Castro - A recent thought

[Karl Marx's Camel]

I read today that Castro wants to ban smoking. About 40 percent of the Cuban population smoke. The goal would be to get the average life expectancy from 75 to 80. Castro is 78.


He also just recently said:

"This country is heaven, in the spiritual sense of the word,'' he said. "And I say (to Bush), we prefer to die in heaven than survive in hell."

On the fronpage of Granma, it says:


Death is a beginning, not an end:

Then they go on and talk about Quintín Bandera.



What I see here is an old man getting increasingly weaker, getting more religious. Maybe he knows his time is up.

[Anarchist Freedom]

I find it funny how he wants to ban smoking but he cant. Cuban cigars rock too much to do such a thing. Even Though fidel quit smoking doesnt mean the country does.

[SpeCtrE]

Originally posted by [email protected] 5 2005, 03:01 PM
I read today that Castro wants to ban smoking. About 40 percent of the Cuban population smoke. The goal would be to get the average life expectancy from 75 to 80. Castro is 78.


What I see here is an old man getting increasingly weaker, getting more religious. Maybe he knows his time is up.
Well, I think he can do whatever he wants and pleases , afterall he has done things much worse than that. But what really amazes me is that he is a smoker himself.

But I don't think Fidel is the first to put such a thing. Didn't the President of Turkimenistan ( or is it Khazakistan, I really am not sure ... ) put a similar law. That really is funny, some president smokes for a lot of years , and then finally manages to give up smoking... and then comes out and bans smoking altogether.

Atleast Fidel had the intention of increasing the life expentancy of his people....

[redstar2000]

Yeah, those years from 75 to 80 are really terrific and not to be missed at any price.

Especially by the people who get to change your diapers!

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[RABBIT - THE - CUBAN - MILITANT]

i was talking to my cousin in cuba .. he told me that their trying to ban cigarettes and cigars that are not all tobacco. ... did Ireland band smoking? .. i think i herd that somewhere

[(R)evolution of the mind]

Originally posted by RABBIT - THE - CUBAN - [email protected] 5 2005, 10:48 PM
i was talking to my cousin in cuba .. he told me that their trying to ban cigarettes and cigars that are not all tobacco. ... did Ireland band smoking? .. i think i herd that somewhere
Ireland banned smoking in public areas, and similar legislations are in preparation in at least a few other countries. At least Sweden and I think Denmark too.

[Marat]

Originally posted by [email protected] 5 2005, 03:01 PM
I read today that Castro wants to ban smoking. About 40 percent of the Cuban population smoke. The goal would be to get the average life expectancy from 75 to 80. Castro is 78.


He also just recently said:

"This country is heaven, in the spiritual sense of the word,'' he said. "And I say (to Bush), we prefer to die in heaven than survive in hell."

On the fronpage of Granma, it says:


Death is a beginning, not an end:

Then they go on and talk about Quintín Bandera.



What I see here is an old man getting increasingly weaker, getting more religious. Maybe he knows his time is up.
Will the moderators please escort this rascal to the firing squad? Such outrageous and villainous gossip should not be condoned in this "people's forum" and Castro is of the people.

[NYer565]

I figured you guys would want Casto gone. I mean the massive human rights violation by his government don't reflect that well on Communism and the left in general.

[Karl Marx's Camel]

Will the moderators please escort this rascal to firing squad? Such outrageous and villainous gossip should not be condoned in this "people's forum" and Castro is of the people.


What was wrong with my statement, and why are you opposed to freedom of speech?

[Anarchist Freedom]

I still dont see Cuba doing anything about tobbacco I mean there world known for there Great cigars which if Might add rock for rolling blunts.

[MeTaLhEaD]

Originally posted by Anarchist [email protected] 5 2005, 03:58 PM
I find it funny how he wants to ban smoking but he cant. Cuban cigars rock too much to do such a thing. Even Though fidel quit smoking doesnt mean the country does.
he baned smoking cigars in public places like airports schools etc.


And Castro quied smoking alot of years ago so u better first be informed if u come here to talk crap

[Yazman]

Originally posted by [email protected] 6 2005, 07:36 AM
I figured you guys would want Casto gone. I mean the massive human rights violation by his government don't reflect that well on Communism and the left in general.
The only human rights violations in Cuba are those in Guantanamo Bay.

[h&s]

Will the moderators please escort this rascal to firing squad? Such outrageous and villainous gossip should not be condoned in this "people's forum" and Castro is of the people.

WTF?!?
Since when was opinion banned? And just because you think that Castro is 'of the people' does not mean that you are so right that people with differing opinions should be silenced.


I figured you guys would want Casto gone. I mean the massive human rights violation by his government don't reflect that well on Communism and the left in general.
Aside from the human rights 'violations' (the US would never condone those would they?) some of us here do agree with you.

[Marat]

Castro is hated by U.S. government and some of you here on this forum because he uses extreme (but understandable methods) to bring about socialism in Cuba, Latin America and around the world.

http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cf...=60&ItemID=7184 (http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=60&ItemID=7184)