by Borderlands of Rojava » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:08 am
by Washington Resistance Army » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:10 am
by Borderlands of Rojava » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:11 am
Washington Resistance Army wrote:He did some bad things for sure but overall I'd say his rule was a net positive for Cuba tbh. He was certainly better than Batista.
by Comerciante » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:12 am
by The Reformed American Republic » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:12 am
Washington Resistance Army wrote:He was certainly better than Batista.
by Borderlands of Rojava » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:16 am
Navalna wrote:All dictators are bad. All of them. Including Castro. Cuba is a 3rd world shit hole thanks to him.
by The New California Republic » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:22 am
Borderlands of Rojava wrote:Was he the worst dictator ever seen in Latin America?
by Valrifell » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:25 am
Navalna wrote:All dictators are bad. All of them. Including Castro. Cuba is a 3rd world shit hole thanks to him.
by Atheris » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:25 am
by Greater Miami Shores » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:38 am
Washington Resistance Army wrote:He did some bad things for sure but overall I'd say his rule was a net positive for Cuba tbh. He was certainly better than Batista.
by City of Wong Kong » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:43 am
by Greater Miami Shores » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:48 am
City of Wong Kong wrote:I really don’t think Castro was that much better than Bautista. I mean all he did was change the government from a US leaning one to a USSR leaning one. Which is why sometimes I cringe when people think Cuba was better before Castro when in reality it didn’t change that much.
by City of Wong Kong » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:51 am
Greater Miami Shores wrote:City of Wong Kong wrote:I really don’t think Castro was that much better than Bautista. I mean all he did was change the government from a US leaning one to a USSR leaning one. Which is why sometimes I cringe when people think Cuba was better before Castro when in reality it didn’t change that much.
ok, will I strongly agree with you on Fidel and the current regime with Raúl and their successors, that call itself the continuity of the eternal revolution, this statement says it all and proves it all.
oh there I go again repeating myself like the broken record I am lol. But I think there are no other ways of saying it.
by New Vedan » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:54 am
by The Central Pacific Free State » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:54 am
by Washington Resistance Army » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:55 am
Greater Miami Shores wrote:To the Washington Resistance Army:
Dude I mean no offense, and I will drop it after this, now I really don't consider you a conservative of any kind. I here by drop this issue.
Valrifell wrote:Navalna wrote:All dictators are bad. All of them. Including Castro. Cuba is a 3rd world shit hole thanks to him.
Cuba has one of the highest literacy rates of the West, the world's lowest infant mortality rate, and a healthcare system that's literally better than the US. It's not paradise by any means but it's not a 3rd world shithole, either, and arguably what economic problems it does have is from being cut off from a lot of international trade with the embargo.
That said, I think it's a bit reductive to place historical figures in a binary category of "good guy" and "bad guy", I think he's got a mixed record but overall improved things for a lot of Cubans while at the same time brutally repressed dissent.
by Picairn » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:56 am
by Washington Resistance Army » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:57 am
Picairn wrote:On the whole Castro is better than Batista, so I consider him to be a net improvement (although the bar was fucking low). That being said, Cuban cities look like they are still stuck in the 1950s.
I'm glad that they have opened up to private business and dropped central planning. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/09/amer ... index.html
by Trollzyn the Infinite » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:58 am
Adamede wrote:Eh, I personally do but of the Cubans really wanted him gone they would’ve gotten rid of him themselves.
by Washington Resistance Army » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:59 am
Trollzyn the Infinite wrote:Adamede wrote:Eh, I personally do but of the Cubans really wanted him gone they would’ve gotten rid of him themselves.
That's a really weak argument considering he literally shipped all his opposition to the U.S. and whether or not Cubans like him doesn't at all relate to whether or not he was good to them. The Kim Dynasty's relationship with the North Korean people could be compared to that of an abuser to the abused. The fact that the abused is too afraid of the abuser does not necessarily mean they favor them. Dictators rule through fear and intimidation and Castro was no exception to this.
by Picairn » Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:59 am
Washington Resistance Army wrote:The 50's aesthetic is kinda cool honestly. It's a nice point of uniqueness.
by Trollzyn the Infinite » Sun Feb 14, 2021 8:01 am
Washington Resistance Army wrote:Picairn wrote:On the whole Castro is better than Batista, so I consider him to be a net improvement (although the bar was fucking low). That being said, Cuban cities look like they are still stuck in the 1950s.
I'm glad that they have opened up to private business and dropped central planning. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/09/amer ... index.html
The 50's aesthetic is kinda cool honestly. It's a nice point of uniqueness.
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