News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on US Secretly Built 'Cuban Twitter' To Stir Unrest. Parent comment

Re:US Secretly Built 'Cuban Twitter' To Stir Unrest by jbooth on Thursday April 03, 2014 @01:22PM (#7524405)
Apparently you feel obligated to disagree with my substance, but had to settle for attacking my writing style.

It wasn't pre-emptive or a straw man -- the poster had just (not pre-emptive) said that living standards were an unfair comparison due to USSR subsidies to Cuba (not a strawman), which is a fair point. I just pointed out that the US supported it's pet governments as well, and contrasted the USSR's approach with the USA's.

Ever read that book 'The Ugly American' back in the day? Great read. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ugly_American

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:US Secretly Built 'Cuban Twitter' To Stir Unrest by crusso on Thursday April 03, 2014 @01:33PM (#7524498)
Apparently you want to disagree with my point

Jeez, another straw man. Are they really necessary?

Actually I do think that Cuba has been tragically mishandled by the US. I would have thought that trading with them and being a good example of Freedom for them would have been much better than trying to punish the dictators with perpetual embargo.

That said, I sympathize with Cuban refugees who are furious with the mistreatment of dissidents and want the US government to continue a hard line against Cuba.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:US Secretly Built 'Cuban Twitter' To Stir Unrest by jbooth on Thursday April 03, 2014 @01:39PM (#7524553)
It's pretty rare for someone to come in pointing out flaws in an argument they agree with.

You say that you did agree with me, so my apologies for attributing that view to you.

[ Parent | on HN ]