Fidel Castro Dead at 90...

[jon_berzerk]

bet is not funny to the people who have to buy aspirins on the black market

 

[tycho1572]

"Today, the world marks the passing of a brutal dictator who oppressed his own people for nearly six decades. Fidel Castro’s legacy is one of firing squads, theft, unimaginable suffering, poverty and the denial of fundamental human rights.

"While Cuba remains a totalitarian island, it is my hope that today marks a move away from the horrors endured for too long, and toward a future in which the wonderful Cuban people finally live in the freedom they so richly deserve.

"Though the tragedies, deaths and pain caused by Fidel Castro cannot be erased, our administration will do all it can to ensure the Cuban people can finally begin their journey toward prosperity and liberty. I join the many Cuban Americans who supported me so greatly in the presidential campaign, including the Brigade 2506 Veterans Association that endorsed me, with the hope of one day soon seeing a free Cuba."
Donald Trump condemns Fidel Castro as a 'brutal dictator'


I couldn't have said it better. Trump is a guy I can respect.

 

[HenryBHough]

One down.

 

[JoeB131]

Right on cue!

I bitch-slap your pomposity and make you cry like a little something Donald Trump grabs?

We know, Mac. We know.

 

[Clementine]

Such ignorance shared by the American right on the whole issue of Castro and Cuba.

So, people on the right don't appreciate why he had so many people killed or imprisoned. Enlighten us. I saw on the news that Cuban immigrants in Florida are celebrating. They know what they escaped from, or do you think the left knows more than the people who lived under his evil regime?

 

[AvgGuyIA]

80% of the world is run by tin pot dictators so sure they would. The other 20% of the world however is not batshit crazy and they despised the fucking prick. Color me unsurprised that you support a mass murderer.

Isn't it cute the way they think any of the facts of the tyranny and atrocities perpetrated by Castro are "funny?"

I think they also adore the devil.

Cuba was better off than much of Latin America for most, and was perhaps forced into USSR communism.. Yeah, human rights not great. But not that many killed....obviously his weak point.

They weren't "forced into USSR communism." Castro did that by choice. What is it about you that is incapable of admitting the guy was a commie turd and treated Cuba and the people of Cuba like shit?

I have a Masters in History for one thing.

I have a rather impressive list of academic accolades also, but what's the point in rattling them off? I'm not going to post anything on here with my name on it, and neither are you.

Anybody with a degree today left college dumber than when they first went in.

 

[August West]

My complaint is that he oppressed, tortured, killed people and people like you people blame US for his actions.

The US sponsored no less than 638 attempts to assassinate Castro.

How Fidel Castro survived '638 assassination attempts'

Many of hte people he "oppressed" threw in with them.

We'd do the same thing to people who worked with a foreign government to kill our leaders.

Get real.

You equate dissension with con

Castro was resilient. No question. For all you elite liberals set to wag your finger at US on Castro's accomplishments and philosophies, ask and answer the following:

- Would the so-called oppressed in the US living off welfare prefer to be poor in the US driving a 2002 model automobile in Detroit, or living among the "equal" driving around a 1958 auto in Havana?

- If Castro's programs and philosophies are so great, how come they require people to be held in country against their will?

- For all of you Liberals concerned about free speech and loving Castro, how would you like Trump to adopt Castro's practice of arresting, imprisoning, beating, and/or murdering dissidents? Look at all of the rhetoric being hurled at Trump. Think Castro would put up with that?

- On Healthcare, how come more of US are not flocking to Havana for surgery?

How come we`re not free to visit Cuba? What is our govt. afraid of?
So you think the year of car you drive is what determines whether a country is good or not?
FYI, most people "living off welfare" have jobs that pay nearly nothing.
Whatever Castro did didn`t amount to shit when compared to Batista. One of his specialties was cutting out the eyes of anyone who dared to speak for the sugar cane cutters but he was decent enough to mail the eyeballs to the dead man`s family. But Castro is bad.
Why aren`t we flocking to Havana for surgery? We don`t have that freedom...yet. Hopefully, that will be Obama`s final act in his excellent 8 years.

I am not going to defend Batista and am all for visiting Cuba. I would like to see human rights among the people in Cuba improve significantly. (As you can see, I am no fan of Che.... While you are admonishing Batista, you may want to see what Che said about due process for dissidents and how he felt about Blacks).

I scoff at you wagging your finger at me about the cars. First and foremost, I credit the Cuban people for keeping those cars running. But, I wonder how many of you liberal elites would like it if you were forced to either maintain those cars in order to have a car as your only choice?

You can thank Capitalism for Choices.

In quasi socialistic Costa Rica only half of the people own cars but busses are cheap and dependable. It`s the only Central American country people aren`t trying to escape from. No Costa Rican wants to go to Guatemala for "choices". Do you know why it`s so hard to maintain cars in Cuba? It`s the U.S. embargo. We`re punishing them for not having a govt. we can control.

 

[AvgGuyIA]

But for what it's worth, I'm happy that Trump "won" the selections instead of Hillary. I still think he's an orange, narcissistic, pussy grabbing, Mussolini wannabee though

President elect Trump never said he grabbed pussy.

 

[westwall]

Holy crap, this is amazing, read the comments section:

Cuban-Americans Celebrate Fidel Castro's Death In Miami's Little Havana | The Huffington Post

Cuban families are celebrating and dancing in the streets, American Regressive Lefties are in mourning and honoring him.

Incredible.

I'm not seeing the problem here. Castro was a patriot who liberated his country from foreign exploitation. He's probably no worse or better than the slave-owning, Indian genociding people who founded this country.

Of course you don't. he executed children by firing squad. He was a scumbag right up your alley. Though you prefer incinerating them. No matter, you scumbags are all the same. Just murderous swine. Fortunately his stain has been removed from this planet.

 

[francoHFW]

Isn't it cute the way they think any of the facts of the tyranny and atrocities perpetrated by Castro are "funny?"

I think they also adore the devil.

Cuba was better off than much of Latin America for most, and was perhaps forced into USSR communism.. Yeah, human rights not great. But not that many killed....obviously his weak point.

They weren't "forced into USSR communism." Castro did that by choice. What is it about you that is incapable of admitting the guy was a commie turd and treated Cuba and the people of Cuba like shit?

I have a Masters in History for one thing.

I have a rather impressive list of academic accolades also, but what's the point in rattling them off? I'm not going to post anything on here with my name on it, and neither are you.

Anybody with a degree today left college dumber than when they first went in.

Yup, being a bumpkin dupe is the best. Enjoy the giant tax cut on the rich, dupe. Otherwise, I hope he's a GENIUS con man- but he's certainly NOT what you voted for. Election's over, fool.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

What a great day that this murderer has died.

 

[francoHFW]

Such ignorance shared by the American right on the whole issue of Castro and Cuba.

So, people on the right don't appreciate why he had so many people killed or imprisoned. Enlighten us. I saw on the news that Cuban immigrants in Florida are celebrating. They know what they escaped from, or do you think the left knows more than the people who lived under his evil regime?

They left when Batista fell. The corrupt US mobbed up banana republic was what they loved...Trump Havana!!

 

[aaronleland]

Both sides need to put Castro's rule into perspective. Was he a murderous dictator? Of course. Was he any worse than dictators the US government has supported in the past? Of course not.

 

[Steve_McGarrett]

Democrats constantly tip their hand when they show us who they respect.

Yes they do. Case in point, Jimmy Carter:

Jimmy Carter remembers Fidel Castro ‘fondly’ | Political Insider

Once again McRacist is too dense to read beyond his own bullshit headline:

"Rosalynn and I share our sympathies with the Castro family and the Cuban people on the death of Fidel Castro. We remember fondly our visits with him in Cuba and his love of his country. We wish the Cuban citizens peace and prosperity in the years ahead."​

--- "remember fondly our visits"

OMFG, NO! He did something Positive?! He must be denounced!

You remember Carter? The preacher guy who reached out to establish dialogue instead of creating divisions? The one who got himself onto Cuban TV to address that country's populace and scolded the Castro human rights record --- in Spanish? The only POTUS since Hoover who never got into a war, never dropped a bomb, never fired a shot? Oh sleepin Jeebus what a fuckin' nightmare!

Carter's actions in the Middle East as president was the catalyst for all the
problems we face today with Muslims. He armed the Mujahedeen in Afghanistan that would later become the Taliban and give rise to Bin Laden. But before that, he began this whole mess by putting pressure on the Shah of Iran to release political prisoners that would start the Iranian revolution giving rise to the Ayatollah Komeini and with that, we became 'The Great Satan' to the Middle East------all because of Jimmy Carter.

 

[my2¢]

I think these last 2 days has affirmed my opinion that Fidel Castro and Florence Henderson were actually the same person.

 

[AnCap'n_Murica]

 

[eagle7_31]

Cuba's Fidel Castro, former president, dies aged 90 - BBC News

Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died aged 90, state TV has announced.

It provided no further details.

Fidel Castro ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost half a century before handing over the powers to his brother Raul in 2008.

His supporters praised him as a man who had given Cuba back to the people. But his opponents accused him of brutally suppressing opposition.

In April, Fidel Castro gave a rare speech on the final day of the country's Communist Party congress.

He acknowledged his advanced age but said Cuban communist concepts were still valid and the Cuban people "will be victorious".

Damn. Now we need to find a new world leader to hate for some reason. Who's running things in Canada right now?

He won't be missed, other than the fact he was the favorite dictator of some leftists here in the US.

 

[Rexx Taylor]

why do such evil people live so long? how much longer before Soros dies?

 

[Clementine]

Cuba's Fidel Castro, former president, dies aged 90 - BBC News

Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died aged 90, state TV has announced.

It provided no further details.

Fidel Castro ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost half a century before handing over the powers to his brother Raul in 2008.

His supporters praised him as a man who had given Cuba back to the people. But his opponents accused him of brutally suppressing opposition.

In April, Fidel Castro gave a rare speech on the final day of the country's Communist Party congress.

He acknowledged his advanced age but said Cuban communist concepts were still valid and the Cuban people "will be victorious".

Damn. Now we need to find a new world leader to hate for some reason. Who's running things in Canada right now?

He won't be missed, other than the fact he was the favorite dictator of some leftists here in the US.

Is he the one that Obama was envious of because of the way he had total control of the press? I know that some dream of having that kind of control over everything. Now I wonder if Obama will attend his funeral. In the past, some people were mostly ignored or some lowly staff member sent. I will absolutely gag if the administration makes a big deal of this and acts like it was a great loss.

 

[Mac1958]

Right on cue!

I bitch-slap your pomposity and make you cry like a little something Donald Trump grabs?

We know, Mac. We know.

No, you jump in and beautifully illustrate my point for me, as you always do.

You just can't help yourself.

We know, Joe. We know.
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