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2005-04-22 Caribbean-Latin America

Nocturnal dissident leaflets Havana yards

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Posted by God Save The World 2005-04-22 1:14:55 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Q: How many people does it take to bring down a communist dictatorship?

A: Not very many. Review the fall of communist regimes in Europe over the last 15 years. They were achieved by tiny proportions of the populations.

Despite its slant, the article nails the vulnerability of such regimes, the passivity of almost all of the 'people'.

Posted by phil_b 2005-04-22 9:50:32 AM|| 2005-04-22 9:50:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 This guy's got some major cojones. And this is how it all starts too -- when people get so fed up that they don't care about the consequences. It would help if somebody gave Fidel a 9mm frontal lobotomy, but this sort of civil disobedience is a good start.

Posted by Jonathan 2005-04-22 10:51:09 AM|| [http://www.emessell.typepad.com/muddling] 2005-04-22 10:51:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 and I'm glad this asshat is a former top diplomat.

Posted by Frank G 2005-04-22 11:01:48 AM|| 2005-04-22 11:01:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Is the Chiacago Tribune the one nicknamed "Pravda by the Lake"?

Posted by Pappy 2005-04-22 12:09:47 PM|| 2005-04-22 12:09:47 PM|| Front Page Top

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