RE: Political kidnapping of 6-year-old Cuban Elian Gonzalez

Mr. Beatty,
 
Just because you were born post 1960 (as I was too), that does not give you
the right to disregard the appalling atrocities that took place pre-Castro,
nor ignore what Castro has done for the majority of the Cuban people since,
which I should add, has been severely hampered by both the US, and a
generally hostile western community. Cuba has a right to self determination
and if that choice is by flying in the face of international economic and
cultural imperialism, then they have the right to choose that path.
 
Before criticising Castro you should take a closer look at the antics of
your own government, both domestically and internationally. I have mine, and
I am not best pleased at what I have learnt.
 
Just because you have a so-called 'democratic' system of government does not
always give you the moral higher ground to criticise some that do not. 
 
Regards, Paul.
 

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Paul Broome 
Doctoral Student 
Centre for Developing Areas Research 
Department of Geography 
Royal Holloway College 
University of London 
Egham, Surrey. TW20 0EX, UK. 



 

> If indeed the boy is sent back to Cuba (as now seems quite
> possible), I
> think we should attach to him a note reading:  "Personal to
> Fidel:  Here's
> Elian Gonzalez, courtesy of the American government of laws. 
> You should
> try it some time."
>
> Sorry--as a post-1960s person, I have a hard time comprehending the
> adulation of Castro in some circles.
>
>
> --
> Jeffrey L. Beatty