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malaise

(269,054 posts) Tue Feb 25, 2020, 06:37 AM Feb 2020

I find it hilarious to hear any American speak about Cuba and human rights [View all]

when several of their presidents tried to kill Fidel Castro.
Whether American like it or not what Fidel did for healthcare and education in Cuba is light years ahead of anything done by neo-liberals. And Fidel didn't lock any body's children in cages.
Enough with this bullshit - grow the fuck up. Wake up Everybody!

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I find it hilarious to hear any American speak about Cuba and human rights [View all] malaise Feb 2020 OP

Good luck, running in the general on a slogan of "make America like communist Cuba".. Callado119 Feb 2020 #1

Statistics show Bernie beating Trump in the general election. gab13by13 Feb 2020 #15

So now we are arguing that Castro SHOULD be popular with the American electorate? Dopers_Greed Feb 2020 #25

Polls showed Dukakis beating Bush by 17 points in July. NYC Liberal Feb 2020 #27

Polls show that *all* Dem candidates are beating Trump, and Bloomberg is tied with him against DT. ehrnst Feb 2020 #37

you built that straw man in record time ProfessorPlum Feb 2020 #16

That was quick wasn't it? 2naSalit Feb 2020 #31

So many trolls shanti Feb 2020 #69

Indeed. 2naSalit Feb 2020 #70

Thank you. it's truly a pathetic thing to behold. nt m-lekktor Feb 2020 #2

The massive missile buildup tirebiter Feb 2020 #3

We tried to invade their country and assassinate their leader. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #98

Yea, this. n/t ms liberty Feb 2020 #4

It's not funny blue cat Feb 2020 #5

Christ, this is where we are now? BlueTsunami2018 Feb 2020 #6

Sure as hell feels like it! Pacifist Patriot Feb 2020 #14

another beautiful straw man ProfessorPlum Feb 2020 #18

Go back and read what was written. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #99

Castro was undemocratic, period. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2020 #7

But Trump will be elected for gab13by13 Feb 2020 #17

And your point is? Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2020 #19

Trump got elected gargling Putin's balls. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #100

There's going to be a bunch of bald people... N_E_1 for Tennis Feb 2020 #8

Fidel Castro was a major Human Rights Abuser and Dictator delisen Feb 2020 #9

++10000. He did what he had to, then he turned into a brutal dictator. ehrnst Feb 2020 #38

Think Again carlvsam Feb 2020 #51

Yep. "Burn it all down" is based in adult white straight cis male privilege. ehrnst Feb 2020 #54

True, HopeAgain Feb 2020 #10

Sleeping tiny minds are the funnel through which presidents are chosen lostnfound Feb 2020 #11

and then some malaise Feb 2020 #65

Castro was a reaction to Fulgencio Batista, safeinOhio Feb 2020 #12

Thank you ProfessorPlum Feb 2020 #20

And the Ayatollahs were in reaction to the Shah. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2020 #21

Problem was that the Shah replaced a very popular, safeinOhio Feb 2020 #84

It's worth reading Castro's words on the history, eg: Ghost Dog Feb 2020 #104

To many people Kaiserguy Feb 2020 #33

However, the revolutionary became a despot, like in Iran. ehrnst Feb 2020 #39

But no worse and most likely safeinOhio Feb 2020 #47

On what do you base the statement ehrnst Feb 2020 #48

Personal relationships with safeinOhio Feb 2020 #57

Anecdotes from a limited group rather than a full analysis. (nt) ehrnst Feb 2020 #58

Don't forget the Russians stepping in safeinOhio Feb 2020 #88

Yesterday evening I heard a Local 10 Florida reporter lie with a straight face malaise Feb 2020 #83

I really hope all those that moved to Florida safeinOhio Feb 2020 #85

+1,000 malaise Feb 2020 #86

Then there all of those safeinOhio Feb 2020 #87

rec. MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #102

Ain't it the truth HAB911 Feb 2020 #13

The Castros and Khomeinis of the world are the direct result of Tarc Feb 2020 #22

I'm sure this is top of mind for most blue collar workers in the midwest Dopers_Greed Feb 2020 #26

I'm sure the fucks I have to give about appeasing rural conservatives in flyover country Tarc Feb 2020 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author Dopers_Greed Feb 2020 #66

They have sway in the electoral college treestar Feb 2020 #78

You can spent time courting his nationalist base Tarc Feb 2020 #80

Was it only his base that gave him all the swing states? treestar Feb 2020 #101

Khomeini was a right-wing theocratic suppressor of human rights delisen Feb 2020 #32

This point is whooshing over your head Tarc Feb 2020 #61

What democracy? Mosby Feb 2020 #82

History really isn't your strong suit, is it? Tarc Feb 2020 #90

You claimed that we ousted a democratically elected government. Mosby Feb 2020 #103

Great post malaise Feb 2020 #89

+1 ancianita Feb 2020 #36

Bernie never wrote love letters to Kim Jong Un vlyons Feb 2020 #23

While that might be true, I guarantee you Americans will more likely vote for an Vinca Feb 2020 #24

There can be more than one piece of shit in the world, you know. NYC Liberal Feb 2020 #28

Obama was trying to normalize relations with Cuba. brutus smith Feb 2020 #29

Visited Cuba 4 times evertonfc Feb 2020 #30

might the decades-long US economic sanctions/embargo against Cuba have _anything_ at all ProfessorPlum Feb 2020 #41

tell your friend evertonfc Feb 2020 #44

do you have any data except anecdata to back that up? ProfessorPlum Feb 2020 #45

I thought he was describing the appalling conditions that Americans live under. tenderfoot Feb 2020 #52

lol, that made my day ProfessorPlum Feb 2020 #53

Absolutely. Been to Cuba twice, north and south & seen how we've been such a horrible neighbor. ancianita Feb 2020 #34

Just the truth malaise Feb 2020 #64

It has taken decades of disinformation to create such ignorance Judi Lynn Feb 2020 #35

hear hear ProfessorPlum Feb 2020 #42

Nailed it malaise Feb 2020 #63

the u.s. blockade did more to keep castro in power than overthrow him. KG Feb 2020 #40

I wonder how many people realize that there's nobody named Castro in Cuban government anymore groundloop Feb 2020 #43

Hey, I'm glad you think my buddy's uncle being killed is "hilarious" Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #46

He must have hated Obama for trying to normalize relations n/t leftstreet Feb 2020 #50

He actually didn't.... Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #60

Who is your buddy's uncle? Nature Man Feb 2020 #59

I get what he was saying Bettie Feb 2020 #49

Agreed avebury Feb 2020 #55

They say he increased literacy rates so they could read his propaganda. kentuck Feb 2020 #56

Thank gosh that H2O Man Feb 2020 #67

M$Greedia is leading the distractions malaise Feb 2020 #68

They are distractions. H2O Man Feb 2020 #71

First, I'm with you. If big money Americans didn't put crooked murderers like batista in, Mc Mike Feb 2020 #72

I remember that - great reminder malaise Feb 2020 #73

Yeah, he actually broke the law and tried to aid Cuba financially. Like Monty Burns. Mc Mike Feb 2020 #74

So true malaise Feb 2020 #75

United Fruit, Standard Oil, US Rubber, just use the same hypocritic Monroe Doctrine double standard, Mc Mike Feb 2020 #76

Whether we're dealing with the Monroe Doctrine or the Platt Amendment malaise Feb 2020 #77

There are political and economic powers above our top elected positions. Mc Mike Feb 2020 #79

And that is the absolute truth malaise Feb 2020 #81

If our bigshots didn't like how things were going in Haiti, we'd be hearing about it. Mc Mike Feb 2020 #91

So true - and I agree about the UN malaise Feb 2020 #92

I had not heard about the latest in Haiti, until you told me. Mc Mike Feb 2020 #93

Thankfully our local news covers our neighbors malaise Feb 2020 #94

Interesting how quick Panama got back into drugs and laundering after Poppy's great crusade Mc Mike Feb 2020 #95

The tin pot dictators in our region don't understand how dispensable they are malaise Feb 2020 #96

I noted the movie Sicario featured a plot that stressed the need to kill some Mexican cartel Mc Mike Feb 2020 #97

Fidel gave us HAB911 Feb 2020 #105