Was Fulgencio Batista A Dictator?
Sure, though he also won elections in Cuba. Is Fidel Castro a dictator? Sure, and a far worse dictator than Batista. But our “mainstream” journalists prefer not to say that Castro is what he is, a ruthless dictator. From the AP to Reuters and from the New York Times to the Washington Post the MSM stories on the Cuban Revolution” 50th anniversary all mention a “dictator”– but his name is Batista. The Castro brothers invariably appear as “Presidents.” Fidel Castro has ruled (unelected) longer than Hitler and Stalin combined and mandates what his subjects, read, say, earn, eat (both substance and amount), where they live, travel or work. No matter. He’s a “president” You will search these stories in utter vain for any mention of mass-murder and jailings or torture—on the part of the Castros that is. Yet mass-repression started on day one of the Castroite triumph and kicked into highest gear in the mid 60’s, precisely at the apex of the Castro/Che popularity with western politicians, cele
