March against Communism

[Redpossum]

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Al principio fue<a href="https://www.pagina12.com.ar/263308-los-medicos-cubanos-y-el-virus-del-macartismo"> la campaña contra la llegada de médicos cubanos a la Argentina</a>, que podrían sumarse a la lucha contra el coronavirus si la pandemia finalmen...

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This story made me laugh out loud. Communism in Argentina has never been weaker than it is today. The entire Socialist Front, the FIT and all their mangy little stray dog allies, regularly poll about 4% of the popular vote. How can any person in their right mind possibly be threatened by a movement that pulls 4% of the popular vote? This is not a threat, it's a joke. I see them demonstrating in front of the government office at Arenales and Esmeralda, with their big red banners and their pictures of Che, and they never have more than 50 people, usually more like 3 dozen.

But, oh! The Macristas are so desperate to make themselves relevant again, so desperate to sidetrack Alberto's agenda, that they have exhumed the rotting corpse of Joe McCarthy and frantically tried to whip up outrage where none exists.

Calling Cuban doctors "slave labor" is about as pathetic as it gets. In truth, the Cuban government puts people through medical school in exchange for 3 years of service to the state after they become doctors. Compare this to the $200,000 in student loan debt suffered by many new doctors when they graduate in the USA, and ask yourself, which is more like a slave? Will those young US doctors be able to pay off their huge student loans in three years?

Yes, I know, many of you here on these forums are political conservatives, and many of you, uhhh, do not love Peronism. But can you seriously say that you think Communism is a menace in Argentina today?

 

[antipodean]

Personally, I would say mafia-ism is the menace in Argentina today.

Communism anywhere in the world is sooo 20th century.

 

[Redpossum]

Personally, I would say mafia-ism is the menace in Argentina today.

Communism anywhere in the world is sooo 20th century.

Well said, and terse besides. I agree.

 

[elgordito]

Compare this to the $200,000 in student loan debt suffered by many new doctors when they graduate in the USA, and ask yourself, which is more like a slave? Will those young US doctors be able to pay off their huge student loans in three years?

Yes, those young US doctors will indeed be able to pay off their loans in 3 years because they'll be making those 200k back easily within a year or two, and then they are free to do whatever they want with their lives, whether it be continuing to practise as a doctor or become a farmer in rural Texas. Cuban doctors on the other hand most likely have no choice.

 

[lunar]

... to practise as a doctor or become a farmer in rural Texas. Cuban doctors on the other hand most likely have no choice.

Is there any possibility that they wanted to be doctors and help people in the first place?
And they have no desire to become farmers in rural Texas? (I know it is difficult to imagine).

 

[antipodean]

Well said, and terse besides. I agree.

Argentina.... this mafia state runs deep and is powered by popularism. Ideals sell, facts don’t. Whatever buys your vote.

 

[Redpossum]

Yes, those young US doctors will indeed be able to pay off their loans in 3 years because they'll be making those 200k back easily within a year or two, and then they are free to do whatever they want with their lives, whether it be continuing to practise as a doctor or become a farmer in rural Texas. Cuban doctors on the other hand most likely have no choice.

What Do Younger Physicians Make in 2019? - Physician's Weekly

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Page down a couple times, look at the end section entitled, "Who is still paying off student loans?"

Your assumptions are wildly over-optimistic.

 

[sergio]

How much does a Cuban doctor earn?

 

[lunar]

How much does a Cuban doctor earn?

Also,
What is a salary of a cashier in an Argentinean grocery store?
How much U.S. soldiers sent to Korea in the 50ies were paid?
How much does a pro bono attorney earn?

Why would you judge another person's will or intent based on a salary level?

 

[elgordito]

Is there any possibility that they wanted to be doctors and help people in the first place?
And they have no desire to become farmers in rural Texas? (I know it is difficult to imagine).

The example of becoming a farmer in texas is just one of the endless opportunities that American doctors have. I would also expect most people to agree with me when I say that Cuban doctors, or Cubans in general, enjoy far less opportunities and have much more restricted choices with what they do with their lives.