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‘Obama Effect’ Highlights Racism in Cuba

I found this article online and I thought it was an interesting read. I actually had to sit here and try to remember hotel staff, club / restaurant staff, just hospitality industry staff in general and think about how many were white Cubans holding these highly coveted positions. My first reaction was, BULLSHIT, as I do have black Cuban friends that work in the hospitality industry. Now, thinking back, they really are a small percentage when compared to the white Cubans I've come across in the hospitality industry.

http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=7b4e...

By babygirl on Dec 16, 2008, 15:01 in Cuba.

calor11 says on Jan 24, 2009, 10:49:

and they only either worked on the beach renting the chairs, or giving the dancing lessons

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amplewaters says on Jul 15, 2009, 15:54:

im so sorry to see you still thinking in this manner. I find it blatantly racist. What I mean by "racist" is that you are making a judgement solelu based on race, not unlike those you may judge to be racist, but from the other point of view. ARghhhhh... When will this stop? Are there no other factors which might determine the position of these workers. If you sit to the left, as I do , you must have studied Marx, who said that CLASS is actually the great divider. please STOP being a racist. Once more of us get on this page, the sooner we will be able to actually make a difference. Race is the great distractor in my opinion. We, on the left often discount the fact that evil george bush had a staff packed with people of color. We on the left conveniently neglect to consider it racism only when those attacked or disadvantaged are either poor or to the left.

Neil

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babygirl says on Jul 15, 2009, 21:12:

who??

Best quote of the week... "should I be taking this pill with wine?" Canadian Girls Kick Ass!

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jb_fastpitch says on Oct 21, 2009, 13:48:

Racism is the exclusive tool of the LEFT and they use it every time they are confronted with REASON or TRUTH to change the subject.
Socialism and liberalism ARE VANQUISHED in the bright light of TRUTH and REASON.
The Obama administration and their minions in the State-Run media use race all the time to silence the critics of their Statist programs.

Choose Liberty, there is no such thing as equality.

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