Fidel Castro retires

[tony hipchest]

Originally Posted by SteelCityMan786

Good Riddance Fidel. But a bad feeling Raul takes over.

no be escared of raul.

[SteelCityMan786]

Originally Posted by tony hipchest

no be escared of raul.

I haven't heard of him to be much better. I just hope he has more common sense then his brother and takes Cuba out of the dark ages.

[Godfather]

On one hand, good riddance.

On the other hand, I'd love to see his time end with him swinging from a lamppost or blindfolded in front of a firing squad.

[Borski]

Originally Posted by Godfather

On one hand, good riddance.

On the other hand, I'd love to see his time end with him swinging from a lamppost or blindfolded in front of a firing squad.

In his underware with a Cuban flag tied to his back like a cape with his hair dyed red, white, and blue (cause of Cuba, not USA) --- too much of a visual?

edit:
Whoa, i need sleep, I saw "swinging from a lamppost" and I pictured him swinging like a monkey, not hanging....move along, nothing to see here

[Godfather]

Originally Posted by Borski

In his underware with a Cuban flag tied to his back like a cape with his hair dyed red, white, and blue (cause of Cuba, not USA) --- too much of a visual?

edit:
Whoa, i need sleep, I saw "swinging from a lamppost" and I pictured him swinging like a monkey, not hanging....move along, nothing to see here

I was shooting for the way Mussolini went out

[Preacher]

I understand how, when faced with the horrid govt. corruption and control by the mafia, that people would turn to Castro.

I can also understand that in the post-cold war world there is a desire to re-make the evils of communist dictators into gentle meanderings of caring men.

However. Castro is a DICTATOR. He controls EVERY PERSONS' LIFE. On his word, people can and do disappear. There is a lack of freedom there that we decry in an instant. Yet, I laugh at how many people here make excuses for him.

So now that a transfer to Raul is being made... I ask again...

Don't we have some plans someplace that we can dust off?

(Rev... this wasn't at all directed towards your post... just thought i should say that after I realized what you wrote!)

[revefsreleets]

No, no, that's fine...I'm no fan of Fidel Castro. As I said, he made his people suffer horribly all so he could posture and not "lose face". I just thought that my professor made some exceptionally well tought out points and showed that there are always two sides to every story/person.

[Godfather]

The good news is Raul can't last too long...and as soon as that family is out of power we'll be able to re-establish ties without as much controversy.

The embargo has clearly been a failure. For some reason we insist on isolating a small island where we could have a great deal of economic and social influence, while we engage a hostile regime in Beijing that is a threat to our freedom and hasn't changed in 35 years of our government blowing them.