"Andy Garcia and other gusanos will always hate Castro and Che because the Cuban Revolution stripped these rich parasites of the property and authority. Cuba had already had its days as a "democracy" under the hated U.S stooge Batista. Any Cuban with a brain knows that a pro-U.S "democracy" will result in disaster for the average Cuban. But Miami gusanos couldn't care less, they just want their casinos back. It was amusing that Andy Garcia portrayed the Cuban-Americans' hero Batista as such a demon. In my opinion it was merely to limit the criticism from the Latin American community. Nonetheless, this was the only accurate portrayal in this movie. Then there was the fantasy that their was a "democratic" opposition to Batista. Only in little Andy's mind of course. The "democratic" forces were the U.S funded gusano terrorists in Miami which was made up of former Batista thugs, mafia, and landlords.
The most amusing thing however, was Elizabeth Pena when she bans the saxophone because its Belgian, and the Belgian ruling class was oppression the Congolese people. Anti-Belgian chauvinism, not very Communist. But Andy Garcia obviously thought that having Elizabeth Pena telling a Belgian Communist to buzz off was pushing it. Then there was the portrayal of Che Guevara as a murderer, inspite of the fact that his "victims" were all Batista thugs. Andy couldn't bring himself to fully demonize Batista. Che will always be made into a monster by the U.S government and the Miami gusanos.
The Cuban workers state has survived repeated attemps by the USA and their Miami gusanos to turn over the Cuban Revolution for almost 50 years, every attempt has failed, even now with their "hippie" Varela dogs. Cuban workers state survived the counter-revolution from 1989-1992, and there is no evidence of its fall anytime soon. For those who want "democracy" in Cuba, research Batista. If the Cuban Revolution is overturned, don't be thinking Cubans will be welcomed in the USA anymore. They'll be treated no differently from other Latin American immigrants: as nothing but spics. We'll see them getting shot up by minutemen patrol boats waving, American, Confederate, and Nazi flags."
I have copied & quoted Hector Marroquin's entire message because I think it says all you need to know about those who support Castro. Also, by copying it, he won't be able to delete it. All you need to know about Castro is that people are willing to risk getting eaten by sharks to get out of Cuba. As bad as Batista was, no one was taking that risk to get away from Batista's Cuba. I wonder how many people are risking their lives to get out of the USA. I wonder how many people are risking their lives to get INTO Cuba.
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nottesigana
16 years ago
Exactly!!! The ones who are LEAVING Cuba NOW, risking death at sea or being returned and imprisoned have been there for decades.
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bsg_tns
16 years ago
Cuba had already had its days as a "democracy" under the hated U.S stooge Batista.
Observe how the pro-communist dictatorship apologists like the OP who have propped up Castro's image in the West for the last 50 years are still hiding behind the "Batista" boogeyman. It doesn't matter how much time has gone by, or how many atrocities are committed by the communist dictatorship in Cuba, these commie pig stalinists will forever condone it by shouting "Batista, Batista, Batista!", as if what Batista did FIFTY YEARS AGO excuses one single of Castro's myriad atrocities and abuses from that day until this one. If these commie pig apologists cared about injustices under Batista, they'd be equally concerned about those under Castro. But they don't. As it has been so eloquently put before, wherever there is a jackboot stomping on a human face there will be a well-heeled Western liberal to explain that the face does, after all, enjoy free health care and 100 percent literacy.
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charlesdusk
10 years ago
But let's all ignore the crimes committed by Pinochet and Franco and the El Salvador government and their dictatorships yet was excused and helped by the US. Che kills a few evil people and that's a sign of dictatorship.
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LordofHalo
16 years ago
Many Cubans are leaving Cuba because of the lack of opportunities there, not necessarily because they are political dissidents. Even more Mexicans are crossing the borders into the US, that doesn't mean Calderon is a dictator.
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louis-king
16 years ago
No one said Calderon was a dictator or that Mexico is not a democracy. I will say that Cuba is a dictatorship ( and a brutal one at that) and that Castro is a dictator. Do you disagree?
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ktoimil
13 years ago
There isn't 90 miles of ocean seperating Mexico and America
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