Full Version: Is Fidel Castro dead?
Explain your thinking please!
Where's
Option #3: Who cares?
Option #3: Who cares?
I thought he was dead a year ago when no one had seen him for a while, but I was wrong. Now I just assume he is alive.
I think he's dead.
Dead, alive... whatever.
he is alive...when he dies there be days and days of state mandated grief
Cubans care. The Cubans I know always pray that he dies soon.
Because of all the wonderful things he has done to the Cuban people.
I think that they are not ready to let the cat out of the bag.
Because of all the wonderful things he has done to the Cuban people.
I think that they are not ready to let the cat out of the bag.
QUOTE(almaty @ Mar 31 2008, 10:57 AM) 
he is alive...when he dies there be days and days of state mandated grief
QUOTE(Don_Joy @ Mar 31 2008, 11:11 AM)
Cubans care. The Cubans I know always pray that he dies soon.
Why? The guy is into his 80's so its not like death isn't on the cards. If anything he's irrelevant now seeing as he's no longer in charge of the country, and especially given that he got away with everything he did. People should be concerned with how to move forward - not be hung up on an old man in a convalescent home.
QUOTE(almaty @ Mar 31 2008, 07:57 AM)
he is alive...when he dies there be days and days of state mandated grief
Ditto.
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Fidel Castro: dead or alive?
The question that arises from Fidel Castro’s meandering letter of resignation is, without wishing to be callous: “Is he already dead?” Was this the proverbial “letter to be opened in the event of my death”?
With characteristic self-effacement, Castro writes: “Preparing the people for my psychological and political absence was my primary obligation after so many years of struggle.”
Well, you can see his point. When you are father of the nation, your departure to the great collective in the sky is bound to come as a shock.
It seems to be an occupational hazard with communist dictators that they end up embracing the cult of personality with an enthusiasm that makes the average medieval monarch look self-effacing.
But the letter goes on: “I never ceased to say that we were dealing with a recuperation that was not free from risk". That’s a pretty strong clue, I’d have thought, that he may be in the departure lounge, if not yet embarked on his final flight.
But then what about: “My desire was always to carry out my duties until my final breath - that is what I have to offer”?
Reading too much into all of this? Quite possibly. That’s the trouble with ruthless and secretive dictatorships – they breed suspicion.
The question that arises from Fidel Castro’s meandering letter of resignation is, without wishing to be callous: “Is he already dead?” Was this the proverbial “letter to be opened in the event of my death”?
With characteristic self-effacement, Castro writes: “Preparing the people for my psychological and political absence was my primary obligation after so many years of struggle.”
Well, you can see his point. When you are father of the nation, your departure to the great collective in the sky is bound to come as a shock.
It seems to be an occupational hazard with communist dictators that they end up embracing the cult of personality with an enthusiasm that makes the average medieval monarch look self-effacing.
But the letter goes on: “I never ceased to say that we were dealing with a recuperation that was not free from risk". That’s a pretty strong clue, I’d have thought, that he may be in the departure lounge, if not yet embarked on his final flight.
But then what about: “My desire was always to carry out my duties until my final breath - that is what I have to offer”?
Reading too much into all of this? Quite possibly. That’s the trouble with ruthless and secretive dictatorships – they breed suspicion.
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he's alive living in a hidden island with Elvis Presley
My thoughts exactly!
QUOTE(mawilson @ Mar 31 2008, 03:13 AM)
Where's
Option #3: Who cares?
Option #3: Who cares?
Voted for Alive
Well when they announce his death Miami will have a holiday. There'll be one giant party...
Not seen anything that says he is dead so, I gotta go with alive
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