How will Fidel Castro be remembered?

Question

Will it be as an evil communist dictator, a man who stood up to the USA, or something else?

Answer 1

Depends on who writes the History. To some he will be remember as a revolutionary who did the best he could for his people, who freed them from a vile dictator (who exploited his people) and stood up to the World's major power and was never defeated by it. To others he will be regarded as a despotic madman whose tyranny caused untold suffering to his people. Such will be the polarized views. Something in between might be nearer the truth, but when has history ever reflected the truth?

Answer 2

It depends largely on who is doing the remembering. In Cuba, he will most likely be remembered as a (more or less) popular leader who defeated a corrupt regime. By Cuban-American immigrants he will be remembered as an evil, corrupt dictator in his own right. By many people of the developing world, he will be remembered as a man who stood up to America and lived to tell about it. By others as a man whose refusal to back down led to poverty for his nation for decades. All are true, all have flaws. Keep in mind, Fidel Castro has outlived pretty much everybody who was running a country when he gained power in Cuba. Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Reagan are dead. Kruschev, Brezhnev, and the Soviet Union itself-dead. Through it all, Castro remained. For me, oddly enough, Fidel Castro was my inspiration when I quit smoking. Castro quit several years ago, but since the cigar is such a part of his image, he would still hold one in his hand for public appearances. If Fidel Castro can quit smoking and still hold a cigar on a regular basis, I could give up my nicotine habit, too. But then, I suspect I may be a little strange in my thought processes.

Answer 3

Wow, some real ignorance here folks..

Castro isnt exactly great, but Cuba isnt exactly a terrible country..worlds highest rates of literacy and numeracy, a rich and frankyl, diverse economy and an excellent social welfare system to boot..ok, so people their arent rich..but not everyone is greedy and whats that, who needs wealth when the standards of life are fairly good anyways?


Besides, Cuba is Socialist, it gave up Communism a while back, aroudn the time the CCCP collapsed..

Anyway, he needs to be dead before we remember him..hes still going folks, despite the CIA's best attempts

Answer 4

Evil Communist dictator.....will probably be known as one of the most hated and feared dictators of our time.

Answer 5

as a person who thumbed his nose at america and freed his people from a despot,at least when he took over cuba the poor people had schools and a very good health system not like before where they were completely illiterate and died of the simplest diseases,americans were pissed off with him because he stopped all the corruption and told the usa to butt out ,so to the majority of cubans i would say he will be remembered with high esteem,

Answer 6

He will be remembered as the dictator that the FBI could not rub out... they tried a lot of times and never could.

Answer 7

as an evil fasciest dictator who deserverd a slow and painful death. I hope that if there is a hell he burns in pain for eternity.

Answer 8

In his country, he will probably be a saint.

In America, he will always be an idiot. (Expect great celebrations in the streets if the old geezer finally goes. But we probably won't be that lucky.) My guess is that he already has another scum bag to be his successor.

Answer 9

Imfamous party animal.

Answer 10

yes as an evil communist,i hate him so much ,i hope he just dies