Dueling Christmas Displays
So here’s a holiday photo gallery for you. Last year in Cuba, 75 dissidents were thrown in jail for their opposition to the government of Fidel Castro. As an act of solidarity with these men and women, the Christmas display at the American diplomatic mission contained this not-so-subtle jab :
Apparently though, Cuba doesn’t like having their human rights violations pointed out to them. In response, they put up a Christmas display of their own :
It looks like Mr. Castro hasn’t heard of a little thing we Americans like to call “political capital”. When our leaders win a mandate, we politely ignore their faults. Is he really naive enough to think that our government follows the rules they expect others to follow??
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And how many dissidents — er, demonstrators — have been thrown in jail because of their opposition to Bush?
Comment by Flak Feldstein — December 20, 2004 @ 4:34 pm
Apparently though, America doesn’t like having their human rights violations pointed out to them, either.
And at the moment, America appears to be behaving more like a bunch of savages than Cuba does.
Perhaps the Cubans don’t want America turning Cuba back into an offshore casino and brothel again.
‘I don’t wanna talk to you no more, you empty headed animal
food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your
mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!’
Comment by D. Blunkett — December 22, 2004 @ 3:07 pm