21st Century Humanism: Ten rounds.
 Waldo <pwaldo36@charter.net>
Jul 28, 2007 4:24 PM

A CubaNews translation. Edited by Walter Lippmann.
1-More than 50 million Americans in the United States (including 3.3 million children) are without medical insurance (up until 2005, 18.000 people died every year because of that). And those who do have it must pay a high percentage of their salary to the big monopolies. Besides, the vast majority of those policies cover at best 80% of the cost to be paid for doctors and hospitals. Those insured have to defray the balance of the big accounts, as well as the related paperwork, intermediaries and never-ending red tape. There are no insurance companies in Cuba, since its inhabitants are entitled and have access to all doctors, hospitals and clinics, free of charge and with no paperwork involved.

2-In the United States, only the children from wealthy families can afford the sky-high prices of private universities, most of which have racial quotas. Applicants have to go through a lengthy, complicated paperwork process before they are accepted, if at all. Nor can most of the working class afford public universities. There are no private universities or quotas in Cuba, where paperwork is kept to a minimum and all citizens have access to all universities in the country, free of charge.

3-In 2004, the United States ranked No. 49 on the list of countries with more illiterate persons worldwide. Cuba was declared an illiteracy-free country long before that date.

4-In 2005, the United States ranked No. 41 on the world list of infant mortality rates. Cuba’s infant mortality rate was at the time –and still is– lower than Washington, D.C.’s.

5-Cuba specializes in sending thousands of doctors, nurses and teachers to several continents, mainly to far-off places in Third World countries. Unlike the United States, which sends only leftovers now and then when deemed convenient.

6-Unlike Cuba, the United States specializes in sending thousands of troops, military trainers and mercenaries to many places in the world, particularly to Third World countries with vast natural resources.

7-According to a PEW-AP poll in 2004, 43% of Americans thought the use of torture was justified. Very few think so in Cuba where, except in the illegal Guantánamo base, torture doesn’t exist.

8-The United States is the world’s No. 1 arms exporter and also the one which bombards others more often. Cuba never exports arms or bombards anyone.

9-The United States keeps a criminal commercial, economic, human and political blockade on Cuba. However, Cuba has never imposed such brutal infamy on anyone.

10- The United States kidnaps and tries to assassinate foreign leaders who won’t submit to its power or beg on their knees. Cuba’s slate remains clean.

FINAL SCORE: HAVANA 10, WASHINGTON 0.



HABANA vs. WASHINGTON.
Humanismo del siglo XXI. Ten rounds.
Waldo <pwaldo36@charter.net>
Jul 28, 2007 4:24 PM

 

1-En EEUU hay mas de 50 millones de habitants (incluyendo 3.3 millones de ninios) sin seguro medico (en el 2005 unos 18,000 individuos morian cada anio a causa de esto). Y, los que lo tienen, pagan un alto porcentaje de sus sueldos a los grandes monopolios. Ademas la inmensa mayoria de esos seguros cubren, cuando mas, un 80% de los costos de medicos y hospitals. El asegurado tiene que sacar de su bolsillo el balance de las grandes cuentas. Tambien el papeleo, los intermediarios y su burocracia es larga y tendida. En Cuba no existen companias de seguro, pues todos sus habitantes tienen derecho y acceso gratis a todos los medicos, hospitals y clinicas, y sin papeleos.

 

2-En EEUU solo los hijos de los ricos pueden pagar el altisimo costo de las universidades privadas la mayoria de las cuales aplican cuotas raciales. El papeleo para ver si es aceptado o no es extensivo y laborioso. Tampoco la gran mayoria de la clase baja trabajadora pueden costear las universidades publicas. En Cuba no hay universidades privadas ni cuotas. El papeleo es minimo y todos sus ciudadanos tienen acceso gratis a todas las universidades del pais.

 

3-En el 2004, EEUU ocupo el # 49 en la lista de paises del mundo con mas analfabetos. Mucho antes de esa fecha Cuba ya era territorio libre de analfabetos.

 

4-En el 2005, EEUU ocupo el # 41 en mortalidad infantil en la lista de paises del mundo. La mortalidad infantil en Cuba entonces y ahora es menor que la de Washington, DC.

 

5-Cuba se especializa en enviar miles de medicos, enfermeros y maestros a varios continentes, particularmente a lugares remotos en paises del tercer mundo. EEUU no se especializa en esto, enviando solamente migajas esporadicas cuando le conviene.

 

6-EEUU se especializa en enviar miles de tropas, entrenadores militares y mercenarios a muchas partes del mundo, particularmente a paises del tercer mundo con grandes recursos naturales. Cuba no se especializa en eso.

 

7-En el 2004 una encuesta de PEW-AP saco que el 43% de los ciudadanos de EEUU pensaban que el uso de la tortura estaba justificada. En Cuba muy pocos piensan asi y excepto dentro de la ilegalmente ocupada base de Guantanamo, no hay torturas.

 

8-EEUU es el pais del mundo que mas armas exporta y tambien el que mas bonbardea a otros. Cuba no exporta armas ni tampoco bombardea a nadie.

 

9-EEUU mantiene un criminal bloqueo commercial, economico, humano y politico contra Cuba. Cuba nunca ha impuesto semejante salvaje oprobio contra nadie.

 

10-EEUU secuestra y atenta contra la vida de aquellos lideres de otros paices que no se someten o piden perdon de rodillas. Cuba continua con las manos limpias.

 

DECISION: HABANA 10, WASHINGTON 0.