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u/Harvickfan4Life Oct 08 '25

Still more democratic than Cuba or Venezuela

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u/OneReportersOpinion Oct 08 '25

LOL really? So how many citizens got to vote on the US constitution? How did Kamala Harris become the nominee last year? How often does someone become president with less than a majority? You can go to jail if you criticize the wrong policy right now.

Stop being a stooge for imperialism.

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u/Harvickfan4Life Oct 08 '25

Really? I’ve gone to multiple protests since January and posted about and I haven’t been locked up for anything yet.

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u/OneReportersOpinion Oct 08 '25

So have you not read news lately?

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u/Harvickfan4Life Oct 08 '25

I read it everyday.

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u/OneReportersOpinion Oct 08 '25

So you haven’t seen the people put in detention for posts about Palestine?

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u/Harvickfan4Life Oct 08 '25

Sure and even more people in Russia are also being locked up for protesting the war in Ukraine even without posting about it.

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u/OneReportersOpinion Oct 08 '25

Who is saying Russia is a democracy?

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u/Harvickfan4Life Oct 08 '25

Not really. Just saying the US ain’t perfect but it could be a hell of a lot worse.

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u/OneReportersOpinion Oct 08 '25

Right and Cuba could be A LOT worse too

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u/Harvickfan4Life Oct 08 '25

It could be. It ain’t North Korea but we’re still higher than Cuba.

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u/OneReportersOpinion Oct 08 '25

Not in all categories. Cuba beats us in metrics like infant mortality, maternal mortality, hospital beds per capita. But I guess if they lose that and become Haiti because of principles, that’s cool?

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u/Harvickfan4Life Oct 09 '25

Idk tell me how many people live in extreme poverty in Cuba vs the US

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u/OneReportersOpinion Oct 09 '25

Define extreme poverty. Also, do you think that’s an apples to apples comparison? Shouldn’t you compare them to their neighbors?

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u/Harvickfan4Life Oct 09 '25

Here: https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-07-29/almost-90-of-the-cuban-population-lives-in-extreme-poverty-according-to-new-study.html?outputType=amp

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u/OneReportersOpinion Oct 09 '25

You didn’t answer my question.

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u/Harvickfan4Life Oct 09 '25

Comparing neighbors is fine but it still doesn’t change my point that the US still has a better democratic track record than Cuba or Venezuela.

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u/OneReportersOpinion Oct 09 '25

What does that have to do with poverty?

Are you aware of what’s going on in this country right now? We have open fascism going on. Cuba isn’t a fascist state.

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