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6. Christ, this is where we are now?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2020, 07:38 AM

Feb 2020

Castro is better than every President from Ike to Clinton?

Have we finally lost our goddamn minds here?

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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