Havana here we come!

[lupi]

Cuba reporting Castro died.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/26/americas/fidel-castro-obit/index.html

 

[John Connor]

Was just going to post this. May I be the first to say rest in hell you bearded bitch!

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/11/26/former-cuban-leader-fidel-castro-dies-at-age-90.html

 

[norseamd]

What did beards ever do to John Connor?

 

[sandorski]

In a few years there might be a Trump Presidential Hotel there.

 

[John Connor]

What did beards ever do to John Connor?

Fucked a people's way of life is all...

 

[John Connor]

In a few years there might be a Trump Presidential Hotel there.

Might actually give some people a job.

 

[Eug]

His brother the executioner is still in power. Mind you my country, Canada, has had diplomatic relations with them all along. Cuba has always been a popular resort destination for Canadians.

Edit:

Hmmm... No more avatar?

 

[John Connor]

Cuba has always been a popular resort destination for Canadians.

The common denominator is Socialism.

 

[Newbian]

The common denominator is Socialism.

I blame winter in Canada.

 

[John Connor]

I blame winter in Canada.

Yeah, but there's places like Aruba, Jamaica, Bermuda, Bahama, Key Largo, Montego, Jamaica and a place called Kokomo.

 

[WelshBloke]

Fucked a people's way of life is all...

You're saying that it was all good under Batista?!

 

[pcgeek11]

You're saying that it was all good under Batista?!

I think we all know better than that.

 

[WelshBloke]

I think we all know better than that.

Well you never know with John!

People always lack context about the Cuban revolution. It's always the "Triumph of Socialism over capitalism bringing justice to the common man!" or "Thieving dirty revolutionary scum stealing people's rightful property!".

Personally I'm of the opinion that the guys on the street were better off after the revolution and would have been a lot better off without the shenanigans played by the US.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Was just going to post this. May I be the first to say rest in hell you bearded bitch!

Why such hatred? As world leader despots go, Castro was the Care Bears version. The USA is committing more atrocities in Gitmo than Castro did in the rest of Cuba.

 

[Eug]

Yeah, but there's places like Aruba, Jamaica, Bermuda, Bahama, Key Largo, Montego, Jamaica and a place called Kokomo.

Cuba is known for being inexpensive, presumably because they didn't get many American customers.

 

[RGN]

Yeah, but there's places like Aruba, Jamaica, Bermuda, Bahama, Key Largo, Montego, Jamaica and a place called Kokomo.

I laughed. Out loud even.

 

[Squisher]

The USA is committing more atrocities in Gitmo than Castro did in the rest of Cuba.

You can't be serious.

 

[lupi]

Well you never know with John!

People always lack context about the Cuban revolution. It's always the "Triumph of Socialism over capitalism bringing justice to the common man!" or "Thieving dirty revolutionary scum stealing people's rightful property!".

Personally I'm of the opinion that the guys on the street were better off after the revolution and would have been a lot better off without the shenanigans played by the US.

That must be why the body count was so low on those attempting to get away.

 

[WelshBloke]

That must be why the body count was so low on those attempting to get away.

?

 

[norseamd]

Well you never know with John!

People always lack context about the Cuban revolution. It's always the "Triumph of Socialism over capitalism bringing justice to the common man!" or "Thieving dirty revolutionary scum stealing people's rightful property!".

Personally I'm of the opinion that the guys on the street were better off after the revolution and would have been a lot better off without the shenanigans played by the US.

Ive been saying for some time now, the Cuban Revolution happened, and the Cuban Revolution happened for a reason.

 

[norseamd]

That must be why the body count was so low on those attempting to get away.

During the revolution or after?

Fidels Cuba wasnt a good country, it was a dictatorship, but it was almost certainly still a lesser evil than Batistas Cuba, even for the common Cuban, if not especially for the common Cuban.

 

[WelshBloke]

Ive been saying for some time now, the Cuban Revolution happened, and the Cuban Revolution happened for a reason.

Yeah. The Batista government was hideously oppressive and was just interested in enriching the elite.

The post revolutionary government may have been oppressive but it was a lot better for the poor.

Thats how/why most revolutions happen.

 

[SKORPI0]

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2016/11/2...-anniversary-of-elian-gonzalez-rescue-at-sea/
http://abcnews.go.com/International/exclusive-interview-elian-gonzalez-us/story?id=31113975

 

[Imp]

I'm going to go buy some Havana Club?