KSRBEvans
11-26-2016, 09:43 AM
Dead at 90.
It's interesting (and sickening) to read how some are actually eulogizing him today. Helpful to sort out the useful idiots, but we pretty much already knew who they were, anyway. This WaPo op-ed (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/farewell-to-cubas-brutal-big-brother/2016/11/26/d369affe-0eeb-11e6-bfa1-4efa856caf2a_story.html?postshare=1341480166071356&tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.6304614838a7) on Castro's atrocities is well worth reading, but I thought this section presents a good summary on the dichotomy in reaction:
One of the most brutal dictators in modern history has just died. Oddly enough, some will mourn his passing, and many an obituary will praise him. Millions of Cubans who have been waiting impatiently for this moment for more than half a century will simply ponder his crimes and recall the pain and suffering he caused.
Why this discrepancy? Because deceit was one of Fidel Castro’s greatest talents, and gullibility is one of the world’s greatest frailties.
It's interesting (and sickening) to read how some are actually eulogizing him today. Helpful to sort out the useful idiots, but we pretty much already knew who they were, anyway. This WaPo op-ed (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/farewell-to-cubas-brutal-big-brother/2016/11/26/d369affe-0eeb-11e6-bfa1-4efa856caf2a_story.html?postshare=1341480166071356&tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.6304614838a7) on Castro's atrocities is well worth reading, but I thought this section presents a good summary on the dichotomy in reaction:
One of the most brutal dictators in modern history has just died. Oddly enough, some will mourn his passing, and many an obituary will praise him. Millions of Cubans who have been waiting impatiently for this moment for more than half a century will simply ponder his crimes and recall the pain and suffering he caused.
Why this discrepancy? Because deceit was one of Fidel Castro’s greatest talents, and gullibility is one of the world’s greatest frailties.