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bravenak

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49. Don't get mad. I really want to know.

Sun Nov 27, 2016, 06:04 PM

Nov 2016

I don't like seeing power in the hands of one person for so long. Resembles a monarchy to me, especially since he handed power off to a relative. I neither hate him nor loved him. Before my time, honestly, by the time I came along he had been in for decades. Just surprising too see so many emotions, never really met many who loved him. The hate I have seen; that part has been explained in detail, I'll look it up though.

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Why are people getting all bent out of shape over Castro dying? [View all] bravenak Nov 2016 OP

I was called a sick troll for what I said about Castro. William769 Nov 2016 #1

I found that kinda over the top response to you strange as hell. bravenak Nov 2016 #6

Some in the world are evil, they are just plain evil, and now one less! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2016 #52

Complex character. ucrdem Nov 2016 #2

Idealism is always inspiring to the half that feels inspired bravenak Nov 2016 #10

It couldn't last but for a while Cuba was a model of egalitarianism. ucrdem Nov 2016 #15

wasn't that because of the backing of the soviet union ? and once the soviet union started to fall JI7 Nov 2016 #16

Yes there was that. ucrdem Nov 2016 #18

"Communism" and "Shortages" are not synonymous..... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2016 #29

Some people have a natural aversion to Riftaxe Nov 2016 #3

Anti-American and or Anti-Western equals Fucking Awesome Revolutionary Bro Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2016 #4

Somehow in my lifetime none of that has applied Riftaxe Nov 2016 #5

Truly, and it is a shame bravenak Nov 2016 #7

Do you have anything you would like to relate Riftaxe Nov 2016 #8

I'm not ACTUALLY indicating that he was not evil, just wondering why we have folks here attacking bravenak Nov 2016 #9

On that we can disagree Riftaxe Nov 2016 #11

There's no good reason for anyone in Latin America to be "Pro-American". Ken Burch Nov 2016 #13

Good lord! Riftaxe Nov 2016 #14

If we had left Cuba alone, those things wouldn't have happened. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #19

How far back are you going? Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2016 #21

Something the Cuban people never wanted. They wanted independence. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #25

There is no good reason to celebrate any crackpot dictator for their spoken word performances Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2016 #17

... Riftaxe Nov 2016 #22

Few, if any of the "anticommunists" wanted a decent, progressive future for the world. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #23

Is that what the Soviet Union offered? Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2016 #27

No. Deep repression, but not starvation. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #41

"Anticommunists" is a euphemism for "Fascists" - I met a few of them in the 60's. Zen Democrat Nov 2016 #36

I like Daniel Ortega. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #39

I did, too. But he borrowed to some degree from the Cuban model Ken Burch Nov 2016 #40

... DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #42

I agree with what you said there. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #46

who is "we" ? thare latin americans who have become US Citizens JI7 Nov 2016 #20

The memo must be late Riftaxe Nov 2016 #26

Most of the Latin Americans who have become American citizens are from Mexico Ken Burch Nov 2016 #48

And how many times did the US try to kill him malaise Nov 2016 #31

Though the Cuban interventions in Africa and South America were somehow fine Recursion Nov 2016 #38

At least those invertentions were meant to liberate people from oppression. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #50

You nailed it. MicaelS Nov 2016 #44

It is likely you wil get a split response on this Riftaxe Nov 2016 #12

it's not an age thing JI7 Nov 2016 #24

And you're showing that you... a la izquierda Nov 2016 #32

nice ageism! Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #33

Most of what we know about Castro is propaganda. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2016 #28

one less communist dictatorship. stonecutter357 Nov 2016 #30

Even though he turned everything over to his brother I was happy Thinkingabout Nov 2016 #34

There will be "history" written today. annabanana Nov 2016 #35

With Trump gaining power, Cuba is looking better and better. Zen Democrat Nov 2016 #37

Sometimes I just don't understand DU. SaschaHM Nov 2016 #43

Taking the bait to say that Castro exists because the USA has dominated Cuba for two flamingdem Nov 2016 #45

Very interesting bravenak Nov 2016 #51

I will send you some good information - balanced I think flamingdem Nov 2016 #53

That's cool, thank you, I will read it bravenak Nov 2016 #54

If you get CNN right now they're doing a Cuba program with Anthony Bourdain flamingdem Nov 2016 #55

There are parts of it online flamingdem Nov 2016 #56

Thank you bravenak Nov 2016 #57

Here's one: Black Radicals Owe a Great Deal to Fidel Castro flamingdem Nov 2016 #58

That was an awesome article bravenak Nov 2016 #59

To understand what went wrong the book Back Channel to Cuba is a good read flamingdem Nov 2016 #60

Go and study who really fought against apartheid malaise Nov 2016 #47

Don't get mad. I really want to know. bravenak Nov 2016 #49

Not mad malaise Nov 2016 #61