Death of Fidel Castro
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newfie
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I wonder if he was admired by the many that he beat, brutalized, murdered and starved to death.
so cuba would have been better off with castro's predecessor: the US backed dictator batista?
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
Interesting that you bring this up. Had these people managed to escape and reach our shores, what would have happened to them under a Trump presidency?
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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They would have been sent back before making landfall.
newfie
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the old this mass murderer was better then the other mass murderer argument. Yikes
yea thats usually your choice of presidential candidates: a lesser evil.
newfie
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usually your choice for any candidate you rarely have more then two strong candidates for any position
I guess we'll have to see..
but under the current "wet feet, dry feet" policy, they probably would have been allowed to stay
ive listened to the democracy now interview about castro a few times now.
so he was close to nelson mandela and cuba helped with ending apartheid. in the interview they mention something about 500,000 cubans showing up at midnight to save the day.
the cuban economy is pretty bad, but of course you have to factor in US responsibility with that. i saw a graph the other day and it was pretty good relative to other latin american countries.
he was an authoritarian. he had a surviellance state set up initially to protect against the US, but it turned on its own citizens.
your not allowed to dissent under castro.
he did some really great things with healthcare including healthcare as a right, and also education as a right. i think cuba exported alot of doctors.
i think the biggest thing is he stood up to US empire and set an example for other latin american countries.
so he was close to nelson mandela and cuba helped with ending apartheid. in the interview they mention something about 500,000 cubans showing up at midnight to save the day.
the cuban economy is pretty bad, but of course you have to factor in US responsibility with that. i saw a graph the other day and it was pretty good relative to other latin american countries.
he was an authoritarian. he had a surviellance state set up initially to protect against the US, but it turned on its own citizens.
your not allowed to dissent under castro.
he did some really great things with healthcare including healthcare as a right, and also education as a right. i think cuba exported alot of doctors.
i think the biggest thing is he stood up to US empire and set an example for other latin american countries.
i dunno.
the government pays the doctors in canada. they pay them 200k, 300k, 400k, etc per year.
rod
Retired 22 years
aljazeera does good reporting.
Babagounj
Strength through joy
So rickyb when you go to Cuba you'll need a $85 visa in advance and you'll be required to purchase Cuban Healthcare, too.
Going right now , because most flights are empty , is not advised . Wait until after the mourning period so that most places to visit will be allowed to open .
Going right now , because most flights are empty , is not advised . Wait until after the mourning period so that most places to visit will be allowed to open .
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