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You make it sound like there isn't a repressive regime in power that brooks no decent and certainly doesn't allow anyone to voice an opinion contrary to the est

You make it sound like there isn't a repressive regime in power that brooks no decent and certainly doesn't allow anyone to voice an opinion contrary to the establishment. http://abcnews.go.com/International/304-dissidents-arrested-ahead-obama-visit-cuba-human/story?id=37823936 http://abcnews.go.com/International/304-dissidents-arrested-...

deproders 11y ago
I prefer to think that sounds like the average Cuban citizen is more interested in a quiet life and improving their standard of living more than complaining about political issues. Please note in case you haven't been never in Cuba that Cubans are known for always says aloud what we thinks in any corner either in political or any other matters.
- tysonjennings 11y ago
  Yeah, I'm sure this puff piece about the island nation ruled by a murderous dictator will do nicely in helping people know how to "think" about Cuba. Do some research on Raul Castro.
calibraxis 11y ago
It's been under ruthless attack by the world's most militant nation, which forces Guantanamo Bay there and demands other nations besiege it with sanctions. Due to its disobedience, it nevertheless does unusually well all things considered.
dang 11y ago
Attacking someone about their country like that is a particularly distasteful breach of civility on Hacker News. It's for Cubans (as for the people of any other nation) to decide the nature of their government; it's certainly not for us to harangue them about it. Moreover, assuming that what you're saying is true, you're putting the person you're talking to at risk if they answer freely. That's not a fair argument to have and certainly not for fake internet points. We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11476566 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11476566 and marked it off-topic.
- merpnderp 11y ago
  So you're saying refuting someone who claims there is no danger to speaking your mind in Cuba by posting a link to people arrested for speaking their mind in Cuba, isn't a conversation, but an attack. And furthermore I shouldn't engage with anyone over the internet because they might be from Cuba and I might endanger them? And further I shouldn't even be talking about it, because if, for the sake of argument, Cuba has a repressive secret police that throws people in jail for speaking about unapproved ideas, I shouldn't say anything about it because it's Cuba's business? Using that philosophy no one should have spoken out about S. Africa's apartheid because they might get someone in trouble and it's S. Africa's business anyways. Anyways, good to know how hacker news works.

deproders 11y ago

I prefer to think that sounds like the average Cuban citizen is more interested in a quiet life and improving their standard of living more than complaining about political issues. Please note in case you haven't been never in Cuba that Cubans are known for always says aloud what we thinks in any corner either in political or any other matters.

tysonjennings 11y ago
Yeah, I'm sure this puff piece about the island nation ruled by a murderous dictator will do nicely in helping people know how to "think" about Cuba. Do some research on Raul Castro.

calibraxis 11y ago

It's been under ruthless attack by the world's most militant nation, which forces Guantanamo Bay there and demands other nations besiege it with sanctions. Due to its disobedience, it nevertheless does unusually well all things considered.

dang 11y ago

Attacking someone about their country like that is a particularly distasteful breach of civility on Hacker News. It's for Cubans (as for the people of any other nation) to decide the nature of their government; it's certainly not for us to harangue them about it. Moreover, assuming that what you're saying is true, you're putting the person you're talking to at risk if they answer freely. That's not a fair argument to have and certainly not for fake internet points. We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11476566 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11476566 and marked it off-topic.

merpnderp 11y ago
So you're saying refuting someone who claims there is no danger to speaking your mind in Cuba by posting a link to people arrested for speaking their mind in Cuba, isn't a conversation, but an attack. And furthermore I shouldn't engage with anyone over the internet because they might be from Cuba and I might endanger them? And further I shouldn't even be talking about it, because if, for the sake of argument, Cuba has a repressive secret police that throws people in jail for speaking about unapproved ideas, I shouldn't say anything about it because it's Cuba's business? Using that philosophy no one should have spoken out about S. Africa's apartheid because they might get someone in trouble and it's S. Africa's business anyways. Anyways, good to know how hacker news works.