Heard today that a group of 20 U.S. Senators are calling for a repeal of the 47-year-old ban on American travel to Cuba, which I think is a good thing for everyone. But then some dimwit--er, Sen. Chris Dodd, had to position it this way:
[The proposal will] "make a difference for democracy... The one thing that totalitarianism can't stand is light, is communication, is information."
I wish dreams came true, too, Chris, but the fact is that residents of other democracies around the world--remember, Europe, Australia, Canada?--have been going there for the last half-century, and it really hasn't made a difference. Oh, but of course, we Americans have that SPECIAL democracy, the magical super-size combo that will cause the blind to see, the lame to walk and the Commies to shudder in defeat!
Face it, our foreign policy toward Cuba has failed and we need to change. We deal with other Communist countries (Vietnam, China), so why not Cuba? It bothers me as an American that I'm not able to travel to Cuba and see conditions for myself. The country is only 90 miles from Florida and yet it might as well be light years away because of the restrictions and limited contact we are able to make. Is this how a democracy should behave?
Of course, the last thing we need is tacky tourists and spring breakers in Havana. It might make the Cubans slam the doors and send us home!
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