Comments on: Introduction http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/victory-is-your-duty/introduction/977/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:14:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: errol caprino http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/victory-is-your-duty/introduction/977/comment-page-1/#comment-3893 errol caprino Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:01:54 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=977#comment-3893 L.S. On the caribbean island (St.Martin) Sint Maarten, we are working on the realization of a national community t.v. station by the People, for the People and to enrich the People. We like broadcast also feature films and documentaries with relevance to the caribbean man, woman and children and we like to broadcast “Victory is Your Duty” and other productions. Can you help us? Do you sell them ? Please react. Thank you Errol Caprino, TV/Theater director/Producer. 59996612055 L.S.
On the caribbean island (St.Martin) Sint Maarten, we are working on the realization of a national community t.v. station by the People, for the People and to enrich the People. We like broadcast also feature films and documentaries with relevance to the caribbean man, woman and children and we like to broadcast “Victory is Your Duty” and other productions. Can you help us? Do you sell them ? Please react. Thank you
Errol Caprino, TV/Theater director/Producer.
59996612055

]]> By: Deborah http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/victory-is-your-duty/introduction/977/comment-page-1/#comment-3877 Deborah Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:56:02 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=977#comment-3877 Interesting film. Looking forward to seeing the follow-up on the embargo. Interesting film. Looking forward to seeing the follow-up on the embargo.

]]> By: Deborah http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/victory-is-your-duty/introduction/977/comment-page-1/#comment-3876 Deborah Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:51:18 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=977#comment-3876 I enjoyed the film mostly and felt that the commentator/narrator exibited much negative bias. He rarely mentioned anything positive without following up with a 'but'and how could he miss the outward expressions of affection shown between coach and kids as well as parents and the kids. Cubans are poor, yet there does not appear to be despair. The fighting spirit, the level of education, the discipline of the people and their ability to remain strong in spite of the embargo are traits that our country could benefit from. I think we should re-establish relations, lift the embargo and get on with our lives. I enjoyed the film mostly and felt that the commentator/narrator exibited much negative bias. He rarely mentioned anything positive without following up with a ‘but’and how could he miss the outward expressions of affection shown between coach and kids as well as parents and the kids. Cubans are poor, yet there does not appear to be despair. The fighting spirit, the level of education, the discipline of the people and their ability to remain strong in spite of the embargo are traits that our country could benefit from. I think we should re-establish relations, lift the embargo and get on with our lives.

]]> By: Tomasz http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/victory-is-your-duty/introduction/977/comment-page-1/#comment-3845 Tomasz Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:28:31 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=977#comment-3845 Greetings: Much sympathy must be sent to Cuba. They have been under economic sanctions and embargos for years. It is by the grace of God Almighty that they have been able to survive for this many years and still have available the moral and logistical strength to provide healthcare to the masses, schooling etc... Events like the Olympics are places where nations obtain noteriety and publicity. If Cuba is able to defy the attempts of the sanctions and embargos to make it weak and make the people suffer, then it will have shown that it is resilient. That must be the logic behind the "Winning is the duty" attitude. The main thing to do about Cuba is to stop all santioncs and embargos. It has no bearing on the olympics, but it is something that the "Humanitarian" nations in the world must do in order not to be hypocrites and double standard people. I am of course refering to America, the one that put the sanctions and embargos on Cuba. It is not known by the masses, but, the sanctions on Cuba have resulted in the people of the nation using cars from the 1940s and relying on throw away parts from nations like Argentina in order to repair and maintain them. Whenever Cuba is mentioned, the sanctions and embargos that are causing poverty and continued destitution and stifling any hope that Cuba can remain a nation with a populous and not corporate and consumerist ideology. Greetings:

Much sympathy must be sent to Cuba. They have been under economic sanctions and embargos for years. It is by the grace of God Almighty that they have been able to survive for this many years and still have available the moral and logistical strength to provide healthcare to the masses, schooling etc…

Events like the Olympics are places where nations obtain noteriety and publicity. If Cuba is able to defy the attempts of the sanctions and embargos to make it weak and make the people suffer, then it will have shown that it is resilient. That must be the logic behind the “Winning is the duty” attitude.

The main thing to do about Cuba is to stop all santioncs and embargos. It has no bearing on the olympics, but it is something that the “Humanitarian” nations in the world must do in order not to be hypocrites and double standard people. I am of course refering to America, the one that put the sanctions and embargos on Cuba.

It is not known by the masses, but, the sanctions on Cuba have resulted in the people of the nation using cars from the 1940s and relying on throw away parts from nations like Argentina in order to repair and maintain them.

Whenever Cuba is mentioned, the sanctions and embargos that are causing poverty and continued destitution and stifling any hope that Cuba can remain a nation with a populous and not corporate and consumerist ideology.

]]> By: Andrew Lang http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/victory-is-your-duty/introduction/977/comment-page-1/#comment-2487 Andrew Lang Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:53:04 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=977#comment-2487 FOR DETAILS OF THE UPDATED, FEATURE LENGTH FILM THAT HAS GROWN OUT OF "Victory is Your Duty" PLEASE SEE www.sonsofcuba.com Andrew Lang, director, Victory is Your Duty / Sons of Cuba FOR DETAILS OF THE UPDATED, FEATURE LENGTH FILM THAT HAS GROWN OUT OF “Victory is Your Duty” PLEASE SEE http://www.sonsofcuba.com

Andrew Lang, director, Victory is Your Duty / Sons of Cuba

]]> By: Camilo Lopez http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/victory-is-your-duty/introduction/977/comment-page-1/#comment-2301 Camilo Lopez Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:35:27 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=977#comment-2301 ~ Something really amusing was the constant enlivening, energizing/relaxing and very affectionate joking around, both ways, from Bonachea (their coach/teacher) to the kids and the kids with their coaches. That was a touching in a really nice way, that is pretty much impossible to translate ~ ¿Cómo le gusta al monito que le digan? (What do little monkeys like to be called?) ~ ¡Echa campión! (Way to (or (more like) -there you-) go champ!) ~ ;-) ~ Cuban people do joke around a whole lot, in fact many people that know us well consider that to be the most Cuban trait "el choteo" (there isn't even a translation from Cuban Spanish to the English language. I would dare to say not even to the Anglo culture) with the irresistible need to mix everything, religion, food, music, races, ... ~ Do you remember the face of the pope when he visited Cuba, while he was watching the way people practice Catholicism mixed with all kinds of African yoruba elements? He was like ... what the ~bleep~ is this all about?!? ;-) ~ Cuban people use teasing as a way to show they care for you. They would even joke around during a funeral (as a Cuban comedian said "funerals happen to be so bad, because they don't rehearse them well ;-)"). ~ My sister teases her children and as an answer they tease her back in very articulate ways. Since both my nice and nephew were born in México, Méxican people would roll their eyes in disbelief when they saw this. Thinking it was confusing to the kids for her to talk like that to her children and disrespectful for them to talk back to their mother in a teasing way ... They love and respect each other very much it is just the way they interact with each other ~ At some point I stopped doing that here with Anglos, because they get very upset, but I think this friendly teasing is much better than therapy sessions. Teasing/joking around is very healthy emotionally and strengthening morally ~ C ~
Something really amusing was the constant enlivening, energizing/relaxing and very affectionate joking around, both ways, from Bonachea (their coach/teacher) to the kids and the kids with their coaches. That was a touching in a really nice way, that is pretty much impossible to translate
~
¿Cómo le gusta al monito que le digan? (What do little monkeys like to be called?)
~
¡Echa campión! (Way to (or (more like) -there you-) go champ!)
~
;-)
~
Cuban people do joke around a whole lot, in fact many people that know us well consider that to be the most Cuban trait “el choteo” (there isn’t even a translation from Cuban Spanish to the English language. I would dare to say not even to the Anglo culture) with the irresistible need to mix everything, religion, food, music, races, …
~
Do you remember the face of the pope when he visited Cuba, while he was watching the way people practice Catholicism mixed with all kinds of African yoruba elements? He was like … what the ~bleep~ is this all about?!? ;-)
~
Cuban people use teasing as a way to show they care for you. They would even joke around during a funeral (as a Cuban comedian said “funerals happen to be so bad, because they don’t rehearse them well ;-)”).
~
My sister teases her children and as an answer they tease her back in very articulate ways. Since both my nice and nephew were born in México, Méxican people would roll their eyes in disbelief when they saw this. Thinking it was confusing to the kids for her to talk like that to her children and disrespectful for them to talk back to their mother in a teasing way … They love and respect each other very much it is just the way they interact with each other
~
At some point I stopped doing that here with Anglos, because they get very upset, but I think this friendly teasing is much better than therapy sessions. Teasing/joking around is very healthy emotionally and strengthening morally
~
C

]]> By: Camilo Lopez http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/victory-is-your-duty/introduction/977/comment-page-1/#comment-2288 Camilo Lopez Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:12:15 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=977#comment-2288 I am Cuban myself, born 1960, raised in Havana and living in the states since 1995. I wonder who this "ANDY" GOMEZ person is. He was mistaking Guantánamo with Santiago de Cuba!?!?! He literally said: "How about 100,000 Cubans rush into Guantanamo Bay in Oriente in Santiago de(l?) Cuba?" There is simply no way Cuban people would mistake Santiago de Cuba with Guantánamo! Even the ecosystem of these two places is so different! At least, and not as a way to sympathize with the Castros' dictatorship, but I would applaud his opinion about the sick politics of the US primarily against the Cuban people and admitting that before the Castro brothers, economical, political (and moral) corruption (as well as repression against political dissidents) in Cuba was rampant; way more than there is right now Cuba has always been, since Spanish times, the subject of some bullsh!tting and sickening political obsession by "super powers"/imperialistic metropolis. I hope one day Cuba will be able to be a country where civility reigns and they would just leave us be geocities.com/godblessus0704/ I am Cuban myself, born 1960, raised in Havana and living in the states since 1995.

I wonder who this “ANDY” GOMEZ person is. He was mistaking Guantánamo with Santiago de Cuba!?!?! He literally said:

“How about 100,000 Cubans rush into Guantanamo Bay in Oriente in Santiago de(l?) Cuba?”

There is simply no way Cuban people would mistake Santiago de Cuba with Guantánamo! Even the ecosystem of these two places is so different!

At least, and not as a way to sympathize with the Castros’ dictatorship, but I would applaud his opinion about the sick politics of the US primarily against the Cuban people and admitting that before the Castro brothers, economical, political (and moral) corruption (as well as repression against political dissidents) in Cuba was rampant; way more than there is right now

Cuba has always been, since Spanish times, the subject of some bullsh!tting and sickening political obsession by “super powers”/imperialistic metropolis. I hope one day Cuba will be able to be a country where civility reigns and they would just leave us be

geocities.com/godblessus0704/

]]> By: Andrea Tilbury http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/victory-is-your-duty/introduction/977/comment-page-1/#comment-1459 Andrea Tilbury Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:16:16 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=977#comment-1459 I've shown this video to my Spanish students last school year, as I love to incorporate cultural stories. I've tried accessing "Victory Is Your Duty" recently online and have been unsuccessful. Please make available...thank you!!!!!! I’ve shown this video to my Spanish students last school year, as I love to incorporate cultural stories. I’ve tried accessing “Victory Is Your Duty” recently online and have been unsuccessful. Please make available…thank you!!!!!!

]]> By: Nancy http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/victory-is-your-duty/introduction/977/comment-page-1/#comment-1267 Nancy Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:22:25 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=977#comment-1267 I also suggest that and hope that "victory is your duty" be put back for online viewing. I've much about it and wish to see it soon. Thank you. I also suggest that and hope that “victory is your duty” be put back for online viewing. I’ve much about it and wish to see it soon. Thank you.

]]> By: edmund li http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/victory-is-your-duty/introduction/977/comment-page-1/#comment-1156 edmund li Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:03:50 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=977#comment-1156 How can I view the video? it use to be on here but it seems like it has been taken off. please put it back on? thanks How can I view the video? it use to be on here but it seems like it has been taken off. please put it back on? thanks

]]> By: Paea Wolfgramm http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/victory-is-your-duty/introduction/977/comment-page-1/#comment-1127 Paea Wolfgramm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:05:52 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=977#comment-1127 I would love to purchase a copy of this series and any others on the cuban sports program. Please tell me how I can do so. I would love to purchase a copy of this series and any others on the cuban sports program. Please tell me how I can do so.

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