Fidel Castro is dying?

[ComradeMan]

I just saw a news broadcast that's saying Fidel Castro may be "in fin di vita" which basically means dying and that some have claimed he is already dead? Some are saying this is just the usual internet rumour, but others are not so sure.


Any information?

[SJBarley]

well he is in the twilight years of his life, it will be a sad day when he goes but I haven't heard anything that confirms this, but neither have I heard any concrete proof that it isn't :confused:

[thesadmafioso]

Well, he is 85 and he has been in poor health for quite some time, so it wouldn't exactly come as a surprise to me.

[ComradeMan]

http://tg24.sky.it/tg24/mondo/2011/09/01/twitter_fidel_castro_morto.html

Apparently they are saying it's just internet spam now...

[Bud Struggle]

You should read the Miami Herald the've talked aboutnothing else for the last 10 years.

[a rebel]

Does anyone know who might take power after the Castro's? After Fidel and Raul, who would become the next leader?

[GPDP]

Does anyone know who might take power after the Castro's? After Fidel and Raul, who would become the next leader?

The working class, hopefully.

[Zav]

The working class, hopefully.
Alas, not likely.

[Drosophila]

The working class, hopefully.

thatsagood1

[Islamosocialist]

Does anyone know who might take power after the Castro's? After Fidel and Raul, who would become the next leader?

Probably the Americans. :(

[RGacky3]

Do you speak Italian Comrademan?

[Nox]

He will probably live for many more years. Cuban healthcare system ftw.

[Drosophila]

He will probably live for many more years. Cuban healthcare system ftw.

Do you live in Cuba?

Also, of course the health care system is good when it's for their president of 32 years. It may be absolute shit for everyone else (which I have heard).

[DarkPast]

Do you live in Cuba?

Also, of course the health care system is good when it's for their president of 32 years. It may be absolute shit for everyone else (which I have heard).

No, it's actually quite good - on par with many first-world countries (of course it has its share of problems).

Have a look here, it's a comparison between the healthcare systems of Cuba and the UK: http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200001/cmselect/cmhealth/30/30ap91.htm

In particular, note the following:

Very many of the features identified in 1-8 would not have occurred had there not been an obvious commitment to health provision by the President Fidel Castro. This is demonstrated not only in the personal interest he takes, but in the protection and proportion of the budget given the health care. During the "special period" following the collapse of the Cuban economy as a result of the break up of the Soviet Union—the health and education budgets were protected from the general reduction in GNP.

[RGacky3]

Do you live in Cuba?

Also, of course the health care system is good when it's for their president of 32 years. It may be absolute shit for everyone else (which I have heard).

Well you heard wrong, at least due to almost every international health organization.

[Rafiq]

He will probably live for many more years. Cuban healthcare system ftw.



Ha, he may just make it to 110! That will surely be a finger to the Miami gusanos

[ComradePonov]

Do you live in Cuba?

Also, of course the health care system is good when it's for their president of 32 years. It may be absolute shit for everyone else (which I have heard).

That is false, comrade.

The Cuban health care system is almost 50 times cheaper than the American counterpart. It is however ranked higher in almost every aspect, by every respectable organization in the world.

[CommieTroll]

One of the highest doctor to patient ratio's in the world too, whats that? Half of Miami wants back into Cuba?:laugh: