late Johnnie L Cochran Jr., Dreamworks, Berry Gordy, etc. [full list]) do not count, either.
#Amongst all the regular defections of folks from that country coming here to the United States (a.k.a. “The Great Satan”), in 2007 it was reported by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that hundreds of medical workers from Cuba had defected to the US. Also…
“…the mortality rate of children in Cuba from 1 to 4 years is 34% HIGHER than the U.S. (11.8 versus 8.8 per 1000). Also, the maternal mortality rate in Cuba is almost FOUR TIMES that of the U.S. rate (33 versus 8.4 per 1000).” (Association of American Physicians and Surgeons)
Babalublog.com is a blog ran by Cubans. They have been giving the 411 on Cuban health care for years.
#CUBA’S REPRESSIVE MACHINERY: Human Rights Forty Years After the Revolution (Human Rights Watch).
#Another simple question the ignorant class will not ask: “Just how many Americans are swimming to Cuba?”
But no matter how many times you bring up these points, people like Watson, the CBC and those who uplift Cuba as heaven on earth will NEVER address these points head on. Instead, they will find a way to blame the West for Cuba’s treatment of those who are not in lock step with its government. The shameful thing about it is that they are willing to look over the plight of their own people to score one against the West. As for their supporters, we are right in the middle of the “information age” and they STILL give themselves to willing ignorance.
Keep the platform simple and emotional and you will have a support base for life.