Whatever might be said or spun about Fidel Castro, he was a man that did not turn his back on Africa and the civil rights movement. We told you debates rage on Twitter over who Fidel Castro was and what he stood for. The thread below presents a balanced perspective on who this man, who withstood the United States that tried to undermine him for years, really was.
Do see below:
https://twitter.com/purefoyAMEBO/status/802430750901628928
100% educated, 100% healthy too. By poverty, you probably mean no access to Western consumer goods. Well, true. Whose fault?
— Eyo (@eyooekpo) November 26, 2016
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authoritarian policies can b linked 2 CONSTANT FEAR of deadly geopolitics(assassinations/overthrow/sabotage)
— Yeezy Taught Me (@ItsYeezySeason) November 26, 2016
authoritarian policies can b linked 2 CONSTANT FEAR of deadly geopolitics(assassinations/overthrow/sabotage)
— Yeezy Taught Me (@ItsYeezySeason) November 26, 2016
When Britain exalted Margret Tatcher was calling Mandela a terrorist, #FidelCastro, was fighting for the liberation of Black South African.
— Ashiwaju Bisi Alimi (@bisialimi) November 26, 2016
Very interesting how Mandela went from "terrorist" when he wasn't playing ball..to an exemplary African leader when he started giving in. https://t.co/Sg5U5F1Det
— Dr. Ify Aniebo (@IfyAniebo) November 26, 2016
.@IfyAniebo the idea of democracy to the west is the principle of upholding white western values, anything other than that is anarchy
— Ashiwaju Bisi Alimi (@bisialimi) November 26, 2016
Mandela in the US laying into an audience member after criticizing his relationship with Castro and others. #RIPCastro pic.twitter.com/2So8BapvpR
— Khaya Dlanga (@khayadlanga) November 26, 2016
Comandante Fidel Castro, LEGEND! pic.twitter.com/8bfyBRxwpD
— Oo Nwoye (@OoTheNigerian) November 26, 2016
Adios
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