Comments on: Farewell, Fidel http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2008/02/21/farewell-fidel/ politics, media, culture and life from a queer boricua in brooklyn Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:46:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: cwisto http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2008/02/21/farewell-fidel/#comment-50155 cwisto Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:54:52 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2008/02/21/196#comment-50155 I don't see why you feel the need to post about something you yourself said you know little about, just because it's a "Latin@" issue; You're not accountable to be up on all Latin@ issues. I just feel that we, as an ethnicity, often play into the white ideal of us being a solidified and homogenous group. I get my friends asking me about Puerto Rican culture all the time, the main Spanish-speaking ethnic group around here, but I'm Mexican! How the fuck would I know? I don't think they would like it if I asked their Irish/German selves about Scandinavian culture. Latin@s are so diverse and, although solidarity is great and appreciated, I just don't feel any of us should feel guilty about not having an opinion about every Latin@ issue. I don’t see why you feel the need to post about something you yourself said you know little about, just because it’s a “Latin@” issue; You’re not accountable to be up on all Latin@ issues. I just feel that we, as an ethnicity, often play into the white ideal of us being a solidified and homogenous group. I get my friends asking me about Puerto Rican culture all the time, the main Spanish-speaking ethnic group around here, but I’m Mexican! How the fuck would I know? I don’t think they would like it if I asked their Irish/German selves about Scandinavian culture. Latin@s are so diverse and, although solidarity is great and appreciated, I just don’t feel any of us should feel guilty about not having an opinion about every Latin@ issue.

]]> By: honestly http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2008/02/21/farewell-fidel/#comment-49064 honestly Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:28:29 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2008/02/21/196#comment-49064 I am not a rabid redbaiter-I actually have some respect for Anarchism's core tenets-but Fidel had his share of strengths,weakness,successes and failures.The sort of socialism he supported did too. I also feel that state socialism made some serious mistakes. But anti-communists fanatics should refrain from railing about Cuba and taking note that capitalism as an economic system is not all it is cracked up to be either. For every economic tiger, there was at least two banana republics.This was often the case in economics in support of a capitalist economic agenda. Oh, and yeah, I also think U.S. support of "democracy" is code speak for U.S. control/hegemony/"interests". Speaking of democracy, judging from the debacles in Florida that we had in recent history-it would behoove us to preserve or expand what little we got left in our own borders. I am positive that the third world has made it share of mistakes(even if they accomplish alot of great things we rarely hear commented on) but the U.S. though great at times, ain't the shining city on the hill. There are times the country is actually O.K. but it ain't always the stellar role model it upholds itself to be; and the propaganda that disputes this fact gets tired quick. My biggest gripe with the anti-Fidel and anticommunist critics is that for all the criticism heaped upon the man, Cuba was not heaven during the reign of Batista. Cuba would have had economic problems even if they supported capitalism. Some of the bests capitalist regimes are going through their share of hardships. This years after the cold war. Communism can't be blamed for all this. Specially in countries that never supported it in the first place. I am not a rabid redbaiter-I actually have some respect for Anarchism’s core tenets-but Fidel had his share of strengths,weakness,successes and failures.The sort of socialism he supported did too. I also feel that state socialism made some serious mistakes. But anti-communists fanatics should refrain from railing about Cuba and taking note that capitalism as an economic system is not all it is cracked up to be either. For every economic tiger, there was at least two banana republics.This was often the case in economics in support of a capitalist economic agenda. Oh, and yeah, I also think U.S. support of “democracy” is code speak for U.S. control/hegemony/”interests”. Speaking of democracy, judging from the debacles in Florida that we had in recent history-it would behoove us to preserve or expand what little we got left in our own borders. I am positive that the third world has made it share of mistakes(even if they accomplish alot of great things we rarely hear commented on) but the U.S. though great at times, ain’t the shining city on the hill. There are times the country is actually O.K. but it ain’t always the stellar role model it upholds itself to be; and the propaganda that disputes this fact gets tired quick. My biggest gripe with the anti-Fidel and anticommunist critics is that for all the criticism heaped upon the man, Cuba was not heaven during the reign of Batista. Cuba would have had economic problems even if they supported capitalism. Some of the bests capitalist regimes are going through their share of hardships. This years after the cold war. Communism can’t be blamed for all this. Specially in countries that never supported it in the first place.

]]> By: USpace http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2008/02/21/farewell-fidel/#comment-48677 USpace Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:51:13 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2008/02/21/196#comment-48677 Interesting angle. Cool. Castro is human garbage who has killed thousands of Cubans in his failed pursuit of a communist paradise. absurd thought - God of the Universe says Castro was BRILLIANT like Marx, Lenin and Mao he helped redefine EVIL absurd thought - God of the Universe says celebrities are GUILTY of having talent and luck so they must praise dictators absurd thought - God of the Universe says never admit you were wrong Communism’s FANTASTIC BEST false ideology absurd thought - God of the Universe says keep your people poor deny them decent health care convince them they have it GREAT Fidel Castro murderous tyrant - fools' hero communist freedom killer imprisons many poets... http://absurdthoughtsaboutgod.blogspot.com/2008/02/castro-steps-down-but-cuba-to-remain.html http://www.therealcuba.com/ :) . Interesting angle. Cool. Castro is human garbage who has killed thousands of Cubans in his failed pursuit of a communist paradise.

absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
Castro was BRILLIANT

like Marx, Lenin and Mao
he helped redefine EVIL

absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
celebrities are GUILTY

of having talent and luck
so they must praise dictators

absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
never admit you were wrong

Communism’s FANTASTIC
BEST false ideology

absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
keep your people poor

deny them decent health care
convince them they have it GREAT

Fidel Castro
murderous tyrant
- fools’ hero

communist freedom killer
imprisons many poets…

http://absurdthoughtsaboutgod.blogspot.com/2008/02/castro-steps-down-but-cuba-to-remain.html

http://www.therealcuba.com/
:) .

]]> By: Billy http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2008/02/21/farewell-fidel/#comment-48622 Billy Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:58:20 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2008/02/21/196#comment-48622 ". . . it seems that every time the U.S. pushes for “democracy” somewhere else, they’re really pushing to twist the nation in question to serve American interests" Word. “. . . it seems that every time the U.S. pushes for “democracy” somewhere else, they’re really pushing to twist the nation in question to serve American interests”

Word.

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