tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042506089535638301.post4423267558990081632..comments2023-12-06T21:01:37.782-08:00Comments on Darwination Scans: Darwin's Free Pressdarwinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01601838758695937728noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042506089535638301.post-14416533304780193692009-05-17T07:40:00.000-07:002009-05-17T07:40:00.000-07:00OK I see all blog and I say GOOD WORK :)OK I see all blog and I say GOOD WORK :)Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764146551253148292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042506089535638301.post-8392540049989707322009-01-19T18:18:00.000-08:002009-01-19T18:18:00.000-08:00"I appreciate when the media attempts to see war t..."I appreciate when the media attempts to see war through the eyes of the people experiencing it but am also disconcerted by the championing of Mao, Castro, etc. in these papers. A lot of these writers would later come round to more complex views of the Cuban government and China's abuse of human rights, etc. but there's a correctness in these papers that doesn't offer much criticism of these countries." - Darwination<BR/><BR/>Hi, Darwination. This is Tars!<BR/><BR/>Castro is far from perfect, but to his credit, Cuba under Castro beats the US in some important social statistics.<BR/><BR/>https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/cu.html<BR/><BR/>Infant mortality rate:<BR/> total: 5.93 deaths/1,000 live births<BR/>male: 6.64 deaths/1,000 live births<BR/>female: 5.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) <BR/><BR/>Literacy:<BR/> definition: age 15 and over can read and write<BR/>total population: 99.8%<BR/>male: 99.8%<BR/>female: 99.8% (2002 census) <BR/><BR/>Life expectancy at birth:<BR/> total population: 77.27 years<BR/>male: 75.02 years<BR/>female: 79.64 years (2008 est.) <BR/><BR/>School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):<BR/> total: 16 years<BR/>male: 15 years<BR/>female: 17 years (2006)<BR/><BR/>Education expenditures:<BR/> 9.1% of GDP (2006) <BR/><BR/>Compared to US:<BR/><BR/>https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/us.html<BR/><BR/>Infant mortality rate:<BR/> total: 6.3 deaths/1,000 live births<BR/>male: 6.95 deaths/1,000 live births<BR/>female: 5.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)<BR/><BR/>Life expectancy at birth:<BR/> total population: 78.14 years<BR/>male: 75.29 years<BR/>female: 81.13 years (2008 est.) <BR/><BR/>Literacy:<BR/> definition: age 15 and over can read and write<BR/>total population: 99%<BR/>male: 99%<BR/>female: 99% (2003 est.) <BR/><BR/>School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):<BR/> total: 16 years<BR/>male: 15 years<BR/>female: 16 years (2006)<BR/>Education expenditures:<BR/> 5.3% of GDP (2005) <BR/><BR/>Castro's Cuba wins on infant mortality rate, literacy, school life expectancy, and education expenditures as % of GDP!!!<BR/><BR/>Moreover, Castro supported ANC when US was supporting the apartheid regime, etc.<BR/><BR/>Compared to US presidents of my lifetime, IMO Castro is a greater/better man than any of them -- Truman, Eisenhower, JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, or Bush.<BR/><BR/>All these US presidents have aided and abetted the Jews in their theft of Palestine and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians. <BR/>Thru Nixon/Ford, they conducted military invasion and unjustified war on the IndoChinese peoples, Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodians.<BR/>Moreover US intervention in Cambodia (putting Lon Nol in power) CAUSED the Killing Fields, and the Vietnamese communists ENDED the Killing Fields.<BR/>US overthrew the Guatemala Arbenz government causing Killings Fields there.<BR/>US overthrew the Iran Mossedeq government and instituted the Shah's SAVAK torture 'police'.<BR/>US assassinated Lumumba in Congo.<BR/>US supported apartheid government in South Africa.<BR/>US (Reagan) supported Marcos against democracy.<BR/>US supported overthrow of Chile government.<BR/>US (Carter and Reagan) supported the El Salvadoran death squad nun-raping-and-killing government.<BR/>US mined harbors of Nicaragua (killing a Dutch sailor) and armed and aided the Contras.<BR/>Etc. Etc. Etc.<BR/><BR/>I'll probably comment more on your "Darwin's Free Press" post later...<BR/><BR/>Thanx for all the GREAT scans!<BR/><BR/>Best!<BR/>TarsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511426597161512571noreply@blogger.com