Ding dong...the witch will be dead
For most Cuban-Americans my age, the impending death of Fidel Castro is like the winning lottery ticket in the back pocket -- an almost but not quite happening. Now U.S. government sources say the dictator has about 18 months to live.
Delay the celebration. I'll believe it at the funeral.
Delay the celebration. I'll believe it at the funeral.
posted by Ana Veciana-Suarez at 8:44 AM
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Lottery ticket, indeed. No matter how he has set his brother up as the new leader - things will certainly have to change on the island.
Raul may be just as ruthless but he lacks the charisma and personal power of his brother. There must be younger men in positions to make a move and take control away from the baby brother.
It is curious that they film Fidel in an ill-fitting outfit - doing pathetic movements, as to prove his fitness. He proves the total opposite.
When he is gone, all bets are off. Who knows what they have up their sleeves. It will be interesting, in any case.
His death will not bring back the previous glory of island nor all the souls that he had executed or the countless that died trying to escape.
He is temporary - we all are. It's just a shame that he didn't die long ago, before he caused the death of so many others.
Lottery ticket indeed. I wonder if he is, at all, reflecting on his life and (perhaps) fearing the moment of accounting. Who knows.
Statistics show that most people who win the lottery are bankrupt within 3-5 years. Your win will be empty. If you are Cubans living in Miami... you are living in a dictatorship. What kind of "democratic" goverment won't let it's people vacation where they want...poor americans can't enjoy Cuba without Bush's permision. Not to mention the usual "glitches" and "re-counts" during elections. It's governemt that does the same if not worse than the leader you seem to despise ... if your family moved to Maimi in the 50's and 60's during the revolution... bad things happen during a revolution. Have you not read your American history books and learned of the oppresion by the U.s and the exploitation of cuban people? It wasn't the U.S that was creating schools or hospitals for all citizens regardless of ethinicity. THey weren't even taking care of the workers slaving away on the plantations. Homelessness in Vancouver for the Olympics is a huge topic in Canada. ALso our health care and education is going down the tubes. That we would be so lucky to have a leader that values good health care and education. Waiting for Castro to die and expecting a celebration and gratification is ludicras. I'm glad you have bought the goods the U.S has sold you.... that it is Fidel and not the U.S that has made the country poor. It is the U.S that harbours terrorist that bombed a Cuban plane... TSk tsk on all of you. As a Canadian we are waiting for Bush to no longer be in power.
Gotta love these Canadians. ^
I am from New Orleans originally. We have a certain kinship with our sister city in Miami. I can certainly understand where the writer is coming from. By the way, canuck, if Fidel is so great, then why can't his people visit us? Instead of worrying about our freedoms here, enjoy yours and go visit the dying louse. Geez, get a grip already. Spew your crap up there in the freezer, no one down here gives a damn about what you people up there think.
Back to the subject at hand. I grew up with a number of Cuban-Americans in New Orleans. I also lived in Jamaica in 1980/81 when Fidel was trying to convert the PNP into the local communist party and export his "revolucion" to that island. Unfortunately, it'll be a good day when the dude is dead. I take no joy in hoping for his death, but one man should not have this much power over his people and his country on this planet. Que se muere el lider!
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