Who really sympathizes with Castro?
mattsl1983
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Put political ideologies aside, who really thinks we lost something with Castro's death??
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i do ... we lost someone who fought against US imperialism ... and that is never a bad thing ...0
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Castro provided free education! Think of all the great scientists from Cuba. There is .... hmmm .....
Is baseball a degree?Be Excellent To Each OtherParty On, Dudes!0 -
feel free to continue to post based on the US PR campaign against Cuba
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cuba-medical-innovations_us_56ddfacfe4b03a40567990150 -
A total of 3 medical innovations they have made.
Mind blown.Be Excellent To Each OtherParty On, Dudes!0 -
did you read the article, or just the headline?Jason P said:A total of 3 medical innovations they have made.
Mind blown.By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0 -
he's just proving my point in the other thread ...HughFreakingDillon said:
did you read the article, or just the headline?Jason P said:A total of 3 medical innovations they have made.
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I read the article. What of it? Not having access to Twinkies lets you live longer. I get it.HughFreakingDillon said:
did you read the article, or just the headline?Jason P said:A total of 3 medical innovations they have made.
Mind blown.
The first innovation listed hasn't even passed stage 2 and 3 trials in Cuba.
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It'a okay, we understand that it really burns that a small, relatively poor nation has achieved things that the US apparently can not.Jason P said:
I read the article. What of it? Not having access to Twinkies lets you live longer. I get it.HughFreakingDillon said:
did you read the article, or just the headline?Jason P said:A total of 3 medical innovations they have made.
Mind blown.
The first innovation listed hasn't even passed stage 2 and 3 trials in Cuba.my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf0 -
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Other commies.mattsl1983 said:Put political ideologies aside, who really thinks we lost something with Castro's death??
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As long as we can get Cuban cigars I don't care who runs the island ..jesus greets me looks just like me ....0
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unsung said:
Other commies.mattsl1983 said:Put political ideologies aside, who really thinks we lost something with Castro's death??
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It's a double edge sword. He did good things but he did bad things. Can we all at least agree that this is a gray area?0
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Yes. Thanks for the reasonable, pragmatic view. It seems we only get polarizing views on the AMT. The reality is that he did accomplish some good things and fought for what he believed, but was also a tyrant who oppressed the people he ruled.InHiding80 said:It's a double edge sword. He did good things but he did bad things. Can we all at least agree that this is a gray area?
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if, after you hear about it all and consider the context of which his "bad things" are connected to - this is where you've come ... that's your choice ... obviously ...InHiding80 said:It's a double edge sword. He did good things but he did bad things. Can we all at least agree that this is a gray area?
but you cannot decry his bad things without looking at what role the US played ... the US has been trying to overthrow Castro for a long time ... also, I think people have to understand that there was no secret police in cuba taking people in the middle of the night ... no death squads like you see in mexico ...0 -
Well I'm a socialist and I don't mourn him simply because he was a tyrannical dictator. I don't go for that, even though I like Communism itself. Too bad Communism is always hijacked by people like Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and Castro. Tyrannical dictatorships are not really Communist governments. They just stole the term and twisted Communism into an ugly cousin.unsung said:
Other commies.mattsl1983 said:Put political ideologies aside, who really thinks we lost something with Castro's death??
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
how do you define tyrannical? ... he may have been a dictator but tyrannical ... I don't think so ...PJ_Soul said:
Well I'm a socialist and I don't mourn him simply because he was a tyrannical dictator. I don't go for that, even though I like Communism itself. Too bad Communism is always hijacked by people like Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and Castro. Tyrannical dictatorships are not really Communist governments. They just stole the term and twisted Communism into an ugly cousin.unsung said:
Other commies.mattsl1983 said:Put political ideologies aside, who really thinks we lost something with Castro's death??
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He punished all forms of dissent, harassed and intimidated those with opposing views, had dissenters murdered or threw them in horrible prisons, had repressive policies, he allowed no judiciary freedom, doled out public punishments, and held all three of the most powerful positions in government himself. He cracked down on journalists, trade unionists, and human rights advocates. He had them put in inhumane prisons and subjected them to beatings, denied them medical care, etc. His government refused to recognize the legitimacy of all human rights organizations, among others. There is no freedom of the press. I personally consider these actions extremely tyrannical. This is actually the definition of tyrannical. I have no clue how you've figured he wasn't.polaris_x said:
how do you define tyrannical? ... he may have been a dictator but tyrannical ... I don't think so ...PJ_Soul said:
Well I'm a socialist and I don't mourn him simply because he was a tyrannical dictator. I don't go for that, even though I like Communism itself. Too bad Communism is always hijacked by people like Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and Castro. Tyrannical dictatorships are not really Communist governments. They just stole the term and twisted Communism into an ugly cousin.unsung said:
Other commies.mattsl1983 said:Put political ideologies aside, who really thinks we lost something with Castro's death??
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0
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