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Happy 90th birthday Fidel [View all] malaise Aug 2016 OP
he can visit the graves of all the people he had murdered and make amends nt msongs Aug 2016 #1
You beat me to it! eom charlyvi Aug 2016 #2
Let's hope it's his last. edbermac Aug 2016 #3
Good men die MFM008 Aug 2016 #4
Hopefully the last. nt hack89 Aug 2016 #5
I wonder if he's related to Rasputin... First Speaker Aug 2016 #6
Yeah, I'll pass on the cake. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2016 #7
OOOOOOR Uponthegears Aug 2016 #8
Yes, ^^this^^ Grey Aug 2016 #9
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! malaise Aug 2016 #10
So he took over ruling them himself, bluesbassman Aug 2016 #11
Thank You. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2016 #12
"Bondservants" Uponthegears Aug 2016 #14
Why couldn't those "miracles" include true democracy? Nt hack89 Aug 2016 #15
"True" democracy Uponthegears Aug 2016 #17
How about a multi party system with power routinely changing hands? hack89 Aug 2016 #28
A couple of things Uponthegears Aug 2016 #29
So a one party dictatorship was their only option? hack89 Aug 2016 #30
What total spin Uponthegears Aug 2016 #34
Well done! flamingdem Aug 2016 #35
So Castro could do no better than Batista? hack89 Aug 2016 #38
Once again Uponthegears Aug 2016 #39
A regime based on force and the denial of basic freedoms hack89 Aug 2016 #40
Best post I've read in quite a while. nt clarice Aug 2016 #67
Pure bullshit WillyBrandt Aug 2016 #43
The "popular" disgust with Batista Uponthegears Aug 2016 #44
His accomplishments you mention WillyBrandt Aug 2016 #45
Snark does not serve you well friend Uponthegears Aug 2016 #78
He is a dictator. That bothers me. hack89 Aug 2016 #51
Exactly!! Castro is no Che, that's for sure. And he is no different than Bautista AgadorSparticus Aug 2016 #49
Che was a psychopathic murderer. hack89 Aug 2016 #52
Well done comrade. nt clarice Aug 2016 #66
Please define "true democracy" if you wish. JanMichael Aug 2016 #18
A true multi party system with power routinely changing hands hack89 Aug 2016 #27
Right...like you have in the USA. (snicker) n/t CanSocDem Aug 2016 #61
Can you explain that to me? WillyBrandt Aug 2016 #69
Only the delusional... CanSocDem Aug 2016 #81
That's not what democratic means WillyBrandt Aug 2016 #82
Oh please. Castro allowed the USSR unfettered access to his island. bluesbassman Aug 2016 #22
And exactly where was Cuba to turn? Uponthegears Aug 2016 #26
Castro has been in power for 50 years WillyBrandt Aug 2016 #46
A vastly more realistic view. ronnie624 Aug 2016 #24
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! malaise Aug 2016 #36
YES madokie Aug 2016 #32
Blah...blah...blah.. nt clarice Aug 2016 #64
sorry my best wishes don't extend to Fidel Angel Martin Aug 2016 #13
Fuck Castro. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2016 #16
Fuck that old fart. Good bait to see all the closet communists at DU though. X_Digger Aug 2016 #19
Indeed. CanSocDem Aug 2016 #62
You're right. 50+ years in power. TRUE democracy. How could we miss it? WillyBrandt Aug 2016 #75
If anyone understands true democracy NuclearDem Aug 2016 #80
Viva, Fidel! rug Aug 2016 #20
Best healthcare in the hemisphere malaise Aug 2016 #25
Imagine how far things may have progressed without the long boycott. Coyotl Aug 2016 #73
As one of the stupid assholes, I apologize. WillyBrandt Aug 2016 #76
With any luck this will be the last one the piece of shit sees. eom MohRokTah Aug 2016 #21
A 90m cigar? cherokeeprogressive Aug 2016 #23
A TRUE HERO heaven05 Aug 2016 #31
Fuck you Fidel. I hope it's your last. NT Adrahil Aug 2016 #33
It's not about Fidel, only, it's about the US domination of flamingdem Aug 2016 #37
Very well said malaise Aug 2016 #41
;) flamingdem Aug 2016 #56
Unlike Don the Con malaise Aug 2016 #57
The Embargo is a travesty and a crime WillyBrandt Aug 2016 #47
Don't play into the media obsession with Fidel that hides the culpability of US policy flamingdem Aug 2016 #55
A large majority of the Cuban people supported the revolution. ronnie624 Aug 2016 #83
May this rotten old shit go to hell WillyBrandt Aug 2016 #42
How very American and Nixonian of you. John Birch would be proud of your beliefs. Coyotl Aug 2016 #74
You think Castro is a progressive? WillyBrandt Aug 2016 #77
Scum. tritsofme Aug 2016 #48
F*ck that. Fidel can go to hell with the other fascists. AgadorSparticus Aug 2016 #50
Meh. I was just in Cuba in June. Fidel is no hero, but he isn't Satan either. Coventina Aug 2016 #53
Do you know anyone that lived under Fidel's rule to be glorifying him like this? pault420 Aug 2016 #54
Die you old fuck, and take Mugabe with you. Throd Aug 2016 #58
This again proves GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #59
Ideology: a package of dumb ideas that inoculate you WillyBrandt Aug 2016 #72
Think of it as a calorie free way of trying to understand the intellect of others nolabels Aug 2016 #85
Fidel did many things I disagree with, but because of him Cuba isn't a colony of the USA DemocraticWing Aug 2016 #60
I have some favorable thoughts about Fidel Castro. David__77 Aug 2016 #63
Cuba has also provided doctors and nurses across the hemisphere malaise Aug 2016 #68
Indeed, malaise! Lots of great accomplishments in his 50+ years in power. WillyBrandt Aug 2016 #70
Great neighbor WillyBrandt Aug 2016 #71
Thank you Uponthegears Aug 2016 #79
Really !!!!???? nt clarice Aug 2016 #65
Fuck Castro ericson00 Aug 2016 #84
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