Trump is a protectionist, he will hinder the return of normal diplomatic relations with Cuba.
Fidel Castro just kicked the bucket
- Thread starter Phil C. McNasty
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Here's the thing. Cuba is a dictatorship. If Trump plays nice with Cuba, the liberal lefties will accuse him of supporting dictatorships just like they accuse the U.S. of supporting Saudi Arabia.
The Cuban government in the last few years has slowly been moving away from pure communism. They do have a private sector in Cuba and it is growing at a pace (very very slow)that they are comfortable with both the government and the people.
As for foreign investment I don't think Cuba will open all of its markets to foreign investments because of the previous history it has, and rightfully so.
I do believe capitalism is a good thing but all democratic states on the planet have their hands in the pocket of many companies without the knowledge of it's people. They just mask it very well and many people usually do not know about it. Even here in Canada many politicians have their hands in the pockets of companies, it's called money for political favours.
Fidel Castro was a controversial figure but he was also a great man.
Cuba was being ruthlessly exploited, it had become a American Mafia playground. Fulgencio Batista was the dictator but the real power was Meyer Lansky.
Terrible mistakes were made along the way, The Bay of Pigs was the worst. Because of it Castro sought protection from the USSR and didn't blink at having Soviet nuclear missiles installed on his island. That ruptured Cuban - American relations until the Obama administration. Without it Castro could have found his way toward democracy after the fall of the USSR. But there are some things he got right. Before Castro, Cuba was illiterate, now Cuba has an 80 % literacy rate. Also Cuba has the best medical services in Latin America. Most of all Castro wasn't a sociopathic demagogue like Stalin or Mao.
RIP Fidel.
Cuba was being ruthlessly exploited, it had become a American Mafia playground. Fulgencio Batista was the dictator but the real power was Meyer Lansky.
Terrible mistakes were made along the way, The Bay of Pigs was the worst. Because of it Castro sought protection from the USSR and didn't blink at having Soviet nuclear missiles installed on his island. That ruptured Cuban - American relations until the Obama administration. Without it Castro could have found his way toward democracy after the fall of the USSR. But there are some things he got right. Before Castro, Cuba was illiterate, now Cuba has an 80 % literacy rate. Also Cuba has the best medical services in Latin America. Most of all Castro wasn't a sociopathic demagogue like Stalin or Mao.
RIP Fidel.
Several times is an understatement. The CIA has tried over 50 times (documented) and failed every time.
Consider this:
When Lucky Luciano set up The Outfit in New York, his consiglieri was Meyer Lansky and his underboss was Bugsy Siegel. Without Cuban money, Las Vegas would still be a dusty truck stop today.
When Lucky Luciano set up The Outfit in New York, his consiglieri was Meyer Lansky and his underboss was Bugsy Siegel. Without Cuban money, Las Vegas would still be a dusty truck stop today.
racist? How so? Murderous well, what revolution can happen without a bunch of killing....esp when the incumbents are killers.
In public they might be grieving but in private or with trusted friends they can say what they really feel and many will be feeling the same as those in Miami. Most of those people who are educated, if they are lucky enough to find a job, make the equivalent of 10 cents an hour, working 40 hour weeks they take home about $20 a month.
Unfortunately when communism makes all people equal it doesn't bring the poor people to the wealthy person's level, but the opposite. The ladies at the market or airport washrooms make more in a day than a doctor makes in a month.
And many of those in Miami fled Cuba due to political pressure either immediately after the revolution or since and have lost money, property and family. So yes, many people will be happy that he is gone.
J,
Still practicing your own form of Communism by making the rich pay washing machines pay for your hobbying?
Still practicing your own form of Communism by making the rich pay washing machines pay for your hobbying?
It was paradise!
As long as you were a good little commie and did not speak out against the state.
He was not a great man. He was a brutal dictator and you are obviously insane.
I am surprised we have not heard the same from Obama and all of the typical lefties here.
I'm perfectly lucid Helm.
Castro was a great man, his social programs speak for themselves. He was not a brutal dictator like Stalin, Mao or Pol Pot. Anyone who's read my posts about the PRC knows that I'm no fan of Communism. American foreign policy drove Castro to the course he took, just like Ho Chi Minh before him. To Americans, the people they led were mere wetbacks and gooks.
You are insane and /or misinformed.
Ask yourself this one question. Why do people risk their lives to this day to escape Cuba?
