FIDEL CASTRO HAS PASSED

[Jimi Swagger]

He is a polarizing figure for sure. Did some things forreal. However, the Cubans that hate him are mostly the white, racist elite Cubans who benefited from the Batista regime. Castro led the revolution that overthrew Batista (who was a real piece of shyt) in 1959. It was impressive how Castro would constantly the U.S though

What fukked them up economically wasn't so much the embargo (which didn't help) it was the collapse of the Soviet Union.

I've been to Cuba and I'm actually going back in a few months. It will be interesting to see the dynamic by that time.

Thanks for the breakdown breh. I wanted to go to Cuba. This group that I linked up with for Afro Latino travel for Mexico sponsors educational trips there and I am interested. What is it like? Spouse has advised me not to travel for a while so I probably won't get leisure vacation for another year. DM info on Havanna and other stuff if you have it.

Heard it was nothing but casinos and brothels for wealthy international people until Castro cleaned house.
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[alpo]

Cuban Cacs in Miami are racist than southern whites. They also voted for Trump

no they not, them cac Cubans soft as hell

 

[Clayton Endicott]

I would love to hear an educated rebuttal to this....



Any takers?

Calling all cacs... calling all cacs... They ain't got shyt

 

[Paradise50]

Thanks for the breakdown breh. I wanted to go to Cuba. This group that I linked up with for Afro Latino travel for Mexico sponsors educational trips there and I am interested. What is it like? Spouse has advised me not to travel for a while so I probably won't get leisure vacation for another year. DM info on Havanna and other stuff if you have it.

Heard it was nothing but casinos and brothels for wealthy international people until Castro cleaned house.
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Yep....rich folks played there instead of Miami. I can see the old days of Cuba returning

 

[Cadillac]

R.i.p to the man

 

[Cuban Pete]

and thats ok..he wasnt a saint ...but in many ways Fidel acted the way he did in part because the CIA would never stop fukking with him with coups and assasination attempts...that shyt non stop can drive anyone over the edge

they used to run cuba with criminals (actual mobsters) under the auspices of Batista a brutal dictator who even JFK said was the most corrupt dictator in the world.





RIP

He killed up to a hundred thousand Cubans bro. Not all of them CACs. I support his interventions in Africa against Apartheid and his domestic programs to educate and create social programs. But he locked up alot of ppl on petty charges and did his fair share of dirt. He used to rock rolexes and adidas tracksuits but would arrest citizens for doing the same. Like I said, polarizing figure to say the least

 

[CookisaCac]

finally one positive thing in 2016

Coli staff members yall

 

[Leasy]

First breh in the Western hemisphere who said fukk cac imperialism and the mob

 

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

2016 is truly undefeated. I'm almost scared for 2017

My dog died this year too.

 

[avon barksdale]

 

[ⒶⓁⒾⒶⓈ]

He killed up to a hundred thousand Cubans bro. Not all of them CACs. I support his interventions in Africa against Apartheid and his domestic programs to educate and create social programs. But he locked up alot of ppl on petty charges and did his fair share of dirt. He used to rock rolexes and adidas tracksuits but would arrest citizens for doing the same. Like I said, polarizing figure to say the least

Hold up...lets remember the man who Castro got rid of...Batista...ever wonder why you never hear his name???

I believe that there is no country in the world including any and all the countries under colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to my country's policies during the Batista regime. I approved the proclamation which Fidel Castro made in the Sierra Maestra, when he justifiably called for justice and especially yearned to rid Cuba of corruption. I will even go further: to some extent it is as though Batista was the incarnation of a number of sins on the part of the United States. Now we shall have to pay for those sins. In the matter of the Batista regime, I am in agreement with the first Cuban revolutionaries. That is perfectly clear.

— U.S. President John F. Kennedy, to Jean Daniel, October 24, 1963

Kennedy himself called him the "most corrupt dictator"...and this was AFTER the bay of pigs

At the beginning of 1959 United States companies owned about 40 percent of the Cuban sugar lands—almost all the cattle ranches—90 percent of the mines and mineral concessions—80 percent of the utilities—practically all the oil industry—and supplied two-thirds of Cuba's imports.

— John F. Kennedy[36]
According to historian and author James S. Olson, the U.S. government essentially became a "co-conspirator" in the arrangement because of Batista's strong opposition to communism, which, in the rhetoric of the Cold War, seemed to maintain business stability and a pro-U.S. posture on the island.[4] Thus, in the view of Olson, "The U.S. government had no difficulty in dealing with him, even if he was a hopeless despot."[4] On October 6, 1960 Senator John F. Kennedy, in the midst of his campaign for the U.S. Presidency, decried Batista's relationship with the U.S. government and criticized the Eisenhower administration for supporting him:

"Fulgencio Batista murdered 20,000 Cubans in seven years ... and he turned Democratic Cuba into a complete police state—destroying every individual liberty. Yet our aid to his regime, and the ineptness of our policies, enabled Batista to invoke the name of the United States in support of his reign of terror. Administration spokesmen publicly praised Batista—hailed him as a staunch ally and a good friend—at a time when Batista was murdering thousands, destroying the last vestiges of freedom, and stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from the Cuban people, and we failed to press for free elections."[36]

Not only was Batista himself a criminal..he turned over his country to the Mob...the Mafia ran Havana in the 50s .it was a narco state organised crime playground.

Brothels flourished. A major industry grew up around them; government officials received bribes, policemen collected protection money. Prostitutes could be seen standing in doorways, strolling the streets, or leaning from windows. One report estimated that 11,500 of them worked their trade in Havana. Beyond the outskirts of the capital, beyond the slot machines, was one of the poorest, and most beautiful countries in the Western world.

— David Detzer, American journalist, after visiting Havana in the 1950s [38]
In the 1950s, Havana served as "a hedonistic playground for the world's elite", producing sizable gambling, prostitution and drug profits for American Mafiosos, corrupt law-enforcement officials, and their politically elected cronies.[39] In fact, drugs, be it marijuana or cocaine, were so plentiful at the time that one American magazine in 1950 proclaimed "Narcotics are hardly more difficult to obtain in Cuba than a shot of rum. And only slightly more expensive."[39]

In a bid to profit from such an environment, Batista established lasting relationships with organized crime, notably with American mobsters Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano, and under his rule Havana became known as "the Latin Las Vegas."[40] Batista and Lansky formed a friendship and business relationship that flourished for a decade. During a stay at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York in the late 1940s, it was mutually agreed that, in return for kickbacks, Batista would give Lansky and the Mafia control of Havana's racetracks and casinos.[41]

The regular people lived in terror

In an effort to gather information about Castro's army, Batista's secret police pulled in people for questioning. Many innocent people were tortured by Batista's police, while suspects, including youth, were publicly executed as a warning to others who were considering joining the insurgency. Additionally, "Hundreds of mangled bodies were left hanging from lamp posts or dumped in the streets in a grotesque variation of the Spanish colonial practice of public executions."[56] The brutal behavior backfired and increased support for the guerrillas. In 1958, 45 organizations signed an open letter supporting the July 26 Movement, among them national bodies representing lawyers, architects, dentists, accountants, and social workers. Castro, who had originally relied on the support of the poor, was now gaining the backing of the influential middle classes.[citation needed]

The United States supplied Batista with planes, ships, tanks, and the latest technology, such as napalm, which he used against the insurgency. However, in March 1958, the U.S. announced it would stop selling arms to the Cuban government.[63] Soon after, the U.S. imposed an arms embargo, further weakening the government's position,[64] although land owners and others who benefited from the government continued to support Batista.[25]

Then add the fact that the CIA tried overthrowing and assasinating him many times...theres no way he could ever trust the US

You have to stop believing everything the establishment media says bruh

 

[Cadillac]

Yup. From all over Africa and the Caribbean as well.

My sister got her medical degree from Cuba and my girl is currently there studying.

As a matter of fact I just came back from Cuba this week.

That's dope

One more reason why black people should not be celebrating. Pay respect to man and the good he did specifically for the Diaspora

 

[Biscayne]

Yup. From all over Africa and the Caribbean as well.

My sister got her medical degree from Cuba and my girl is currently there studying.

As a matter of fact I just came back from Cuba this week.

AGAIN, I wanna hear a rebuttal from those who wanna argue the contrary...



Seems like Fidel has done alot for the underprivileged of the world. Especially for Africans..

 

[Wild self]

I still don't understand why he taken freedom of speech away from the Cubans in Cuba.

But he fought near impossible forces and won. That takes a legendary mindset to do.

 

[Biscayne]

Hold up...lets remember the man who Castro got rid of...Batista...ever wonder why you never hear his name???



Kennedy himself called him the "most corrupt dictator"...and this was AFTER the bay of pigs


Not only was Batista himself a criminal..he turned over his country to the Mob...the Mafia ran Havana in the 50s .it was a narco state organised crime playground.


The regular people lived in terror


Then add the fact that the CIA tried overthrowing and assasinating him many times...theres no way he could ever trust the US

You have to stop believing everything the establishment media says bruh

AGAIN, I wanna see a rebuttal to all of this pro-Castro talk. Those who are pro Castro seem to be making great points...