tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12359982.post111863951810356013..comments2023-10-06T07:28:21.803-04:00Comments on Cuban-American Pundits: Essays from a Cuban-American Perspective: A house divided cannot standVal Prietohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15857729823069869008noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12359982.post-1118713998776912752005-06-13T21:53:00.000-04:002005-06-13T21:53:00.000-04:00Alberto... I like what you said man, and so I dedi...Alberto... I like what you said man, and so I dedicated a whole post in response. thanksJohn R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15102679238040463702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12359982.post-1118711568869268822005-06-13T21:12:00.000-04:002005-06-13T21:12:00.000-04:00Kathleen, thank you so much for your prayers. It's...Kathleen, thank you so much for your prayers. It's the one weapon against fidelito we all have access to and seldom use.<BR/><BR/>Theuniversalspectator: nice analogy and I'm compelled to respond with Pololnius' advice to Laertes in Act I scene 3 of <I>Hamlet</I>:<BR/><BR/>This above all: to thine own self be true, <BR/>and it must follow, as the night the day, <BR/>thou canst not then be false toJohn R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15102679238040463702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12359982.post-1118689249496273862005-06-13T15:00:00.000-04:002005-06-13T15:00:00.000-04:00All societies have members who feel in one way or ...All societies have members who feel in one way or another superior to others. It is part of human nature. Your comments on Cuba are right on the mark, but I have to answer your comment about the Palestinians having no country and darker skin than the Israelis. Technically, Jordan is the homeland of the Palestinians due to the first partition. Before that the area had been ruled by conquering Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12359982.post-1118672912364644032005-06-13T10:28:00.000-04:002005-06-13T10:28:00.000-04:00Alberto,I couldn't agree with you more - you've pe...Alberto,<BR/><BR/>I couldn't agree with you more - you've penned my thoughts exactly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12359982.post-1118668394289029132005-06-13T09:13:00.000-04:002005-06-13T09:13:00.000-04:00Songuacassal,Hate to say this, but the encounter w...Songuacassal,<BR/><BR/>Hate to say this, but the encounter with your friends you described is human nature at its best (or worst). All of us have that ability to judge and look down at someone who is different (even if the difference is very little) from us. <BR/><BR/>As how this relates to a free Cuba...we need to put our petty differences aside. Everyone has a common denominator, so to speak. Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01028084814683627950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12359982.post-1118667106198469512005-06-13T08:51:00.000-04:002005-06-13T08:51:00.000-04:00Amigo Songuacassal:Your piece is spot on and goes ...Amigo Songuacassal:<BR/><BR/>Your piece is spot on and goes far in explaining why "we" have been our own worst enemy.<BR/><BR/>My take on it I published earlier on babalublog.com; forgive me for being lazy and not adding anything new, but will post it here too, as it seems relevant to what you are discussing here:<BR/><BR/>I keep going back in my mind to the dignified Cuban gentleman I was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com