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Re:A day using money in Cuba by namdnay on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @03:56AM (#23308500)
"elephant in the room" refers to something that is huge but that nobody talks about. Everyone agrees with the fact that marxism doesn't work, and everyone talks about it, so I don't think we can call it an elephant in the room. there is far less discussion (especially in the US), about the impact of the US sanctions

the same discussion applies to venezuela

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Re:A day using money in Cuba by VWWHFSfQ on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @06:04AM (#23309152)
I was referring to the recent trend of blaming USA for Cuban poverty. Characterizing it as "elephant in the room" is somewhat en vogue for leftist types. And I was turning it back on them. The real "elephant in the room" is the failings of the brutal communist ideology that failed the Cuban people in nearly every possible way.
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