The Longest Romance: The Mainstream Media and Fidel Castro
A History, Biography book. To get a handle on Cuba you have to read books from...
Among historical figures Fidel Castro wins, hands down, as the most persistently effective liar of modern times. Consider:He jailed political prisoners at a higher rate than Stalin during the Great Terror, murdered more Cubans in his first three years in power than Hitler murdered Germans during his first six and came closest of anyone in history to starting a worldwide Nuclear war. In the above process he converted a nation with a higher per-capita income than half of Europe and a huge influx of immigrants into one that repels Haitians and boasts the highest suicide rate in the Hemisphere.Who would guess any of this from reading the mainstream media? Instead we read almost exclusively about how he freed Cuba from the greedy clutches of U.S. robber barons and Mafiosi, and bestowed his formerly downtrodden countrymen with free healthcare and education. A scornful Uncle Sam then retaliated with a vindictive �embargo,” still in place. Topping it all, last year Newsweek hailed Cuba as among �the best countries in the world to live.” �Propaganda is vital--the heart of...
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This is the kind of book that makes me sick, not because it is filled with lies, but because it tells the truth. It is the kind of book that I wish did not have to be written but alas must be. It is the kind of book that disillusions and saddens, but also opens eyes to the harsh reality beyond our wishful thinking. The hardest part... To get a handle on Cuba you have to read books from both sides. Most books on Fidel Castro tend to be hagiographies. To understand Cuba and Castro you have to read books like this to compensate for the flaws in other sources. This book has its flaws as well so it must be read critically. I've often wondered how Castro's political prisoners felt when American celebrities, journalists, activists, etc. showed up in Cuba not to call attention to their plight, but to praise and fawn over their tormentor!
