The Donroe Doctrine

[petros]

Bingo. Of all the illusions vast numbers of Americans hold (and there are many), the one they most cling to is that in every country with a Dear Leader we don't like, there's a homegrown Thomas Jefferson who will emerge just as soon as we knock off the big dawg, and lead his country to peace, justice, and applying for statehood.

Forgive them father for they don't know what they do.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Hail Trump .

Yep, that's your boy. You got what you wish you could have voted for.

 

[pgs]

Yep, that's your boy. You got what you wish you could have voted for.

Nope . Unlike you I am a free agent .

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Nope . Unlike you I am a free agent .

Of course you are. Whilst I suffer abject slavery.

 

[pgs]

Of course you are. Whilst I suffer abject slavery.

You suffer abject slavery to the Democrat party .

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

You suffer abject slavery to the Democrat party .

My voting record would say otherwise, but don't let that get in the way of your utter ignorance.

What party are you in slavery to? I know Canaduh doesn't have an official Nazi party, so I presume one of the flavors of Conservative?

 

[pgs]

My voting record would say otherwise, but don't let that get in the way of your utter ignorance.

What party are you in slavery to? I know Canaduh doesn't have an official Nazi party, so I presume one of the flavors of Conservative?

My record would say I am a Liberal if number of votes tallied was the criteria, but don’t let that get in the way of your utter ignorance.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

My record would say I am a Liberal if number of votes tallied was the criteria, but don’t let that get in the way of your utter ignorance.

See, that's the difference between curable and incurable ignorance. I didn't know, so I asked. You didn't know, so you made a statement based on not knowing.

 

[pgs]

See, that's the difference between curable and incurable ignorance. I didn't know, so I asked. You didn't know, so you made a statement based on not knowing.

Yes that is why we have lawyers to muddy the water .

 

[Ron in Regina]

Operation Northwoods - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Yes that is why we have lawyers to muddy the water .

Because you make shit up?

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Operation Northwoods - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Relevance?

 

[Ron in Regina]

Relevance?

Interesting, in a historical context to lay a foundation for the Donroe Doctrine, at least as far as justification for the current Presidents behaviour to his neighbours in general and Cuba in particular? I had never heard of this before this morning and stumbled across it by accident. I was looking up project blue balls, & this was down the same rabbit hole.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Interesting, in a historical context to lay a foundation for the Donroe Doctrine, at least as far as justification for the current Presidents behaviour to his neighbours in general and Cuba in particular? I had never heard of this before this morning and stumbled across it by accident. I was looking up project blue balls, & this was down the same rabbit hole.

Short version. . . we swiped Cuba from the Spanish in the Spanish-American War in 1902, and imposed a provision in the constitution of "independent" Cuba that the U.S. could "intervene" and "supervise" whenever absolutely necessary or we felt like it.

Over the decades, Cuba became a country of dirt-poor sugarcane and coca farmers and glitzy hotels on the coast with gambling, hookers, and blow for Yanks who were far too good Christians to do that stuff at home. Cuba was run for cheap sugar and easy access to the aforementioned GH&B until it decide to get really independent in 1959. Having experienced the U.S. version of capitalism, Cuba chose to be communist in name, though it doesn't really matter what tag you hang on a thugocracy. So we tried stupid interventions for a few years, which drove Cuba into the arms of the Soviets for self-defence. After the Soviet Union collapsed, Cuba fell on hard times, though they still cling to the "Communist" tag.

It's ultimate fate will be that of any other tropical island off the shore of a military and economic superpower. If they had sense enough to pound sand down a rathole, they'd go all in for GH&B, and use the proceeds to provide a decent life for their people (as well as mega-riches for the connected). But they don't, so what're ya gonna do?

 

[pgs]

Because you make shit up?

Always .

 

[petros]

Short version. . . we swiped Cuba from the Spanish in the Spanish-American War in 1902, and imposed a provision in the constitution of "independent" Cuba that the U.S. could "intervene" and "supervise" whenever absolutely necessary or we felt like it.

Over the decades, Cuba became a country of dirt-poor sugarcane and coca farmers and glitzy hotels on the coast with gambling, hookers, and blow for Yanks who were far too good Christians to do that stuff at home. Cuba was run for cheap sugar and easy access to the aforementioned GH&B until it decide to get really independent in 1959. Having experienced the U.S. version of capitalism, Cuba chose to be communist in name, though it doesn't really matter what tag you hang on a thugocracy. So we tried stupid interventions for a few years, which drove Cuba into the arms of the Soviets for self-defence. After the Soviet Union collapsed, Cuba fell on hard times, though they still cling to the "Communist" tag.

It's ultimate fate will be that of any other tropical island off the shore of a military and economic superpower. If they had sense enough to pound sand down a rathole, they'd go all in for GH&B, and use the proceeds to provide a decent life for their people (as well as mega-riches for the connected). But they don't, so what're ya gonna do?

Canucks and the rest of the world have been going there for GB&H all along.