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alarimer

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17. Left-wing dictators bad; right-wing dictators good.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Sun Nov 27, 2016, 11:55 AM

Nov 2016

I fail to see why Castro was so much worse than the others we supported over the years. Those sanctions hurt the people far more than they hurt the government. Batista was arguably much worse for people than Castro.

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I'm very happy that Fidel Castro is dead. [View all] Stinky The Clown Nov 2016 OP

Is he still dead? nt doc03 Nov 2016 #1

When Henry Kissinger finally bites it, it will be the end of an era for sure.... pipoman Nov 2016 #2

Tito, Sukarno, Suharto, Lee Syngman, Chiang Kai-Shek, Franco, Pinochet, Marcos, Diem Brothers Feeling the Bern Nov 2016 #3

I don't like any of the tyrants you name. yardwork Nov 2016 #18

People Fidel was an idealist until threatened by the USA who had just destroyed a democratically flamingdem Nov 2016 #4

Most I've read are saying he stood up to Pax Americana. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2016 #5

He's a mixed bag Lithos Nov 2016 #6

I won't celebrate sarisataka Nov 2016 #7

I have a great deal of respect for Fidel Castro.... mike_c Nov 2016 #8

Thank God we have a Constitution. Let's see if it holds. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #9

If he cared about his people, he would have allowed them to run their own businesses, he would have secondwind Nov 2016 #10

The comparison was to the monster we just elected. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #11

After looking at the mess most central American countries are in elmac Nov 2016 #13

Right! michello Nov 2016 #14

Yes! burrowowl Nov 2016 #15

One thing can be said for sure... True Dough Nov 2016 #16

Left-wing dictators bad; right-wing dictators good. alarimer Nov 2016 #17

You're arguing a different point when you bring up other right wing dictators. Stinky The Clown Nov 2016 #19