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Old 11-26-2016, 03:31 PM   #71
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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard View Post
No but history isn't as clear cut as good vs. bad as many people here like to believe. The Batista regime was one which was rife with corruption, poverty, and heinous crimes primarily supported with American dollars to deplete the country of resources. The American embargo has been responsible for the country being incredibly poor and relying on Soviet aid for survival. The actual history of Cuba is one that is extremely complex and to just say that they hope someone died a painful death doesn't do service to the actual issues and is rather just intent on having divisive and unproductive Trumpian rhetoric.

this is very true. The very people that are celebrating Castro death in Little Havana today, how would their lives have been under Batista? Nobody knows.
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