NJblue2

November 26th, 2016 at 11:34 AM ^

As a Cuban, my family is pretty happy that he's gone. I hate that some world leaders are praising him for what he did and his "resistance" of America, when he did so much harm to Cubans.

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sadeto

November 26th, 2016 at 1:41 PM ^

"As bad as they come"? What makes you say that? There have been far, far worse leaders, before and during his time. Including the criminal he overthrew. Fidel had a bad record of suppressing dissent, but he didn't commit genocide, didn't start wars or invasions on any pretext never mind false ones, and conversely made tremendous gains n health care and education. His legacy is a lot more complex than the Cuban expat community would have everyone believe. And guess what? They have an outrageously high incarceration rate there, but it's not quite as high as ours.

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xtramelanin

November 26th, 2016 at 2:03 PM ^

http://babalublog.com/fidel-castros-greatest-atrocities-and-crimes/fide…

https://www.quora.com/How-many-deaths-was-Fidel-Castro-responsible-for

 

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB113590852154334404

 

there are lots, lots more sources. he and che were cowardly mass murderers, killing women and children too.   judgment day is here for fidel. 

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sadeto

November 26th, 2016 at 2:44 PM ^

Did you read those "sources"? No description of anything approaching genocide in there, and certainly no description of the mass destruction of lives in other countries. If you use such criteria as executions and deaths of civilians engaged in active opposition to the regime, and add to it death in wars of aggression, you would have to apply your definition of genocide to the US.

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xtramelanin

November 26th, 2016 at 5:17 PM ^

those were the result of about 6 seconds of google work.   just for fun, here's another 6 seconds worth where JFK

"Castro is not just another Latin American dictator, a petty tyrant bent merely on personal power and gain. His ambitions extend far beyond his own shores."

and bill clinton

"Fidel Castro had Americans murdered illegally, and that was wrong, too. And I'm proud that we have a blockade against people who kill innocent Americans.

put your head in the sand all you want.  castro was an evil, genocidal man. the fact that he overthrew someone else who was evil doesn't somehow give him a pass to kill.  he crushed cuba economically, destroyed the rights of property owners, and kept the country in the 50's.  i have 2 very good friends who have been there and they confirm the incredible proverty and lack of freedom.   why do you think people are crossing on makeshift boats to get to florida, because cuba is such a swell place and fidel and his brother made it so wonderful?   and just out of curiousity, what would constitute 'proof', or are you so emotionally invested that there is nothing that can turn you from a belief once held?

 

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