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malaise

(278,302 posts)
114. True - here's Corbyn's tribute
Sat Nov 26, 2016, 05:26 PM
Nov 2016

Castro was ‘champion of social justice’ despite flaws, says Corbyn
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/26/jeremy-corbyn-left-uk-politics-fidel-castro
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“Fidel Castro’s death marks the passing of a huge figure of modern history, national independence and 20th-century socialism,” said the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, who claimed that “for all his flaws” Castro would be remembered as an “internationalist and a champion of social justice”.

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A very good report here

I loved Fidel [View all] malaise Nov 2016 OP
Those who care about Human Rights despised him Riftaxe Nov 2016 #1
I'm trying not to laugh malaise Nov 2016 #2
So did the non-racist, non-oligarchal Cubans. Judi Lynn Nov 2016 #11
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! malaise Nov 2016 #12
as long as they weren't gay dsc Nov 2016 #102
This. nt Laffy Kat Nov 2016 #109
"I loved Fidel - that simple." Love is irrational. You have placed yourself outside of reason. Maru Kitteh Nov 2016 #34
You're wrong malaise Nov 2016 #38
But that is different, Malaise. guillaumeb Nov 2016 #104
Read malaise Nov 2016 #110
And remember that all the world is considered a US area of vital interest. eom guillaumeb Nov 2016 #112
favouring one evil over another is fucked up Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #3
Cuba has the best educated and healthiest population in our hemisphere malaise Nov 2016 #4
ludicrous Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #6
Thank you Dem2 Nov 2016 #95
BFD, they can't do anything with that education. They can hardly EAT. They cannot own their own secondwind Nov 2016 #8
"Owning a business" has nothing to do with freedom. ronnie624 Nov 2016 #71
Well said malaise Nov 2016 #98
israel has a good education system also JI7 Nov 2016 #64
True n/t malaise Nov 2016 #68
As long as the student is..................? guillaumeb Nov 2016 #105
Not a... malaise Nov 2016 #111
True, not a .........eom guillaumeb Nov 2016 #113
1 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 2016 #117
Post removed Post removed Nov 2016 #5
His people would disagree with you, malaise. Big time.. He separated families, ripped children from secondwind Nov 2016 #7
Are you unware it was the CIA who created that rumor which got the middle & upper class parents, Judi Lynn Nov 2016 #18
... 2naSalit Nov 2016 #69
Excellent information flamingdem Nov 2016 #89
Brava! pangaia Nov 2016 #107
Right on! burrowowl Nov 2016 #125
Only kings and dictators rule for 60 years hack89 Nov 2016 #9
Here's some objectivity: he is worth just short of A BILLION. while his country starved... secondwind Nov 2016 #10
Mitch McConnell is worth millions and some people in the mountains of mfcorey1 Nov 2016 #24
And you love McConnell for it? NCTraveler Nov 2016 #33
I don't know how you came to that conclusion. My point is that mfcorey1 Nov 2016 #53
But they are "free" to starve. eom guillaumeb Nov 2016 #106
Someone already tried to plant that "wisdom" from Forbes years ago, and it wasn't true then, either. Judi Lynn Nov 2016 #27
I don't know much about Castro... tecelote Nov 2016 #13
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! malaise Nov 2016 #16
My dear Malaise, while healthcare is available to all, it is not that simple.. In Cuba, secondwind Nov 2016 #14
Say, do you have a link to a truthful source about that tragic sob-fest breakdown at a mall? Judi Lynn Nov 2016 #28
ROFL malaise Nov 2016 #85
I agree Sunsky Nov 2016 #15
Good post malaise Nov 2016 #20
Sounds good.. whathehell Nov 2016 #77
OK this denbot Nov 2016 #130
Castro was a lot better than what he replaced. Bad Dog Nov 2016 #17
The Guardian had a recent report on Churchill's coup in then malaise Nov 2016 #21
It is simple. MyNameGoesHere Nov 2016 #19
Yes indeed malaise Nov 2016 #22
The US Navy used to use Cuba as a Rest and Relaxation port. Really whooped it up for a while! Judi Lynn Nov 2016 #29
Thanks for this.. whathehell Nov 2016 #82
He was an authoritarian dictator with little respect for human rights Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2016 #23
Sounds like what Donald Drumpf and the blameless media have mfcorey1 Nov 2016 #25
His greatest crime was overthrowing Batista HerrKarlMarx Nov 2016 #26
2 wrongs do not make a right Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #30
A wiser president would have at least tried to co opt him. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #51
Our CIA supplied weapons to Castro... kentuck Nov 2016 #31
Also enabled Posada and his buddy burrowowl Nov 2016 #126
Couldn't sleep, so listened to NPR, VERY early Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #32
Yeah healthcare, education, social programs etc etc Elmergantry Nov 2016 #35
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh malaise Nov 2016 #37
It was an odd comment from "Elmergantry" to my comment Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #41
Precisely malaise Nov 2016 #44
His second GREATEST CRIME HAB911 Nov 2016 #36
ROFL malaise Nov 2016 #39
These almost-rightwingers are pissed HAB911 Nov 2016 #40
Freedom of expression and assembly? oberliner Nov 2016 #42
They (cuban runners) have ruined our country HAB911 Nov 2016 #43
Not the Palestinians malaise Nov 2016 #46
Castro's treatment of the Cuban people was similar to the Israeli treatment of Palestinians oberliner Nov 2016 #47
Huh? malaise Nov 2016 #49
You seemed to be making a comparison to the Palestinians oberliner Nov 2016 #50
United Fruit Company OneBlueDotBama Nov 2016 #65
Hehehehehhe malaise Nov 2016 #66
When I was there, the locals' opinions were divided DFW Nov 2016 #45
He hated America, that's all it should take for us to love him. ileus Nov 2016 #48
Who hated first? He ran United Fruit and the mafia out of Cuba. United Fruit was Dulles's baby. Zen Democrat Nov 2016 #55
I hope he rots on hell, frankly... Adrahil Nov 2016 #52
what cenobites do you think he will Choose to be? stonecutter357 Nov 2016 #54
I have to admit, Malaise, the news of his death actually makes me kind of sad Siwsan Nov 2016 #56
Nice post malaise Nov 2016 #59
The CBC and BBC have become my new 'go to' news sources Siwsan Nov 2016 #60
Same here malaise Nov 2016 #63
His thousands of victims are comforted by your love of a brutal fascist. Statistical Nov 2016 #57
Love/Hate - both are simplistic cabot Nov 2016 #58
Diego Maradona on Fidel malaise Nov 2016 #62
K and r. cwydro Nov 2016 #61
Folks in Cuba today malaise Nov 2016 #116
I grew up in a dictatorship. Good riddance to him. brooklynite Nov 2016 #67
Which dictatorship was that? whathehell Nov 2016 #84
Philippines in the 1970s brooklynite Nov 2016 #108
Oh yes. whathehell Nov 2016 #118
Curfew, press censorship, travel bans, suspended civil rights... brooklynite Nov 2016 #123
My family fled Mao's China. Dead communists are always cause for celebration. name not needed Nov 2016 #70
I hated that he treated people the same way we do. tenderfoot Nov 2016 #72
For better or worse, he was a larger than life historical figure. roamer65 Nov 2016 #73
I wish I had your rose colored glasses nini Nov 2016 #74
Others have stood up to the global bully sarisataka Nov 2016 #75
1000 heaven05 Nov 2016 #76
Were any of those people free to leave? Dreamer Tatum Nov 2016 #78
K&R Uponthegears Nov 2016 #79
PS: Castro won Arazi Nov 2016 #80
I agree. The US finally let up flamingdem Nov 2016 #90
We are continually cilla4progress Nov 2016 #81
How the Cuban people feel malaise Nov 2016 #92
Here's the photo from that article for you... countryjake Nov 2016 #96
Speaks volumes in the face of ugly malaise Nov 2016 #97
You've phrased that perfectly! countryjake Nov 2016 #99
LOL malaise Nov 2016 #101
Ahem.... Adrahil Nov 2016 #83
During the Cuban missile crisis rusty fender Nov 2016 #86
Urged? The US nuked malaise Nov 2016 #87
pearl harbor WWII JI7 Nov 2016 #100
Thank you Malaise for risking that opinion on DU today! flamingdem Nov 2016 #88
It was easy - I too am a neighbor malaise Nov 2016 #91
It's a pleasure to find your post here, malaise! countryjake Nov 2016 #93
Love you back malaise Nov 2016 #94
Recommended. But he will also be judged for his position on human rights. eom guillaumeb Nov 2016 #103
True - here's Corbyn's tribute malaise Nov 2016 #114
Castro is burning in hell for all the people he exiled, imprisoned and killed LittleBlue Nov 2016 #115
I have to respectfully disagree. Castro was a dictator which goes against everything madinmaryland Nov 2016 #119
What a joke malaise Nov 2016 #120
Yeah... madinmaryland Nov 2016 #121
JEB did hand over Florida to his brother n/t malaise Nov 2016 #122
Actually no, we have these things called elections here in Fla EX500rider Nov 2016 #124
Then cleaarly you didn't follow the 2000 election n/t malaise Nov 2016 #128
I'm gonna rec this... SMC22307 Nov 2016 #127
Poor lil Marco - Justin Trudeau has him all upset malaise Nov 2016 #129
Freely expressing opinion melman Nov 2016 #131
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