Viva Fidel Castro ?

what do you think of fidel castro?

He's awesome and a good friend of Canada, he's that dude.

I like him sort of. The Communist Revolution brought a lot to Cuba including a now very high literacy rate I believe. But he lets a lot of drug trafficking go on and that makes me sad.

By regional standards, he's done a pretty great job; sure there's no political dissent, but compared to other Latin American countries, this isn't that unusual. He's kept the country safe and stable, raised literacy to the highest in the Caribbean, invested in alternative energy sources and instituted a universal health care system. I'd take Fidel's Cuba over Colombia or Nicaragua any day.

By regional standards, he's done a pretty great job; sure there's no political dissent, but compared to other Latin American countries, this isn't that unusual. He's kept the country safe and stable, raised literacy to the highest in the Caribbean, invested in alternative energy sources and instituted a universal health care system. I'd take Fidel's Cuba over Colombia or Nicaragua any day.

D_Battery

I don't like him, all he does is make idiotic remarks regarding the United States.

All I know is that people are willing to sail out into shark infested waters on nothing but wooden planks strapped together to escape his island. That's usually not a good sign of a great government or leader.

All I know is that people are willing to sail out into shark infested waters on nothing but wooden planks strapped together to escape his island. That's usually not a good sign of a great government or leader.

sonicare

I don't like him, all he does is make idiotic remarks regarding the United States.

Snipes_2

All I know is that people are willing to sail out into shark infested waters on nothing but wooden planks strapped together to escape his island. That's usually not a good sign of a great government or leader.

sonicare

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I don't like him, all he does is make idiotic remarks regarding the United States.

J-WOW

He doesn't like the US?

*runs and joins fidel castro facebook page*

The only credit I can give the man is that he gave Christmas back to the people after Pope John Paul II asked him to.

Not a huge fan.

My favorite dictator of all time. wstfld

He said that the US sunk that North Korean ship. :lol: I think those cigars might be laced with something.

On topic: He's was a dictator, so I automatically don't like him, but as far as dictators go, he's not ALL that bad, compared to, say, Ceausescu.

he is awesome :(

I don't hate him, but at the same time, I don't like him. He didn't bring everything he promised when he was voted in as a very popular leader.

The only thing I can say he has done very well is with the literacy rates of Cuba. If I remember correctly, it's about 99%.

I think he's great. He's and icon among icons. He and Che helped save the people of Cuba. People hate on him cause he was communist, but that besides the point, compaired to how much he helped fight for his people.

him and che are G's. will go down in history as the most influential men in the history of mankind.......hataz gon' hatttee

Hell no. I'm Cuban I and detest what he's doing with Cuba, especially since a big part of my family lives there :evil:XDXDXDXDXDXDXD

Iknow a few things about himand yet I'm half Cuban:|

Wow, I can't believe some of the responses in this thread. Some of the responses are downright infuriating.

There's a reason why 99% of the Cuban population (including those outside of Cuba) absolute hate him with passion. Fidel Castro is like Latin America's Hitler Sure, you can argue that he raised literacy and whatever, but look at how much the Cubans suffer inside the country. They have nothing. They barely even have decent food to eat. I've heard stories from Cuban exiles that told me most of the time they only get a few sticks of bread to eat every day and thats it.

They live in terrible homes, most with no electricity and bad running water. They have no Holidays. They don't even celebrate New Years day. They are forced to work ridiculous amounts of hours of labor per week.

Castro is also one of the most corrupt dictators in history. It is estimated that he has at least twice as much money as the queen of Enlgand. All the money he has taken for himself instead of giving back to the people of Cuba.

Not to mention the thousands of people that have been murdered for being "traitors" to the country.

The day Fidel Castro dies will be a great day of celebration for the Cuban people. Seriously, Cubans hate him so much they usually throw a party everytime he even gets sick.

Why not ask the Cubans who risked their lives crossing the Atlantic Ocean to reach Florida?

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I don't like him, all he does is make idiotic remarks regarding the United States.

J-WOW

I actually enjoyed the History unit on him back in my old History class. So yes, I do like him.

Wow, I can't believe some of the responses in this thread. Some of the responses are downright infuriating.

There's a reason why 99% of the Cuban population (including those outside of Cuba) absolute hate him with passion. Fidel Castro is like Latin America's Hitler Sure, you can argue that he raised literacy and whatever, but look at how much the Cubans suffer inside the country. They have nothing. They barely even have decent food to eat. I've heard stories from Cuban exiles that told me most of the time they only get a few sticks of bread to eat every day and thats it.

They live in terrible homes, most with no electricity and bad running water. They have no Holidays. They don't even celebrate New Years day. They are forced to work ridiculous amounts of hours of labor per week.

Castro is also one of the most corrupt dictators in history. It is estimated that he has at least twice as much money as the queen of Enlgand. All the money he has taken for himself instead of giving back to the people of Cuba.

Not to mention the thousands of people that have been murdered for being "traitors" to the country.

The day Fidel Castro dies will be a great day of celebration for the Cuban people. Seriously, Cubans hate him so much they usually throw a party everytime he even gets sick.

Samurai_Xavier

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Wow, I can't believe some of the responses in this thread. Some of the responses are downright infuriating.

There's a reason why 99% of the Cuban population (including those outside of Cuba) absolute hate him with passion. Fidel Castro is like Latin America's Hitler Sure, you can argue that he raised literacy and whatever, but look at how much the Cubans suffer inside the country. They have nothing. They barely even have decent food to eat. I've heard stories from Cuban exiles that told me most of the time they only get a few sticks of bread to eat every day and thats it.

They live in terrible homes, most with no electricity and bad running water. They have no Holidays. They don't even celebrate New Years day. They are forced to work ridiculous amounts of hours of labor per week.

Castro is also one of the most corrupt dictators in history. It is estimated that he has at least twice as much money as the queen of Enlgand. All the money he has taken for himself instead of giving back to the people of Cuba.

Not to mention the thousands of people that have been murdered for being "traitors" to the country.

The day Fidel Castro dies will be a great day of celebration for the Cuban people. Seriously, Cubans hate him so much they usually throw a party everytime he even gets sick.

supa_badman

EDIT: That does it. I'm out of here for a week.

I think his a smart individual and I like what he did in cuba.Fightingfan

He's the warden of a prison that is called Cuba!