FJO
Gold Member
In a normal world, despots like Castro (Fidel or Raul or even the twins or both are in US Congress) would crawl on their knees to their moral and political superiors.
In this messed up world, the - allegedly - the most powerful person on Earth goes sucking up and crawling to a dictator who, pound for pound is the worst human rights abuser, on par with that North Korean bastard who also got his misbegotten power by inheritance.
Congratulations, President Obama. You have reached a new low in your low career.
Total nonsense
Please elaborate. Preferably with valid counter arguments.
pound for pound is the worst human rights abuser, on par with that North Korean bastard who also got his misbegotten power by inheritance.
Too funny
Thank you.
Obviously, Raul or Fidel can not put as many people in prison as their idols, Mao or Yossif could, not for lack of effort, but only by the limits of an oppressed population. That was what I meant by "pound for pound".
Obama IS sucking up to that wizened tyrant as shamelessly as no American President ever should. He probably banned photographers to take pictures of him kissing Raul's hand, and bowing to the picture of Fidel.
The US leads the world in incarceration rate
Cuba does have political prisoners but their human rights violations pale in comparison to China or many African nations.
Cuba does well in education and healthcare and its citizens have an admirable life expectancy
It is far from a hell hole
World: Human Rights Risk Index 2014
If the United States leads the world in incarceration, it is because the United States leads the world in crimes.
Per capita, the incarceration rate for POLITICAL reasons is dwarfed by the incarceration for POLITICAL reasons in Cuba.
I grew up in a country very similar to Cuba in terms of size, population, education, health care, freedom, political conscience, wealth, jobs, housing, transportation and any other metrics.
I left that country when I was seventeen, because it was, as present day Cuba, a HELL HOLE.
My old country had its revival. Cuba needs its revival. Obama buddying up with Castro does not help.