Even Chavez is saying that now too.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/0...ro-chavez.html
I wouldn't be surprised if he managed to survive and live many more years - this is one of the hardest guys on Earth.
this may sound crazy but ive been told by several military buddies of mine to not be suprised if he is already dead!!! and has been for months now.
The rumours about his death appeared the same day he stepped down, but he resurfaced a couple of months later in new pictures accompanied by Chavez and daily papers, showing that he was still alive.
No doubt there are some groups that are very interested in spreading such rumours to create uncertainty among Cubans and speed up the transition process.
Obviously all is possible, but I won’t believe he is dead until the Cuban government formally announce it.
Perhaps, or with Castro's brother now in charge very little will change with the government except our government might be more willing to open travel and trade restrictions.
I'd be interested to hear what the other guys who have been there have to say. To me this is one of the more ignorant comments I've seen on the subject.
Even the Cubans who don't support their government are very proud of their indepenance from the US. They know the history of colonialism, and are too smart to want to return to that.
I agree that they will not get as politically dependant on the US as Puerto Rico, but I think their economic boom would probably place them economically closer to Puerto Rico than to the DR as they have a skilled and relatively well educated workforce, unlike the DR.
Once they get an economic development closer to that of Puerto Rico the mongering scene, obviously, will also be more similar to that of Puerto Rico as many girls will be able to make a decent living with normal jobs without the need to resort to mongers to make ends meet.
There will always be mongering there, of course, but it will be a smaller scene, more hardcore and more expensive, probably more in line with that of Puerto Rico or Mexico than with the DR’s.
This I 've read in the news this morning:
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers, with an eye on reports of failing health of Cuban President Fidel Castro, said they intend in the new Democratic-led Congress to seek to ease restrictions on travel and trade with the communist island..."
I think it is very hard for anyone to say what will happen when Castro goes. Especially people who are not Cubans. I also dont think anyone here said anything ignorant. Some say Castro is recovering, some say he is already dead. Some say when he dies things will stay the same, others say it will be totally different. Truth is we do not know. Who knows what Cuba will be like.
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HAVE FUN AND ENJOY LIFE!!!
HAPPINESS TAKES WORK!!!
FIGHT FOR IT!!!!!!!!
Chewie, get us out of here!!
OH, and I almost forgot, If I am a Post Whore then at least I am DISEASE FREE, MUTHAFUCKAS!!
Cuba is a big island. I am pretty sure that there will be some "off the beaten path" places and underdeveloped beach areas where the chocha will be cheap. Yeah, the US and Miami cubans will throw alot of money into the place when trade relations are normalized but I dont think that will affect the average poor cuban chica too much unless she is connected or has a good education.
Of course it is difficult to predict what will happen there, even for those who live there. This could be said about any place on the planet. That said, there are educated guesses and uneducated ones. To predict that Cuba would become like Puerto Rico, a commomwealth of the United States, falls into the area of the later. Unless you are willing to also predict another invasion for the US military.
There are tremendous misunderstandings about Cuba and Cubans here in the US. This is due to the fact that most of the information we get about Cuba is from either our own government, or the Cuban American Community. Both of these sources have motivation to paint a less than accurate picture and though they should not be disregarded they should also not be taken at face value. Just the other day a customer of mine told me there will be dancing in the streets of Havana when Fidel kicks. My response was that the dancing would be in the streets of little Havana in Miami. In Havana there will be more tears than salsa.
I know, I'm not Cuban and I've only been there eight times, but I'll bet a flight to Rio with anyone who thinks I'm wrong and is willing to back up that opinion.
One thing that can be predicted is that the biggest changes in post Castro Cuba will be the result of policy changes in Washington, more so than in Havana. The Cuban people are not longing for the right to say "Would you like fries with that sir?"
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