[NYer]

Ping!

[Kenny Bunk]

Raúl is a far more fervent Marxist than Fidel ever was. An admirer of Mussolini, Fidel actually thinks highly of the philosophy behind the Fascist state, or so I am told. But Raúl and Che were reputed to have personally executed hundreds of political prisoners. That is, personally shooting them with their personal weapons.

In regard to Pope Francis' rapprochement with this horrible regime with the blood of hundreds of thousands of Cubans on its hands, with thousands of political prisoners held in brutal prisons right now ... gives the appearance of papal support. I realize that the welfare of the Cuban Catholics is the Pope's primary concern, but then I suspect the influence of santería is at least as great. I wish the Pope would issue a strong anti-communism, ant-totalitarian message, as did Popes before him.

[GreyFriar]

Of course he was mocking, only communist dupes like most of the “liberals” in the US would think he is serious.