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ORIGINAL: Zensee

There are over four million desperately poor people in that country, largely thanks to US interference.

Go democracy.

USA - please stop helping the rest of us run our countries.

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ORIGINAL: MasterKalif

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ORIGINAL: thompsonx
MasterKalif:
Are you suggesting that the Nicaraguan people are too stupid to choose, in a democratic fashion, who shall govern their country?
You seem not to be aware of the sort of person Anastasio Samoza was...perhaps a little research would be in order ...isn't this the man who murdered his opponants when he invited them to a peace conference.

thompson

thompson, not at all....what I am saying is that the masses in any one country that lacks education and where most of the people are to young to remember, may not have all the information needed at election time. I am not supporting Somoza, I m just saying that Daniel Ortega is a murderous thug just as well, and not a "democratic" leader per se....overthrowing a dictatorship does not make the new leader a democrat automatically...case in point would be Castro after overthrowing Batista. I have read up on Somoza's murderous ways and his extreme nepotism and corruption, no need to re-read it....but perhaps you should brush up a bit on Mr. Ortega's past as well as his short stint in government from 1985-1990? My point is simple, both are bad, I am criticizing Ortega because Batista is not running in that presidential election (he is dead).

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ORIGINAL: popeye1250

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ORIGINAL: Zensee

There are over four million desperately poor people in that country, largely thanks to US interference.

Go democracy.

USA - please stop helping the rest of us run our countries.

Zensee, they probably would have been "desperately poor" with or without the U.S.
There's a lot to be said for isolationism.
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Popeye:
No ...they are desperately poor because of U.S. policy...If you would read the book I sugested to you perhaps it would cause you to rethink your position on forign aid.
You and I agree on ending forign aid but for different reasons.  The only beneficiary of forign aid is U.S. business not the country to whom it is being "given"

thompson

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ORIGINAL: luckydog1

"the cubans in Cuba love Castro".....IF that was true why would he put journalists and teachers in jail for signing a petetion asking for an elected Government?   That's democracy?  Being jailed for signing a petition?