Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

[dpricenator]

13 August 1926
Let's all take a moment to wish Fidel Castro A Happy Birthday. He is a glorious 81 years young today. Now lets all take a moment to wish that this be his last birthday.

HEY FIDEL!!!!! :angerFU:

 

[Headbanger]

:bdaycake:

 

[Halon]

Why does everybody hate Fidel so much? It's the assholes on our end who you should hate. We've rejected their aid and we pretty much tell them their lives suck and that we'll "show them the way" after their leader dies. It's not like Raul is gonna go for any of our political ways -- it was him and Che that turned Cuba communist. Castro just wanted what was best for his people. Hating communists is no excuse, either, cause I'm sure your clothes were made in a communist country(or worse).
Sorry, I don't mean to rant or be off topic, but I think saying Castro sucks is uneducated. We're the jerks standing by some bullcrap piece of paper that we signed half a century ago when we got scurred and are too proud to admit that it is dumb to have it around anymore.
Besides, it's the #1 tourist destination for Canadians! It can't be that bad!


TYLER

 

[jwintosh]

eh???

 

[CWS]

Why does everybody hate Fidel so much? It's the assholes on our end who you should hate. We've rejected their aid and we pretty much tell them their lives suck and that we'll "show them the way" after their leader dies. It's not like Raul is gonna go for any of our political ways -- it was him and Che that turned Cuba communist. Castro just wanted what was best for his people. Hating communists is no excuse, either, cause I'm sure your clothes were made in a communist country(or worse).
Sorry, I don't mean to rant or be off topic, but I think saying Castro sucks is uneducated. We're the jerks standing by some bullcrap piece of paper that we signed half a century ago when we got scurred and are too proud to admit that it is dumb to have it around anymore.
Besides, it's the #1 tourist destination for Canadians! It can't be that bad!


TYLER

So now its the Canada your makin fun of Eh?

I think your right, although Fidel's track record on rights and humanity is not great, the embargo is really no longer on him.

 

[dpricenator]

I agree with some of that Tyler, but Fidel ruined thousands of lives of native Cubanos and also allowed the russians to park nukes right off our shores. He also took a good capitalist market and made it state run so that he could have multiple houses and riches while his people suffered. As far as I'm concerned, A communist Dictator is someone we can HATE. Cuba in itself is a beautiful country, with great people. With out Fidel, we could vacation there as well.

 

[Halon]

lol, I'm not knocking on Canadians. Just saying that they're a pretty chill country, and if that's their favorite place to go then do you really think it's bad?
Both countries have messed up a bit, and all I want is a mojito and a good cigar in Havana! I'm just not sure if Raul comes into power that the embargo will end. Hopefully someone else will take the reigns soon and we can end the embargo.


TYLER

 

[CWS]

lol, I'm not knocking on Canadians. Just saying that they're a pretty chill country, and if that's their favorite place to go then do you really think it's bad?
Both countries have messed up a bit, and all I want is a mojito and a good cigar in Havana! I'm just not sure if Raul comes into power that the embargo will end. Hopefully someone else will take the reigns soon and we can end the embargo.


TYLER

I know that Tyler. :rofl:

 

[smokem94]

Ending the Embargo is the quickest way to some form of capitalism for Cuba.

 

[cvm4]

Ending the Embargo is the quickest way to some form of capitalism for Cuba.

The US is the only country that has an embargo against Cuba. Every other country to can do as they please. Lots of countries want to invest in Cuba, but Castro is the stubborn one. So I wouldn't be so quick to say that.

 

[Halon]

The US is the only country that has an embargo against Cuba. Every other country to can do as they please. Lots of countries want to invest in Cuba, but Castro is the stubborn one. So I wouldn't be so quick to say that.

Every other country can do as they please, but every other country pretty much needs to trade with us. So we can tell, say, China, that if they export cars to Cuba that we'll stop trading with them. China would much rather do business with us than with Cuba, so they don't give Cuba any cars. Little bit more money here.
That might not be correct at all -- it's just something I think I heard in an econ class sometime. It makes sense, though.


TYLER