Scott Stantis for April 18, 2018

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    superposition  about 6 years ago

    " …

    “A new president isn’t going to change anything so it’s not important for me,” shrugged María Victoria Esteves, 27, on her way to buy bread. “I think everything’s going to stay the same.”

    Yadiel Sintra, 30, a builder working in Cuba’s private sector said he wasn’t even aware the country was about to get a new president. “I’ve just found out talking to you!” he said.

    Díaz-Canel is widely expected to represent continuity, and few Cubans expect any dramatic shift, said Rafael Hernández, a political analyst and member of the Communist party.

    …"

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/18/raul-castro-cuba-step-down-leader-miguel-diaz-canel

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    d_legendary1  about 6 years ago

    Funny how these commies keep using capitalism to keep their people in check. And let’s not forget that Obama opened business relations with the communist island.

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    Radish the wordsmith  about 6 years ago

    And Trump closed them.

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    juneybug  about 6 years ago

    Mr. Stantis: Wow! Just wow! You captured it beautifully in all its tragedy: the institutional snuffing out of the hopes of a people. [May the Lord soon have mercy on them.]

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