Fidel Castro dead

[W|M]

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So what do people here think about his legacy? Is his death a tragedy worth mourning? How is this going to influence the future of Latin America, especially Cuba?

 

[Valka D'Ur]

The tone on another forum I belong to is celebratory.

The tone here in Canada so far is more civilized. If you read the comments below the article I've linked below, you'll see that (so far) the only negative comments are partisan swipes at our Prime Minister.

Cuba's Fidel Castro dead at 90

Canada did not cut diplomatic relations with Cuba, and Castro and former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau were good friends. Castro attended Trudeau's funeral, and our current PM, Justin Trudeau, visited Cuba just a few days ago.

 

[CavLancer]

End of an era. Never met the man, dunno much about him except he allied with the Soviets.

 

[Paul in Saudi]

I am very pleased that Cuba can move on to its next era. I hope it is one of peace, wealth and happiness, with perhaps a condo I can retire to.

 

[CavLancer]

Hear its pretty nice too. A lot of money is going to pour into the place and then they'll have another revolution.

 

[Kyriakos]

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So what do people here think about his legacy? Is his death a tragedy worth mourning? How is this going to influence the future of Latin America, especially Cuba?

I forever associate him with a scene in The Godfather II, cause it was all downhill for Fredo after that ;_;

 

[amadeus]

Castro's dead but Cuban socialism lives on.

Cuba would be better off the other way around.

 

[Silurian]

He did a lot of good for the ordinary Cubans but he did not give them freedom

 

[Snerk]

A revolutionary till the end. I am glad he lived, but I am also glad he did not rule my country.

His passing now is probably a good thing as he has not been too enthusiastic about reforms. Hopefully Raul can get some reforms through with Obama still in office.

If Cuba insist on remaining a one party state they should look to China in how they manage leadership renewal. Instead of pushing the problem ahead of them they start making preparations ten years in advance.

 

[W|M]

Implementation of Chinese political and economic reforms

 

[Snerk]

If Cuba insist on remaining a one party state they should look to China in how they manage leadership renewal.

Implementation of Chinese political and economic reforms

I don't see your point.

 

[Recon Rover]

Canadians are by far the largest visitors to Cuba (to the point it's almost a rite of passage to vacation there) and this death will mark the end of an era for both countries.

However, I am not sure much will change in Cuba. Nothing ever does really. That's the great thing about visiting it but having the option to leave at the same time.

 

[Evie]

He won't be missed and mourned in the way so much of the class of '16 will, but the idea of a world without him in it is still a weird one.

 

[Ajidica]

I didn't realize it was possible for Castro to die. Rather, they had followed in the proud socialist tradition of mummifying leaders but forgot to wait until Castro died before preserving him.

 

[plarq]

I am very pleased that Cuba can move on to its next era. I hope it is one of peace, wealth and happiness, with perhaps a condo I can retire to.

No, Fidel is not the reigning one anyway. You'd wish for the death of Raul, though.

 

[civman110]

The tone on another forum I belong to is celebratory.

The tone here in Canada so far is more civilized. If you read the comments below the article I've linked below, you'll see that (so far) the only negative comments are partisan swipes at our Prime Minister.

Cuba's Fidel Castro dead at 90

Canada did not cut diplomatic relations with Cuba, and Castro and former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau were good friends. Castro attended Trudeau's funeral, and our current PM, Justin Trudeau, visited Cuba just a few days ago.

Of course they were friends Pierre Turdeau was a card carrying Communist. He was actually barred from entering the US before he became PM.

 

[plarq]

During the 1950s he was blacklisted by the United States and prevented from entering that country because of a visit to a conference in Moscow, and because he subscribed to a number of left-wing publications. Trudeau later appealed the ban and it was rescinded.

How was that fair? That's just McCarthy pipedream stuff. The real anti-communist measure should be done from secret services such as FBI and CIA, not some stupid committee.

 

[Baba Yetu]

The annoying thing about his death is to see some people celebrating his death (as if it was the Devil incarnated) and other people talking about him as if it was an angel, forgetting about all his crimes. When people will grow up and understand that most historical people are not either devils or heros, but a few of both (and mostly human)? We should be able to admire the amazing health public system created by him, the fact that there are no children with severe desnutrition (something that most rich country were unable to do). And he was able to do that despite a heavy economic embargo. But those things won't make me to forget that he was a dictator and, as such, he committed several crimes. And I won't excuse him for that, even if I consider that the other side (the USA and allies) were taking equally immoral measures to fight him and his allies.
We will understand History better at the moment we stop classifying everyone as a hero or a devil. Most were simply human.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Of course they were friends Pierre Turdeau was a card carrying Communist. He was actually barred from entering the US before he became PM.

Oh? And what makes you think Canada would choose a "card carrying Communist" as our Prime Minister... several times? With the exception of the very brief (9 months) Progressive Conservative government in 1979-80, Pierre Trudeau was in power from 1968 to 1984.

 

[civman110]

Oh? And what makes you think Canada would choose a "card carrying Communist" as our Prime Minister...

Um, because they did... and Castro was at Pierre Trudeau's funeral.