tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post886939716406434393..comments2024-03-25T15:17:04.488-07:00Comments on Captain Capitalism: Review of "Cubanos in Wisconsin"Captain Capitalismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-78528461604156704572013-01-24T22:42:48.331-08:002013-01-24T22:42:48.331-08:00As for terrible political classes leading to popul...As for terrible political classes leading to populist regimes, theocracies and/or civil war, here are some examples:<br /><br />Venezuela - Chavez<br />Ecuador - Correa<br />Bolivia - Evo Morales (the guy who thinks he is a pure indian - he is not- but is high on coke most of the time)<br />Spain - Civil war, narrow win for non-soviet side, though results in 40 year dictatorship<br />Argentina - Kirchner<br />Chile - Allende (similar story to Spain afterwards, though no civil war)<br />Philippines - Imelda Marcos<br />China - an inept, corrupt kuo min tang set the ground for the support and rise of Mao<br />Vietnam- see China above, but with US drama added<br />Lybia - to be seen<br />Egypt - to be seen<br />Tunisia - to be seen<br />Syria - to be seen<br />Iran - French hosted the Ayatollah<br />Zimbabwe - rise of Mugabe, okeyed by British government and international community<br />US - Obama, to be seen...self-exiled Spaniardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-74701517413426185472013-01-24T12:47:48.058-08:002013-01-24T12:47:48.058-08:00A more important subject is the conditions of soci...A more important subject is the conditions of society which led the majority to welcome or at least not oppose a revolution. Cuba had a terrible government prior to Castro. They rolled the dice and got an even more evil government. Russia did the same, and it looks like the USA will follow suit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-73962516784261552382013-01-24T12:10:33.795-08:002013-01-24T12:10:33.795-08:00Tell us how you really feel about that vile thing ...Tell us how you really feel about that vile thing that doesn't work, never has worked, and never will work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com