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Posted by adam.dada on August 1st, 2006
CHICAGO, IL
by A.B. Dada
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An article at US News and World Report about the love affair between Fidel Castro and Naty Revuelta is a great read — and reminds us that everyone is just a person. There are no “madmen” who can control the world, there are no global terrorists who can be the sole fault of any attack. Every individual in power is backed by thousands, if not millions, who support them being there. This is true of terrorists and dictators in Third World countries, but it is more true of terrorists and dictators in First World countries like the U.S. and the U.K. Just because more people support a dictator does not mean that democracy is good.
Fidel Castro is now two weeks short of his 80th birthday as emergency surgery to correct gastrointestinal bleeding leads him to cede control of Cuba to his brother, Raúl Castro. This is the first time in 47 years that he has given up control of the country to someone else. Raúl is 75 years old and is the defense minister of Cuba and has made no statement of his own regarding the situation. A statement supposedly released by Castro was released saying that Castro is in good shape after the surgery and is resting, asking that the country put off celebrating his 80th birthday until December 2, which will mark the 50th anniversary of Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces.
Most Americans look at Castro as a great evil dictator, but I see markable resemblences between his wielding of power and the power which has been taken by the US Federal body. Castro has promoted the following that is very similar to where the US is heading:
I won’t be shocked when Fidel finally dies and control over the nation is transferred to another “democratically” elected candidate with no real competition based on outrageous regulations regarding who can get on a ballot. This feels no different to what happens in the US — whoever you vote for, it is always for one of two parties that just want to make their power stronger and pass it on to more of the same. Sure, some third parties are “allowed” on the ballot, but their financial capacity is hampered by excessive campaign finance laws that prefer the incumbent and their major party competitor. When Bush leaves office, he’ll leave to his successor a government that is bigger than it was when he took office, just as Clinton did for Bush, and just as Bush I did for Clinton. We can follow this process back to Lincoln — every President takes office with more power than the previous President did. When Mark Warner grabs the baton from G.W. Bush, he’ll be more powerful than Bush was, and he’ll have more State-created problems to try to annihilate with more State power.
Don’t be surprised that the next person you vote for is no better than the previous, unless you vote for yourself so we can show the powers that be that they can never do what is best for real individuals who just want to work hard and save for the future. Castro? Bush? Clinton? Warner? They’re all the same — they just want power, no matter how they’re elected to get it, no matter what reasons they give for why they’re worthy of the title and rank and power.
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A.B. Dada is the founder and editor of the Global Unanimocracy Network. He lives in the Chicago, IL region where he works as an business relations consultant and incubator entrepreneur. E-mail A.B. Dada with news links or comments on this report.