11-25-2016, 10:32 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Fidel Castro dies
Watching Al Jazeera English. They are sourcing Cuban State Tv. Fidel Castro was 90 years old. Will post a link when I get it.
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11-25-2016, 10:43 PM
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#5
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Lifetime In Suspension
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That's a shame, the good always die so young.
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11-25-2016, 10:47 PM
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#6
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Scoring Winger
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Location: Section 307
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11-25-2016, 11:05 PM
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#7
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I just assumed he's been dead for years and were propping up his carcass so that Raul could transition into power peacefully.
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11-25-2016, 11:19 PM
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#8
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
ugh, 2016.. enough already!  |
Came to make that joke. Leaving satisfied.
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11-25-2016, 11:20 PM
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Miami will be an interesting place tomorrow
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11-25-2016, 11:26 PM
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Retired
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An iconic figure of our lifetimes.
Cuba would have been better off without him.
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11-25-2016, 11:32 PM
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I believe in the Jays.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Delgar
Cuba would have been better off without him.
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Probably not. Fidel vs Fulgencio Batista... I'd probably opt for Fidel.
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11-25-2016, 11:38 PM
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Retired
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Originally Posted by Parallex
Probably not. Fidel vs Fulgencio Batista... I'd probably opt for Fidel.
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Fair enough and I don't know enough to comment.
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11-26-2016, 12:24 AM
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Norm!
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The guy was a brutal oppressor of human rights, locked up anyone who didn't agree with his views, ran forced labor camps executed and systematically tortured political dissidents.
I wouldn't be willing to classify him as good. Hopefully with him gone the government can start carrying out more meaningful reforms. Hopefully Raul can start releasing some of the political prisoners that his brother left to rot in prisons as a sign that the old ways are dead.
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11-26-2016, 12:42 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Calgary
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I have to stop reading news site comment sections.
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11-26-2016, 01:05 AM
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First Line Centre
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Wow, out lived JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, W, almost Obama. Quite a legacy.
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11-26-2016, 01:23 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PostandIn
Wow, out lived JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, W, almost Obama. Quite a legacy.
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Well, outlasted not outlived. Everyone since Reagan is still alive. Also, he didn't really outlast W or Obama since Raul has been running things since 2006.
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11-26-2016, 01:30 AM
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The Cubans have had a history of being oppressed from the Spanish to the Americans/Batista and then Castro. Hopefully this is the start of meaningful changes to bring them a slice of freedom.
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11-26-2016, 01:57 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bunk
Miami will be an interesting place tomorrow
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The party started 3 hours ago and is getting larger by the minute.
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11-26-2016, 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by getbak
Well, outlasted not outlived. Everyone since Reagan is still alive. Also, he didn't really outlast W or Obama since Raul has been running things since 2006.
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What's this mean? Outlasted vs. Outlived? Is there a point here?
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11-26-2016, 02:12 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Field near Field, AB
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Lets all start a contentious CP debate over a dictator that caused much harm to his people. Lets get the semantics in play, the political views and try carve each other up over some forum posts. LET THE GAMES BEGIN. Even though we didn't live in the brutal regime.
Or how about we just let him pass and focus on the future and the good things going on.
Now with that I would like to say Fidel is sponsoring the NDP of Alberta in all their endeavours.
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