Comments for Havana Threats Against Their Families Made Boxers Give Up Defecting in Brazil at http://www.brazzilmag.com , comment 0 to 7 out of 7 comments http://www.brazzilmag.com Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:13:20 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8553/54/#pc_10785 Okay, I never called you a Socialist and accept your explanation. Since that is so, your use of language indicates that if nothing else, you are naive. - Ric Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:15:36 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8553/54/#pc_10671 Are you calling me a socialist? Did you read my post? I am a true-blooded capitalist, business owner and most of the post calls out socialists. - Michael William Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:30:47 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8553/54/#pc_10657 Making Cuba into "the most sinister, right wing regime in existence". Now even socialists are writing off Cuber...."Não foi eu.." - Ric Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:44:24 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8553/54/#pc_10642 Is what the leftists consider mr Castro.And that is because they tried to implant a totalitarian regime here, with them in command, just lika Castro did.(they are still trying). Our leftists are dangerous people, make no mistake about that. To them , democracy is something they use to come to power, but that is a hindrance after that. Unfortunately, Brazilians in general don't know that. - Brazilian Dude Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:30:50 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8553/54/#pc_10640 Bo, While the ideology behind the Cuban Revolution may have Communist/Marxist, the sad reality is that Cuba today is Totalitarian/Maoist. It is a police state similar to those Orwell predicted would arise. If one were to visit Cuba, he would find nearly 100% of the cubans willing to do anything to escape - primarily to the U.S.A. They would risk their lives to escape. If one were to pretend he was from Canada or a European country, he would find the Cubans disappointed that he was not American, who they view to be true friends and supporters. Nearly every aspect of a Cuban's life is controlled by the State. The country is one large prison. I still find it hard to understand how Brazilian leftists pretend to support Castro and idolize the legacy of Che when essentially all Cubans want to escape the reality the Totalitarian regime has created. There are no freedoms in Cuba. No freedom of the press. No access to the internet. No right to improve one's life. No freedom of expression. The secret police monitor everything and they are everywhere. Rations are not sufficient to feed the children. The people are miserable and willing to risk their lives to escape. All one has to do is spend a few weeks there to see the sad confinement the Cubans must endure. It is something worth experiencing. With the exceptions of places like Myanmar and extreme islamist states, there is perhaps nowhere in the world that will make someone appreciate basic freedoms. Yet the idiot supporters of the Castro regime still take pleasure when he makes some stupid P.R. ploy to "stand up" to Yankee Imperialism. Ask any of these people to go live there for a year and see if they are not singing a different tune. I am no Cuba hater. The people are determined as can be and I think our policy of isolation and embargo has only helped Castro - the rich Cubans living in the U.S. who have so much control over electoral politics in Florida essentially control U.S. foreign policy towards Cuba. Our embargos and sanctions have probably helped Fidel more than hurt him. If we opened it up, the people would probably have enough resources to depose him actually. But when the leftist Brazilians support Fidel, I don't think they realize they are backing what is probably the most sinister, right-wing regime in existence. - Michael William Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:51:31 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8553/54/#pc_10635 A person who abandons a delegation has his reasons No doubt. What a shame that they felt that they had to return or they're relatives would be tortured or killed. Communism....what a great system! - bo Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:46:44 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8553/54/#pc_10630 According to Öner, the Cubans "drank and met dancers because they wanted, out of their own free will." They just followed the example of their "El Comandante".Hope they went to Clube Bahamas,before it was closed. - João da Silva Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:32:14 +0100