[van-discuss] free the Cuban 5

[Geordie Birch]

On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 01:12:42PM -0700, Marjorie Brown wrote:
> Yes, and a few more clicks will demonstrate that the first story is from
> the "Free Cuba Foundation" espousing "Free Markets, Permanent Values,
> Limited Government".
> 
> I'm sure they have a completely objective, scientifically based
> methodology for their comments on homelessness.
> 
> in solidarity with the Cuban revolution,
> 
> Marjorie

Let me get this straight:  You deny the existence of even a single
homeless person in Cuba.

If this is the case, your solidarity is somewhat diluted.

Geordie.


> 
> 
> > On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 08:57:52PM -0700, waldern at sfu.ca wrote:
> >>
> >> Housing
> >> is affordable; there is no homelessness and most people own
> >> a home. When they do rent housing they pay 10% of their
> >> income.
> >
> > Two weeks in Cuba and you state definitively that there is no
> > homelessness there?  What was the methodology of your research?
> >
> > A cursory search of the web indicates there is plenty of
> > homelessness in Cuba.
> >
> > Unfortunately the Left is in denial of this.
> >
> > A few links:
> >
> >  "To be Homeless in Havana" Manuel David Orrio, Cooperativa
> >  de Periodistas Independientes
> >  http://198.62.75.1/www2/fcf/tobeho.html
> >
> >  "Why doesn't the government help the homeless?"
> >  http://64.21.33.164/CNews/y00/nov00/03e1.htm
> >
> >  "CUBA Now" by Walter Lippmann
> >  http://www.blacklightonline.com/cubanow.html
> >
> > The word "palestino" is a good search term for finding
> > info re. Cuban homelessness.
> >
> > Geordie.