Education in Cuba and its darker side.

[El Presidente]

I don't want to bore members with Anti or pro Castro propoganda (you will find little on the latter posted by me) but I found the link interesting and true and is relevant to our discussion on my mate Manuel last week inthe post "What would you do?"

We were at a lunch with some university students a few years back (they were attractive ) when the call came from their Dean of Studies that they needed to attend an Anti American rally at 4pm. Failure to do so would be recorded.

I often wonder when I will be stopped at Havana Airport and sent home ;-)

Have a read.

http://www.therealcuba.com/FreeEducation.htm

[Jimmy2]

I can see why our Gov dont want to give in with the embargo.But there must be a better way to end this crisis as the US deals with countries that treat there people alot worse..

[FLitiGator]

Sadly, you see much of the same on US campuses. I agree that the embargo basically acts as a stalking horse that the Cuban leadership can use to blame for all their social ills. I can name a half a dozen countries that are worse than Cuba for the USA to currently deal with:

North Korea,

Iran,

Zimbabwe,

Sudan,

Libya,

Syria,

Saudi Arabia,

and I'm not mentioning China because we have to engage with a country that makes up 1/5 of the worlds population. The embargo just gives Cuba an excuse for their problems.

» I can see why our Gov dont want to give in with the embargo.But there must

» be a better way to end this crisis as the US deals with countries that

» treat there people alot worse..