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Originally Posted by mikesride
I can't in any good conscience hand my hard earned "capitalistic" money over to a communist. They must just be laughing at us when we work our asses off to help support their regime!!
Its not that I wouldn't like to visit places like Egypt or Cuba....I just think its morally wrong for ME to spend my money to support a political system I despise. These are my morals...I and I alone must live within them.
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Wow. Warped morals IMO.
It's contact with democratic countries and their citizens that promotes democratic ideals in totalitarian states. Think Glasnost...and then Perestroika.
Isolating rogue regimes just allows the rogues to stay in place and continue to oppress. History has shown us this time and time again.
That said I have some sympathy with the notion of staying away from odious places.
It's the reason I don't visit Alberta.
