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- Rtaylor32, on 10/12/2007, -18/+82Yawn! Get back with me when he is dead...
- Cytranic, on 10/12/2007, -6/+37@ufia
As someone who is very good friends with a cuban who came here on a boat, I can tell you that most cubans want to be free. They hate Castro. Maybe you;ve been watching too much of your own television, but check out the real cuba... http://www.therealcuba.com - phantom_mullet, on 10/12/2007, -7/+35BREAKING: Castro has bowel movement
- fernando26, on 10/12/2007, -1/+22@StatusWoe:
"The majority of the Cuban people love him and hate America for villianizing their country"
As the American-born son of two Cuban immigrants, I have many relatives over there and many more living in South Florida. I lived in South Fl. until I was 22 and still make regular trips down there. I'm not sure where you got the whole "majority loves him" idea but if you are talking about the Cuban population in South Florida you could not be more wrong. Also, I can tell you that some Cubans really were dancing in the street and forming a loud ruckus at the news, and yes the demonstrations of happyness when he dies will be much greater (hell I may even jump in if I'm down there).
As far as the Cubans still in Cuba, there are many that do not agree with his practices but cannot do anything about it because they will be imprisoned. An aunt of mine was imprisoned a year and a half ago for about six months, and I know that the majority of the Cubans that ally themselves with him in Cuba are only doing it out of necessity, they see its the only way to have a higher standard of living if you are able to get government favors.
When Castro is gone hopeful things will change some, I have heard that his brother (the guy now in power) may have an attitude that is less anti-American and is a little more in favor of opening up trade and negotiations. I hope this not only for the sake of my family over there, but for the sake of the many millions of Cubans that would easily have a higher quality of life if it was not for the communist dictatorship now in place. *fingers crossed* - devindotcom, on 10/12/2007, -4/+21I was gonna bury your comment as insensitive or something but then I thought... wait, he's right... every 10 seconds this guy is in another serious or critical condition, or falling, or getting a new disease. Jesus, we know he's on the way out, we don't need constant updates!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+20Fortunately my flaws do not restrict the freedom of others.
- opiniastrous, on 10/12/2007, -2/+17Why do people write 'BREAKING' in front of digg titles? I mean, news is really only going to be breaking for what, 1 hr, 2 hrs? In this case it's not like Castro's suddenly going to get better, so that it requires the urgency of 'BREAKING' in order for people to read it ASAP...
I'm not trying to be a prick or anything, I just think it's a little stupid (and that some people use it to get extra attention for their articles). - AreUAnEeeedjit, on 10/12/2007, -6/+20BREAKING: STOP USING THE WORD BREAKING IN TITLES
It adds nothing to the story and makes Digg look like a forum for hysteria mongers.
If we want BREAKING then we go to CNN. - repins, on 10/12/2007, -3/+17@ufia so who is responsible for the poverty in Cuba, if not the government of Cuba? There are plenty of other countries in the world that do business with Cuba even though the USA does not.
- datastorageguy, on 10/12/2007, -8/+19" If you think Castro is responsible for the poverty in Cuba, you watch too much American TV."
Please enlighten us as to the reason why Cubans live in poverty. Could it be Communism is a failed economic system? No that can't be it??? /sarcasm - Mewchu11, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14BREAKING: Generalísimo Francisco Franco is still dead!
- batista86, on 10/12/2007, -5/+15I can't believe someone actually wrote Castro is a great man...ignorance is horrible. I'm a Cuban who's entire family had to flee the island because my uncles and cousins were getting executed after the revolution and we will not tolerate communism. I am currently living in Miami. And yes, when he does die the celebrations will be bigger than those of the Heat/Marlins championships. Although I must say its a great shame that Fidel will die on his death bed of old age.....thats something every Cuban should be ashamed of. 48 years and we could never kill him or overthrow him.
- CiXeL, on 10/12/2007, -7/+16yeah its just that i live in south miami and i dont want the resulting mass exodus from the country ***** this place up even more than it is. the corruption and sense of entitlement to welfare and other government programs (leftovers from living in a communist state) down here is ridiculous. in addition theres the expectation that successful cubans in miami will drive down to cuba in their boats and pickup their relatives when he dies.
everyone knows that miami can no longer be considered the US anymore but tons more illegal immigrants arent going to help. (i dont care what the wet foot/dry foot law states - theyre still as illegal as haitians are but haitians are at least nicer people)
you see whole checkout lines at the grocery stores down here paying with welfare. - fernando26, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I'm with ya Batista, one of my uncles was killed back in the 60's/50's by Castro's regime. When he dies I'll be back in Miami (I'm in central fla. now) honkin car horns, raising hell, banging pots, and any doing any other random act of celibration that some of these people are making fun of us for. =P
- sicc, on 10/12/2007, -9/+16Did any of you guys see the Cubans in Miami last time he was sick and ready for death? They were dancing in the streets like they had all just won the lotto lol
- hiscity, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10She was being fed through her stomach, didn't have her guts falling out, and wasn't 80 years old.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -39/+46@spamster00: "Just kill the guy already, most Cubans would be glad"
You mean Americans would be glad. Cubans don't want a CIA shill as their leader. If you think Castro is responsible for the poverty in Cuba, you watch too much American TV. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8That's true. Every law, by nature, is a restriction of freedom. Of course, I do have the opportunity to flee to another country if I wish. Cubans do not have that luxury.
- ZernanToledo, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10As Castro bows out, Chavez ascends.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Weekend At Bernie's 3: Castro's House Party!
I've got him in my Dead Pool this year. Come on... first death pays $50! - thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7I would to if I know I would be able to return home soon without a fear of death.
- escheriv, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8Agreed. Buried as lame because putting "BREAKING" in the headline is... well... lame.
- kittynipples, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Yeah, I'm pretty sure he was talking about the Miami Cubans who have fled from Castro's Cuba over the years, not the ones still on the island driving their 50s cars and hand carrying buckets of water to their houses.
- geekchic, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Last week, Castro was dead - this week he is just seriously ill - I'd call that an improvement then.
- Rabbethan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I live in Miami, so for me this means a Cuban BBQ is near. Mmmm...pork...
- jstohler, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6He's being fed intravenously. It won't be long.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Who cares? His brother will take over and he is a million times worse than Castro...
- dagobah77, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4@StatusWoe
"As for the "they grew up there under that system so that's all they know" that rings true pretty much everywhere. From singing your national anthem to reading news published in your country. That there is no real opposing media in Cuba is the most unfortunate thing about Communism."
Believe it or not in other countries our leaders actually change. Your statement just proves my point. The government of Cuba suppresses media they do not like. That's all they know because Cuba won't let anyone tell them anything different. Media control allows the government to tell Cubans anything they want without Cubans ever hearing an opposing viewpoint. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8Pay no attention to Diggers' opinions. They are loserboy nerds with no clue at all. They worship every two-bit crackpot dictator as long as he "stands up to the US" and scream and holler about how Bush is turning the country into a "dictatorship" although they've never seen or experienced one.
If they are Americans, they just hate themselves and the country that accords them the right to spout nonsense on the virtual septic tank that is the Web, something their tyrant heroes would not allow them to. If they're Euros, they're pissed-off child molesters with no relevance anyway.
In any case, they're only letting steam off. They're still so angry at having been beaten up in school. - lingyai, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Can we drop the embargo already. Over 40 years and it didn't bring the gov't down. We trade with all sorts of countries with bad gov't, much worse than cuba. Cuba is not a millitary threat in anyway either.
Whether you hate Castro or not, clearly there is NO REASON for the embargo. - Stevethegreat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Great!!! Time for Cuba to become America's racket again.
- Dumbledorito, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6And who the US would punish, via trade.
Would someone explain our policy towards Cuba as it relates to China? How can we have MFN with China and yet Cuba is somehow "worse?" - CiXeL, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4@ Corrosionx
"The USA is not white and english"
no its not. but it isnt a hispanic monoculture either.
the latins down here (mostly cuban) arent interested in any other culture
they drive out anyone not like them
they drive out asians, indians, etc.
there is a white flight out of miami because you guys make it intolerable to live here.
restaurants specializing in anything other than latin cuisine go belly up because of lack of demand.
you guys form cliques in the workplace and exclude others.
i hear things like "i dont eat turkey on thanksgiving, i'm not american"
Despite the fact they've been here three generations they dont consider themselves american.
you are the racist ones. you are the ones pushing us and every other culture out.
it will be a cold day in hell when you find a comfortable population of asians in miami. - andrew1193, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4"You mean Americans would be glad. Cubans don't want a CIA shill as their leader. If you think Castro is responsible for the poverty in Cuba, you watch too much American TV."
"ufia" lives in a world of his own.
In his world, communism and socialism doesn't cause poverty, America and the CIA does. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"Would someone explain our policy towards Cuba as it relates to China? How can we have MFN with China and yet Cuba is somehow "worse?""
Cause China could absolutely ***** us up if they wanted. Cuba can't do *****. Easier to pick on the little guy, ya know? - aoctavio, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5I hope he dies soon! Cuba Libre!
- mathewjm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2A newspaper cannot be breaking news. Also, this was breaking news, what, 4 weeks ago?
- caldroun, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Breaking: Doctor denies saying that Castro in serious condition
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/01/15/castro.condition/index.html
So which is it? - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2try 4 months.
- hiscity, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/healthnews.php?newsid=60918
According to El Pais:
-- Last summer Castro suffered serious intestinal bleeding which needed urgent surgery
-- Some of his large intestine was removed, and the colon connected to the rectum
-- He then developed peritonitis - the membrane that covers the digestive organs became inflamed
-- He then underwent another operation to drain the infected area
-- The rest of his large intestine was removed
-- He then developed inflammation of the bile duct...and the gall bladder (cholecystitis)
Fidel Castro is 80 years old. - orvtech, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3and to Venezuela and to Bolivia, Ecuador, Angola, etc...
- Afreyt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Not breaking news, and Good, Get On With Being Dead Already.
- CiXeL, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4wouldnt surprise me in the slightest
- dagobah77, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4@StatusWoe
Many people have grown up with him as their dictator. The people of North Korea love Kim Jong Il; Does that make him a good leader? I wonder if some would still love Castro if they saw what it was like outside Cuba and not from Cuban propaganda. I wonder if Cubans who have left Cuba love him. - clyde2801, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It was the first thing that entered my mind.
- Corrosionx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I know it's not that funny but the thought of Castro in a blender made me smile, and I wanted to share that smile.
- enharmonix, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I would say it's hypocritical to embargo Cuba and not China. China has a worse human rights record than Cuba but the fact that they have a hundreds of millions of sweatshop and slave laborers but for some reason it's okay to buy cheap goods from *them*. Not in my book. I'd *rather* take the economic hit of *not* doing business w/ China, but you're absolutely right: if we're not going to embargo China, then it's not fair to the people of Cuba.
- frankbardon, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Sounds like someone is a little bitter... the man got you down?
- djm0ther, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Cuba is a untouched gold mine waiting to breathe freedom. Its like entering a different era you see the antique cars and architecture.. It also holds a lot of pain over decades of families that have been separated by the hands of communism. Power is inevitably up for grabs when the when the old delusional tyrant passes. Someone young will have to mastermind, rise and spark the movement to free Cuba for good.
- armyvet, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2If you want breaking and BIASED go to CNN or BBC. If you want BREAKING and ACCURATE - well, there's not a network out there that's unbiased.
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