American Election Cuban Style

Many Americans think Cuba is so wonderful even though they have no real knowledge of the island. They think Cubans have better health care even though aspirin has not been available for years and they have to bring their own sheets to the hospital if they do not want to lay directly on a fecal stain mattress. Americans marvel at the idea of free education in Cuba even though to receive it you must agree to do as you're told by the government and have no independent thoughts with that state educated brain which Castro owns whether or not it has been educated.

Now Americans hear that Cuba has had some sort of election. But what kind of election is it? Well let me tell you how it operates. What if George Bush and the people he wanted in the government were the only people on the ballot? What if only those who supported George Bush's government were allowed to vote? What if all you could do in this election is vote for or against the candidates? What if George Bush knew what all your voting decisions were? Finally, what if George Bush and his supporters were the ones who counted the results of the election? If you said that sure as hell isn't an election then you get a gold star! For the few permitted to vote in Cuba your choice is always yes. You either vote yes for the choices you are given or you vote yes to a prison cell.