Originally posted by cinemabon
Oscar, this is playing in your backyard

It's actually playing in my bedroom, cinemabon. My wife is Cuban-American. When you look into the eyes of exiles telling their horror stories, talking about indignities large and small, you know Castro as tyrant and despot is not a conservative illusion. The American and especially the European "Left" have historically drawn an idealized picture of Fidel in the face of reams of evidence of human rights violations of every stripe. Mr. Stone is one of these knee-jerk mythmakers. I am a liberal but I'm not desperate for revolutionary heroes.

On the other hand, I openly criticize those who fail to recognize Castro's success in dealing with institutional racism, inadequate health care and lack of educational opportunities. I also object to the contempt exiles often show towards Cubans there, and to displays of paranoia towards political adversaries here.

Another historical character we'll be discussing in the near future is "Che" Guevara. Soderbergh is shooting his version with Benicio Del Toro in the leading role.