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The Wonders Of Socialism

Exhibit A: South Korea Begins shipment of fertilizer to the north.

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Seoul has provided more than 1.9 million tons of free fertilizer to help improve grain production in the communist state. North Korea has depended on international handouts to feed a large number of its 23 million people since a nationwide famine hit the country in the mid-1990s.
The shipment follows a request for aid by the North earlier in the month. It also asked for an additional 300,000 tons of fertilizer throughout the year

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When is the last example of a capitalist democracy suffering from a famine? When I think strategic materials, I think titanium, oil, highly refined ceramics, I don't think of fertilizer. I tend to think that if you can't manage to feed your own people, then your concepts of world governance are completely bankrupt. It's one thing to say a governmental system has failed when its econonmy fails to grow at a certain rate, but when you fail so badly can't even make crap, thats a whole different level of failure.

Exhibit #B: Alcohol shortage cuts Havana rum production.

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"In January we sold nothing and in February only 2,170 cases, but since this month we have received none of the necessary raw materials, there's a danger we will not even be able to export what we had projected for March" Carbonell said.

Cuba in the 1950s enjoyed a higher standard of living than several European countries. Under the wonders of socialism, it can no longer feed itself and its indigenous industries are now gone. Wasnt the Che Slogan "socialism or death, or is it just mistranslated and its actually "Socialism AND death". The evidence of the past 45 years supports only one conclusion.

Cuba under the socialists has gone from a proud nation that can feed its people that exports food and goods, to the economic equivalent of the Character George on "Seinfeld"; splayed on the floor with its pants around its legs while it yells "Vandelay Industries!,Vandelay Industries,Vandelay Industries!"

Venezuelans should be asking Cuba's El Jefe " And you want to be my latex salesman?"


(Hat Tip: The Magnificent Babalu...)

Posted @ February 28, 2006 10:53 AM | Current Affairs

Comments

Frank - it depends on what type of fertilizer is being sent up to the Norks. It may be just common everyday manure, but it could also be ammonium nitrate. If that's the case, then I would be on the lookout for a big line of Ryder trucks heading south from Pyongyang.

Posted by: JD at February 28, 2006 06:02 PM

Excellent piece, Frank.

The only thing you could use is a good proofreader. ;-)

"econonmy" "thats"

Posted by: Igotbupkis at March 1, 2006 11:50 AM