Sorrel
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Journalists are happy with this sort of news. Hit play on the old obituary tapes and take 15 minutes off.
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Fidel Castro dead.
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Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 31,265
It might be easier for the country to move on now.
Big questions now for President-elect Trump? Will he go the funeral? Obama will. And will he even be invited?
If he snubs, it or bad-mouths Castro he will alienate a lot of Central and South America particularly in Venezuala and the islands, who treat him like a true hero for standing up to Uncle Sam.
If he snubs, it or bad-mouths Castro he will alienate a lot of Central and South America particularly in Venezuala and the islands, who treat him like a true hero for standing up to Uncle Sam.
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
- 26,121
It's no bad thing for any world leader to snub Venezuela. It's despicable what the regime have done to that country and the Venezuelan people.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
His brother is still in charge, so it's still a dictatorship mixed in with nepotism.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
He was always far too right wing for my likings
highflyer
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- Jan 21, 2016
- 2,553
I would politely suggest that there are many many facts and an awful lot of propaganda, from both sides to be waded through before it is possible to take an informed view of Cuba's history and the Castro regime. Overall I admire him as a person but have a lot of reservations (putting it mildly) about many of the actions of his regime. I remain unclear in my mind what options he really had at various points along the way to do things differently. Castro was not a Communist at the time of the revolution and I am certain that the US played a major role in driving the Castro regime towards the Russians and I know very well what impact that had. I have no idea how I would react personally if I knew that a powerful, paranoid and vindictive regime (as the US was) was actively attempting to both kill me and undermine all the (genuinely positive) impacts I was having in my country.
Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
He overthrew a wicked dictator but changed very little. His countries downfall was that they would not allow the US to dictate to them. Having visited Cuba three times I love the unspoilt country. OK so there are no tax dodging US burger and coffee shops, but is that a bad thing? The big hotel chains have moved in but they are owned and run by locals.
Be very interesting who goes to the funeral though, Obama & Charles for US and the UK. Will China, Russia, Germany etc send high ranking personal? Will they all retire to the bar for a Mojito or Cuba Libre and discuss who will invade first?
Be very interesting who goes to the funeral though, Obama & Charles for US and the UK. Will China, Russia, Germany etc send high ranking personal? Will they all retire to the bar for a Mojito or Cuba Libre and discuss who will invade first?
You've answered that yourself.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 36,016
people getting a bit obsessed about what Trump does or doesn't do, sees or speaks to. he isnt a head of state yet and so wouldn't be expected to attend nor be invited.
Was he any worse than what he replaced?
I'm not sure he was,he just had different victims, probably better than the Duvall family in Hiati, but, definitely not a benign dictatorship. I do admire the way he shipped all his criminals off to Miami when Carter(?) offered to take any Cubans who wanted to go to America.
I'm not sure he was,he just had different victims, probably better than the Duvall family in Hiati, but, definitely not a benign dictatorship. I do admire the way he shipped all his criminals off to Miami when Carter(?) offered to take any Cubans who wanted to go to America.
RandyWanger
Je suis rôti de boeuf
A pint of Fidel Castro before a night out 
Al Pachino was excellent in Scarface .
Algernon
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No sympathy from me. He was a (revolutionary) palace fan.
Tyrone Biggums
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Umm Castro and Che were murdering types. Or didn't you know?
Tyrone Biggums
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Mao is still revered in China, doesn't mean the bloke wasn't a total and utter piece of crap.
Can we have a 90th minute silence?
Just spark up a Cuban on the 90th minute.
jakarta
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A lot of Russians still think Uncle Joe was the best thing since sliced bread (presumably those who had no dealings with the NKVD).
topbanana36
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Marxism keeping the poor, poor. Let's hope democracy will now prevail.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Such a shame, I loved his pies.......