They tell us that Fulgencio Batista overthrew an elected president and governed as a strongman. In fact, he did but history is always complicated.
Yet, he was a little leaguer compared to the Castro enterprise. In short, Batista never made the Forbes Top 10, or top 100 or Top Anything of rich dictators.
At this point, it does not matter whether the Castro brothers are worth US$ 1 million or US$ 100 million.
It does not matter whether they are the 10th or 20th or 30th richest people in the world.
Let’s just say that they are wealthy men. Let’s also say that they did not earn it by working hard or improving anyone’s life.
The Castro empire was built on making deals with opportunistic investors and by trading property confiscated years ago.
Batista had money but he left a sound economy that people were willing to move to. The Castro family owns the whole island and has left us a nation that everyone wants to escape from!
Despite its obscene riches, the Castro regime continues to enjoy a privileged position with the international left.
Despite terrible political prisons, the regime continues to get accolades from Sean Penn and others.
Despite the lack of a free press, they continue to be treated like “senior statesmen” by many other leaders.
It’s time for everyone to call Raul Castro what he is. Color this man a dictator and stop all of the pretense.
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