tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post5189021377204451154..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Fidel Deals Himself OutThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-20187075678822517982008-02-21T04:56:00.000-08:002008-02-21T04:56:00.000-08:00Great answers!Great answers!Johnathonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468885934256262056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-47728812522594217292008-02-20T10:47:00.000-08:002008-02-20T10:47:00.000-08:00LD, I don't know why you waste keystrokes on Johna...LD, I don't know why you waste keystrokes on Johnathon. Come to think of it, I can't come up with a good reason why I do that either.<BR/><BR/>CheersThe Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-33422990268191331052008-02-20T08:55:00.000-08:002008-02-20T08:55:00.000-08:00Johnathon, let us talk about prisoner in jails. I ...Johnathon, let us talk about prisoner in jails. I read that Andrew Young, a cabinet member in Jimmy Carter's administration, said that there were more political prisoners in US (refering to black men) than in USSR at the time. He was let go from his cabinet position. So much for democracy. In your book US is "pristine" when it comes to human rights and you want us to believe that.LeDarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526776746689708239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-85774684491486751672008-02-20T07:50:00.000-08:002008-02-20T07:50:00.000-08:00Johnathon, I don't think anyone this side of Rush ...Johnathon, I don't think anyone this side of Rush Limbaugh can tell you anything. Move along.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-83983403937909589682008-02-20T05:08:00.000-08:002008-02-20T05:08:00.000-08:00I wonder what the politcal prisoners in jail right...I wonder what the politcal prisoners in jail right now in Cuba would think after reading this post?<BR/><BR/>Maybe someone could let me know.Johnathonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468885934256262056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-75733911977259841612008-02-20T05:06:00.000-08:002008-02-20T05:06:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Johnathonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468885934256262056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-65783111972671029362008-02-19T09:38:00.000-08:002008-02-19T09:38:00.000-08:00I think Castro was very much a man for his time bu...I think Castro was very much a man for his time but lacked the greatness to be able to see the need to prepare Cuba for the world that will await it when he's gone. I think the Cuban people through their energy and resiliance have clearly shown themselves ready for genuine democracy. It speaks highly for their character that they repeatedly rallied to Cuba when the US tried to intimidate them to create a factious society.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-51644720238684985272008-02-19T08:16:00.000-08:002008-02-19T08:16:00.000-08:00Castro was good for Cuba. He made lot of reforms. ...Castro was good for Cuba. He made lot of reforms. Health system under him became one of the best in the world. He initially did not consider himself communist but U.S pushed him toward former Soviet.LeDarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526776746689708239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-83529193329132538222008-02-19T07:20:00.000-08:002008-02-19T07:20:00.000-08:00"a blend of good and bad..."so true. I'm not sure..."a blend of good and bad..."<BR/><BR/>so true. I'm not sure how to feel about him.<BR/><BR/>The word “dictator” is not endearing, but Castro brought a lot of stability to his country. Not only did he save it from Batista, he prevented that horrible, bloody period of instability that many such countries experience as they strive for stability and are torn by one poor leader after another.<BR/><BR/>I can’t condone his methods of gaining and keeping power, but I think Castro was unusual as a dictator in that he truly loves his country and wasn’t simply using it as a personal cash cow or to provide him with a title for his own ego. I hope Cuba can now move to a more democratic system without self-serving figures bringing back the bloodshed.900ft Jesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882830831096870992noreply@blogger.com