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					Originally Posted by  RIROCKHOUND
					 
				 
				Absolutely. Hence this being DJT's attempt at a distraction. Little changed, but he needed an apparent victory 
			
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 distraction.....check 
left and media(and Wayne) freak out over an "apparent victory where little change occurred"......check 
Trump wins again 
hey Eben....I'm trying to figure out this progressive/regressive thing...
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During the first six months of 2016, there were on average 1,095 short-term political detentions, according to the Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation....there were 718 on average in 2015.  Obama announced the "thaw" in late 2014.
2016 Human Rights Report- The Cuban government continues to repress dissent and discourage public criticism. It now relies less on long-term prison sentences to punish its critics, but short-term arbitrary arrests of human rights defenders, independent journalists, and others 
have increased dramatically in recent years. Other repressive tactics employed by the government include beatings, public acts of shaming, and the termination of employment. 
  
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/201...-chapters/cuba
seems the biggest benefactors of Obama's "thaw" are the:
airlines(big business)
cuban government(big government)
Americans who want to smoke cigars and enjoy cheap vacations in impoverished countries(big "insert word")
is this "Progress"?