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[–] JealousCactus@hexbear.net 128 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Fidel Castro is morally superior to every US president.

[–] ProxyTheAwesome@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A very low bar that Fidel soars over without even getting close. Even Gaddafi and Assad are better than every US President lmao

[–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago

No shot on that.

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago

That's not saying much.

Counterpoint: Fidel is the reason Trudeau exists

[–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] Babs@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Supplied arms to support genocide in Indonesia, among other crimes. Him building homes now is just some light penance before he's shipped off to hell. https://fair.org/media-beat-column/jimmy-carter-and-human-rights-behind-the-media-myth/

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

Set up all the groundwork for funding the Mujahideen terrorists in Afghanistan, the funding of the dictatorship and death squads in El Salvadore, setting up the groundwork for the fuckery Reagan did with Iran-Contra.

[–] kidleviathan@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago

Carter also jumpstarted neoliberalism rot monetization and the drive to privatize. Willingly laid the foundation for Reagan.