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Originally posted by V8killimports
I have also talked to Castro's right hand man during the revolution.. he defected to the U.S. and came to my college to speak.. wonder why he defected??

Actually that would be impossible. Castro's right hand man during the revolution was Ernesto "Che" Guevara who died in Bolivia (supposedly) in the late 1960's while trying to help another revolution there. The reason most of Castro's accomplices defected was that Castro lied to them. When the fighting started in the Sierra Maestra they went by a motto that closely resembles what the Zapatistas use today (the Zapatista motto is "everything for everyone and nothing for ourselves"). No member of the revolutionary force was supposed to take any position power but when it was all over Castro did. That's the only reason they turned on him, but for the most part Cubans are happy to live there. It's none of our business to tell them how to run their country nor any other country that isn't denying it's citizens basic human rights. Now...we hate France (I don't remember liking them to begin with) but should we go in there, throw our weight around and tell them how to do shit just because their beliefs don't jive with ours? Part of me wants to say yes just because I've never been a big fan of the french, but it's just plain wrong. Being the biggest power and force in the world comes with an equal amount of responsibilities to use that power and force in a correct manner. So far in this instance we've failed to do so.

And Chris....Boondock Saints owns you in ways you can't possibly imagine. I like the comparison, too. But right or wrong you can't tell me you haven't wanted to do exactly what the two brothers in that movie did.