Fidel Castro

As you probably already know, Fidel has, sadly, stepped down as president of Cuba. I'd like to know if you think he was a good president or not.

I honestly don't know worth jack about him. I would like to know more.

Jeiro Sijakeuigwan wrote:

I honestly don't know worth jack about him. I would like to know more.

I suggest reading a book called "Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life" by Jon Lee Anderson. I know its a book about Che, but there's quite a lot about Fidel in it as well.

He was an excellent leader.

I ony know he was a dictator nothing eles.

Fidel did a great job for Cuba, and not stepping down to the imperialist bully we call USA.

mattabesta wrote:

I ony know he was a dictator nothing eles.

He was not a dictator, he came to power with the support of the vast majority of people has has stayed in power so long because he successively won elections.

no oligarch he came to power when Manuel Urrutia Lleó resigned

Ryom wrote:

no oligarch he came to power when Manuel Urrutia Lleó resigned

He always had the support of the people.

yes, no doubt about

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He always had the support of the people.

Is that why Miami is full of Cuban refugees?

Liche wrote:

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He always had the support of the people.

Is that why Miami is full of Cuban refugees?

Like you said, they live in Miami and not Cuba.
The Cuban bourgeoisie in Miami has no sense of what is happening in Cuba and never has never been in touch with the needs of people unlike the Communist Party.

Liche wrote:

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He always had the support of the people.

Is that why Miami is full of Cuban refugees?

Aren't most of the "refugees" criminals?

oligarch wrote:

Liche wrote:

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He always had the support of the people.

Is that why Miami is full of Cuban refugees?

Like you said, they live in Miami and not Cuba.
The Cuban bourgeoisie in Miami has no sense of what is happening in Cuba and never has never been in touch with the needs of people unlike the Communist Party.

U know when fidels brother took power he got all the pepole to write letter of improvement to the system.
they got 1.5million letters most of them saying small privet enerprises should be allowed to exist.
cuban gpd is only just surviving becuse chavés is helping out with financilal spport.

mattabesta wrote:

oligarch wrote:

Liche wrote:

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He always had the support of the people.

Is that why Miami is full of Cuban refugees?

Like you said, they live in Miami and not Cuba.
The Cuban bourgeoisie in Miami has no sense of what is happening in Cuba and never has never been in touch with the needs of people unlike the Communist Party.

U know when fidels brother took power he got all the pepole to write letter of improvement to the system.
they got 1.5million letters most of them saying small privet enerprises should be allowed to exist.
cuban gpd is only just surviving becuse chavés is helping out with financilal spport.

The Cuban economy is on the state its n largely because of the US embargo and Raul probably plans on opening up more of the economy to foreign enterprise but Cuba will never adopt capitalist methods.

oligarch wrote:

The Cuban economy is on the state its n largely because of the US embargo and Raul probably plans on opening up more of the economy to foreign enterprise but Cuba will never adopt capitalist methods.

probably not
castro still has a veto over evrything but opening the econamy is the only sensebel soulution

mattabesta wrote:

I ony know he was a dictator nothing eles.

well you just admitted that you go with the public and don't stop to think, just assume. if i am wrong tell me

mattabesta wrote:

oligarch wrote:

The Cuban economy is on the state its n largely because of the US embargo and Raul probably plans on opening up more of the economy to foreign enterprise but Cuba will never adopt capitalist methods.

probably not
castro still has a veto over evrything but opening the econamy is the only sensebel soulution

Castro no longer has any political power.

oligarch wrote:

mattabesta wrote:

oligarch wrote:

The Cuban economy is on the state its n largely because of the US embargo and Raul probably plans on opening up more of the economy to foreign enterprise but Cuba will never adopt capitalist methods.

probably not
castro still has a veto over evrything but opening the econamy is the only sensebel soulution

Castro no longer has any political power.

yes he dose he's still very powerfull tho he isn't president anymore

mattabesta wrote:

oligarch wrote:

mattabesta wrote:

oligarch wrote:

The Cuban economy is on the state its n largely because of the US embargo and Raul probably plans on opening up more of the economy to foreign enterprise but Cuba will never adopt capitalist methods.

probably not
castro still has a veto over evrything but opening the econamy is the only sensebel soulution

Castro no longer has any political power.

yes he dose he's still very powerfull tho he isn't president anymore

He would be but he has chosen to relinquish all of his influence.

oligarch wrote:

mattabesta wrote:

oligarch wrote:

mattabesta wrote:

oligarch wrote:

The Cuban economy is on the state its n largely because of the US embargo and Raul probably plans on opening up more of the economy to foreign enterprise but Cuba will never adopt capitalist methods.

probably not
castro still has a veto over evrything but opening the econamy is the only sensebel soulution

Castro no longer has any political power.

yes he dose he's still very powerfull tho he isn't president anymore

He would be but he has chosen to relinquish all of his influence.

dude you think that?
ex-presidents in all countryes and espesally that castro was president for 50years he still has influens and can take the chair back when he wants

But he doesn't want to.

mattabesta wrote:

oligarch wrote:

mattabesta wrote:

oligarch wrote:

mattabesta wrote:

oligarch wrote:

The Cuban economy is on the state its n largely because of the US embargo and Raul probably plans on opening up more of the economy to foreign enterprise but Cuba will never adopt capitalist methods.

probably not
castro still has a veto over evrything but opening the econamy is the only sensebel soulution

Castro no longer has any political power.

yes he dose he's still very powerfull tho he isn't president anymore

He would be but he has chosen to relinquish all of his influence.

take the chair back when he wants

Name an example.

Ryom wrote:

no oligarch he came to power when Manuel Urrutia Lleó resigned

But this person was in power, because Fidel, who indeed won election multiple times stepped down and gave the power away. But after some time people wanted him back, so he returned.