Recent comments in /f/ColumbiaMD

wswsc05 t1_itsllua wrote

Not racism, just politics. Negative ads tend to take data or soundbites completely out of context. Both sides do it. Good reason to mute the TV during commercials this time of year.

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freecain t1_itrb7us wrote

I saw a relatively new 500k+ townhouse (and this was 6 years ago) with a newly remodeled kitchen... and the stove was on an outside wall, with a vent going outside, and the hood was just installed wrong so the air circulated. After installing a new fan over my stove, I now know exactly what they had done wrong, and it was pure laziness (not even cost).

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FranciscoSolanoLopez OP t1_itqln2d wrote

I am a Columbia resident and a member of Friends of Latin America. We are a Columbia-based community organization based on raising awareness of issues the people of Latin America are facing and the U.S.'s role in them. The event is taking place in the Howard County part of Laurel, where other Columbia-based organizations hold similar actions. On the contrary, this is very deeply rooted in Columbia!

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Troophead t1_itqc097 wrote

No problem, good to hear back from you! I can't make HCLibrary tonight, since my German class meets on Tuesdays of all things, but I definitely look forward to the WLC meetup on Thursday, 11/10! I'm gonna see if I can get anyone else from my German class to show up too. :D

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udelkitty t1_itpx32e wrote

I lived in the Sherwood Crossing apartments in Elkridge a number of years ago. They're behind the shopping center with Costco/Trader Joe's. Nice enough neighborhood. It's a big complex for walking, and I used to pop over into the trailer park just down the street or other neighborhoods to run.

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bdoomed t1_itpwhdo wrote

I really enjoyed my 6+ years at The Elms at Kendall Ridge!

Dog friendly, some nice walking paths right behind it, a small dog park (not the best quality but it's still a fenced in free-play area), and a generally quiet community.

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FranciscoSolanoLopez OP t1_itoh2fc wrote

Petitions are certainly a good thing but what we're doing specifically is joining the week of action that is leading up to the UN vote on the blockade of Cuba. This is just one of many actions taking place all over the country, including a rally and march in New York City on the 29th and a rally in DC on November 2nd. You can find a full list on the website.

And you're right, you don't have to be a socialist to support an end to the blockade! The call to action's specific demands are:

·end the blockade against Cuba ·tale Cuba off Washington's list of state sponsors of terrorism ·End all U.S. anti-Cuba economic and travel sanctions

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SquirrelFoods t1_itodv3e wrote

Why do this instead of just having a petition for people to sign? Actually I'd like the blockade on Cuba to end. I've signed petitions about it and written letters to various representatives about it. The blockade is just this relic of the Cold War and it's keeping the economy of the whole Caribbean down. Probably Mexico too. I think the blockade is perpetuating the situation in Cuba. But asking for the blockade to end because you love socialism is crazy. Ask for it to end because you love free trade and capitalism. All of those other members of the UN see a potential economic powerhouse, a former economic powerhouse that could be vital again. A Singapore of the West. They don't want to end the blockade to help the cause of socialism.

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