A good newspaper is the best cure for an antidepressant.
dammit.
Yes, this is a blog called "dammit." If you read the news, you've got a pretty good idea why.
Your authors:
Name: Tim
Predispositions: States'-Rights Liberal, Secular Humanist
Background: Raised by Lutherans whose theological emphasis was social justice. Former formal student, current informal student, of politics, elections, and free speech issues.
Political Figures who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Chris Dodd, Richard(s) Daley, Jane Addams, Arlen Specter, Richard "Kinky" Friedman.
Name: Wyl
Predispositions: Constitutionalist, non-interventionist communitarian
Background: Marine veteran of the GWOT. IVAW member. Former paleo-conservative Republican, now a communitarian Independent.
Politicians who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Ron Paul, Jim Webb, Mike Gravel, Jesse Ventura, Richard Nixon, "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Jon Tester
Name: Anna
Predispositions: Liberal with a side order of moderate, hold the party affiliation.
Background: Recently transplanted from west coast to east coast for the purposes of love, education, and employment (in that order). Interested in a hodge podge of topics, specifically voting rights, government transparency, and all things library and information science.
Politicians who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Joe Biden, Al Franken, Bobby Jindal, Pervez Musharraf, Harry Reid.
Your authors:
Name: Tim
Predispositions: States'-Rights Liberal, Secular Humanist
Background: Raised by Lutherans whose theological emphasis was social justice. Former formal student, current informal student, of politics, elections, and free speech issues.
Political Figures who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Chris Dodd, Richard(s) Daley, Jane Addams, Arlen Specter, Richard "Kinky" Friedman.
Name: Wyl
Predispositions: Constitutionalist, non-interventionist communitarian
Background: Marine veteran of the GWOT. IVAW member. Former paleo-conservative Republican, now a communitarian Independent.
Politicians who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Ron Paul, Jim Webb, Mike Gravel, Jesse Ventura, Richard Nixon, "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Jon Tester
Name: Anna
Predispositions: Liberal with a side order of moderate, hold the party affiliation.
Background: Recently transplanted from west coast to east coast for the purposes of love, education, and employment (in that order). Interested in a hodge podge of topics, specifically voting rights, government transparency, and all things library and information science.
Politicians who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Joe Biden, Al Franken, Bobby Jindal, Pervez Musharraf, Harry Reid.
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2 comments:
By good news I hope you mean that the tourism trade may open up now that we don't hold any old grudges.
I hope you don't mean that Fidel was a negative influence on the US. The whole missile crisis was a direct result of the US putting missiles on the Soviet Union's border in Turkey.
I don't think Castro was really a negative influence on the US, other than that he helped fuel anti-Communist paranoia. And yes, I am hopeful that the embargo can be dropped and we can work out a mutually beneficial trade arrangement.
My issue with Castro's government, as it is with any totalitarian Communist regime, is that they are fundamentally built upon every individual agreeing to shut up and do what they're told. Dissent is squashed and anyone who disagrees is exiled, imprisoned, or killed. Freedom of choice in pretty much any way, shape, or form is incongruous with the Communist system.
But in short, yes, I am looking forward to a conciliatory path with post-Fidel Cuba.
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