Rumors of His Death Are Greatly …
By Denise Best | Related entries in Blogging, The World… exaggerated?
Whose demise is being conjectured?
Castro’s that is.
So, whether rumors of Castro’s death are true, this time or not, the question really is …
What happens when Castro really does pass away?
Is it a case of where a larger than life character (and sometimes caricature) is removed, the cause goes with him? Or is there a leadership plan of progression in place that will insure Castro’s “legacy” endures?
For that matter, what’s the U.S. plan in dealing with a new generational leadership in Cuba?
Should be interesting when Castro finally does exit the world stage and a new Cuban leader ascends …
Of course, he could have passed quite sometime ago and a look-alike put in his place. Hmmm … from the producers of “Dave,” we bring you ….
“Fidel!”
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July 12th, 2006 at 9:52 am
Why is it that we (US) don’t like Cuba? I ask that question and am told that it’s for stupid and outdated reasons.
I hear it is a very nice place to vacation (if we could go there), and enough already with the ban on Cuban cigars.
July 12th, 2006 at 10:30 am
Quite simple, actually: US policy is to try (and mostly fail) to isolate Cuba because winning Florida’s electoral votes substantially increases the chances of a candidate winning the Presidency. And winning Florida requires pandering to the Cuban-exile community in Florida, or at least not offending them over something that nobody else in the country cares that much about.
Treating Cuba like we treat Uzbekistan or Venezula (two countries whose governments we don’t particularly esteem) would probably do more to weaken Castro than what we currently do. But such minor details are irrelevant. The definition of a fanatic is someone who repeats doing something over and over in the expectation of a different outcome.
When Castro goes, at least we can find out if the exile community hated Fidel in particular. Or if nothing that happens in Cuba (except being welcomed back personally as the new government) would cause them to change.
July 12th, 2006 at 10:37 am
I have many Spanish friends who visited and they say Havana is expensive and the food is terrible. The people are very nice particulary when you get out of the city.
July 12th, 2006 at 3:51 pm
Actually Pete, the food in Cuba is great so long as you stay away from the restaurants allowed by the government. If you want really good Cuban food you have to go to the underground restaurants, which in most cases happen to be located within the the domicile of the owners. That is, many people run ghost restaurants from their homes, it takes a while to find them but its worth it. At its height, Cuba was the gem of the Caribbean, and once Castro and his system come down, it will be again.
WJ- Right on, with regard to the explanation of the reasons behind our Cuban policy. So long as Florida remains a critical state to win for the presidential election, the policy will not change.
July 12th, 2006 at 10:14 pm
Meredith, I know that you didn’t mean it to be — but do you have any idea of how insulting this comment is to the tens/hundreds of thousands of Cuban exiles that escaped from Fidel’s brutal dictatorship? I have no doubt that you do not, or you would not have written it. I would suggest that you not ask that/those person(s) anything much beyond the weather, because they are ignorant.
If you would like, I can introduce you to many Cuban exiles and their children. They would be happy to explain Fidel to you.
July 13th, 2006 at 2:06 pm
Dos,
I thought that might have been a stupid question when I asked it, but it did occur to me about the brutal dictatorship and all that. I guess I just don’t understand how making cuban cigars illegal is really doing much to solve that problem. And, yeah, I know that we don’t want to support their economy and all that, but would it be dangerous for Americans to go there? Isn’t it illegal for us to go there? I guess I’m just not clear on what our policy is with regard to Cuba, and would it change once Fidel is gone?