Caribbean Communism and Cuban Jazz

Cubans are getting double-whammied. The US government blockades Cuba with the embargo and by punishing other countries that trade with Cuba, then the Cuban government blockades its own people with loads of red-tape bureaucracy and strict rules regulating business. It was cool to see all of the old Spanish architecture, hear all the amazing live music, and meet so many exciting and excited people. It was disheartening to see the economical effects the US' embargo has had. It seems so unfair that a huge wealthy nation that is by no means guilt-free from dirty dealings in the world would be allowed to inflict such a harsh and heavy extended blow against a small island country for so long. The reasons behind the embargo are gray, iffy, hypocritical, and politician/big business-backed and motivated, and we continue to mercilessly enforce restrictions that place a giant burden on the backs of the Cuban nation, causing extreme hurt and damage to many innocent people on that beautiful Caribbean island.

Here are some of the photos from the adventure:

F#%@!ng Nader!

I want Ralph Nader to be our next president. O’Cain and McBama both suck in my eyes (but how did they get in my eyes?). They are puppets of big business—they owe major corporations so many favors that they have become slaves. But in order for Nader to make a run at it, he needs a powerful strategy. Real powerful. That’s where the F-word comes in. The F-word gets things done. When you use the F-word, people listen. Sometimes when I’m ordering a number 4 combo meal with Diet Coke, I use the F-word just so the old lady taking my order understands that I mean business. When my mom wants us to wash our hands before Sunday dinner, she uses the F-word. You think we show up to the table folding dirty arms after that? No. So Nader, if you love America and want to beat the two lying idiots who also happen to be the major candidates from the two major parties (which are both corporations themselves, by Brian the Todd way Williams), you need to wash your mouth with mud and start F-ing around.