FIDEL CASTRO HAS PASSED
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TheGodling
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Possibly the world's most (in)famous example of the saying "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely". The man's ideals were otherworldly, and the things he changed for Cuba initially as well as his part in helping ending Apartheid are legendary, but even so holding all that power was too much for even him. There's really no excuse for the many inexcusable things he did, but the ideals of this man deserve to live on forever.
malbaker86
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RIP
There was excuse to hold on to power especially when you live next to a super power that is looking for every opportunity to dominate you. That was the same formula Chairman Mao used in China - look at how prosperous China is today.
Certain countries need authoritarian ideology for a particular period to thrive. With Cuba, now that the embargo has been lifted and the legacy of Castro has bridged the gap between the elites who were white and the serfs who were blacks, prosperity would be distributed evenly, if they decide to open up a bit to controlled capitalism.
Rip. I wonder what this means
I don't have any ties to the island currently or am affected personally by his death but 
Fidel. He held the country back so much. Turned it into a third world country and arresting anyone who spoke out against him. Everyone praising him for his work on education and healthcare but don't know what the people in the island went thru during his regime. His abuse of human rights is horrible. All this talk about the great things he did, so why did so many people flee the island?
Of course the Cubans on the island were happy with him since he fed them propaganda and bullshyt that kept them under his control just like sheep. That's what happens when you make your country poor. The poor people see him as a saint since he gave them food and supplies, at a limited amount. I've heard stories of people getting a cup of rice and a chicken per week. Of course the sheep are gonna worship him. Just like the sheep in this country who worship the leaders that they think are looking out for them. Turned a great country into shambles. Kept all the money for himself and didn't let the Cuban economy progress like it should've.
Government controls everything on the island, especially the media. So of course they're gonna make him out to be the greatest man ever. They only allow things that are pro Fidel. Imagine not being able to speak out against your government or having to live in fear? I'm so glad I never got to experience that. I don't know if I would even be here if Fidel was never born tho or if he wasn't a communist. But I'm glad he's gone and hope the country can prosper and make some changes. They still have Raul to deal with but i think that soon things will change and the country will be free. This is a great moment for those that suffered under his regime and continue to do til this day. him.
Fidel. He held the country back so much. Turned it into a third world country and arresting anyone who spoke out against him. Everyone praising him for his work on education and healthcare but don't know what the people in the island went thru during his regime. His abuse of human rights is horrible. All this talk about the great things he did, so why did so many people flee the island?Of course the Cubans on the island were happy with him since he fed them propaganda and bullshyt that kept them under his control just like sheep. That's what happens when you make your country poor. The poor people see him as a saint since he gave them food and supplies, at a limited amount. I've heard stories of people getting a cup of rice and a chicken per week. Of course the sheep are gonna worship him. Just like the sheep in this country who worship the leaders that they think are looking out for them. Turned a great country into shambles. Kept all the money for himself and didn't let the Cuban economy progress like it should've.
Government controls everything on the island, especially the media. So of course they're gonna make him out to be the greatest man ever. They only allow things that are pro Fidel. Imagine not being able to speak out against your government or having to live in fear? I'm so glad I never got to experience that. I don't know if I would even be here if Fidel was never born tho or if he wasn't a communist. But I'm glad he's gone and hope the country can prosper and make some changes. They still have Raul to deal with but i think that soon things will change and the country will be free. This is a great moment for those that suffered under his regime and continue to do til this day.
him.
I wonder what Pitbull thinks
I'm curious what Hispanics across the board think, since he was such a polarizing figure. Plus his influence politically shaped Latin American countries, with like minded politicians following in his footsteps for decades.
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The ignorance of most people on this site is absolutely appalling and unreal.
"Here's a video of Fidel shooting a black man, but yeah it's Trump that is a racist because he said 'the blacks'."
Fidel Castro's greatest atrocities and crimes - Part 1 | Babalú Blog
"Here's a video of Fidel shooting a black man, but yeah it's Trump that is a racist because he said 'the blacks'."Fidel Castro's greatest atrocities and crimes - Part 1 | Babalú Blog
Damn, one of the last real titans left. Picked up his autobiography last year because I thought his time was coming, r.i.p.
Rest in Power, I have mixed feelings about this because as an Haitian I salute what he was able to accomplish by keeping his country away from Americans but having visited there and talking to the people, they want to have the same freedoms that we have.