tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post4968862152614508809..comments2023-12-21T07:05:42.464-05:00Comments on Erik's Choice: Cuba and the Tree of KnowledgeErik Donald Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-50010588743031840752008-01-21T11:48:00.000-05:002008-01-21T11:48:00.000-05:00Dr. Evil -- I'd rather have Castro as dictator tha...Dr. Evil -- I'd rather have Castro as dictator than Bush, but I'd prefer Castro to step down rather than be like a Supreme Court justice who hangs around too long. He should have held elections for a successor a long time ago. As for Bush, I'm counting down the days. . .<BR/><BR/>Jilly, that one looks priceless ;)Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-22602885776591391882008-01-20T18:05:00.000-05:002008-01-20T18:05:00.000-05:00You forgot Red Zone Cuba (MST3K).:DYou forgot Red Zone Cuba (MST3K).<BR/><BR/>:DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-57340949007576362382008-01-20T17:16:00.000-05:002008-01-20T17:16:00.000-05:00I'd rather have Castro as our president than Dubya...I'd rather have Castro as our president than Dubya.Generalissimo (Dictator) for lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362323065314162881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-33525566549464071682008-01-20T14:39:00.000-05:002008-01-20T14:39:00.000-05:00Johnny -- great comparisons that make sense. Cool....Johnny -- great comparisons that make sense. Cool.Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-55182940890443617562008-01-20T14:33:00.000-05:002008-01-20T14:33:00.000-05:00A friend put it in perspective. Whatever Castro's ...A friend put it in perspective. Whatever Castro's and his regime's faults, compare the last 50 years of Cuba to the last fifty years of Guatemala. No comparison. Guatemala was a charnel house and is still reeling from the brutal right-wing dictatorships that wiped out whole populations of indigenous people. When Castro is gone, I think that Cuba will become a prosperous, peaceful place. I think, ironically, it compares to Spain's Franco-- he was a dictator but put the infrastructure for democracy in place. <BR/><BR/>I learned an interesting fact reading Tad Szulc's bio of Castro years ago: Castro's father and Franco grew up near one another in Spain. I think that the old spanish caudillo, the "godfather" was a model for both men, one right, one left.Johnny Yenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-46585128625675655992008-01-20T12:59:00.000-05:002008-01-20T12:59:00.000-05:00Haven't seen these.Haven't seen these.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com