Left, Castro bounced Justin Trudeau's brother Michel on his Knee
Here they are:
Antananarivo, Madagascar, November 26, 2016
"It is with deep sorrow that I learned today of the death of Cuba's longest serving President.
"Fidel Castro was a larger than life leader who served his people for almost half a century. A legendary revolutionary and orator, Mr. Castro made significant improvements to the education and healthcare of his island nation.
"While a controversial figure, both Mr. Castro's supporters and detractors recognized his tremendous dedication and love for the Cuban people who had a deep and lasting affection for "el Comandante".
"I know my father was very proud to call him a friend and I had the opportunity to meet Fidel when my father passed away. It was also a real honour to meet his three sons and his brother President Raúl Castro during my recent visit to Cuba.
"On behalf of all Canadians, Sophie and I offer our deepest condolences to the family, friends and many, many supporters of Mr. Castro. We join the people of Cuba today in mourning the loss of this remarkable leader."
Trudeau spoke at a conference in Madagascar where he championed "human rights" for LGBT and women. His idea of human rights is promoting sodomy and breaking up traditional marriage and families. "Human rights" evidently does not include political freedom. What do we make of a politician who doesn't care about liberty?
Trudeau reminds me of Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited--
"As political and economic freedom diminishes, sexual freedom tends compensating to increase. And the dictator (unless he needs cannon fodder and families with which to colonize empty or conquered territories) will do well to encourage that freedom. In conjunction with the freedom to daydream under the influence of dope and movies and the radio, it will help to reconcile his subjects to the servitude which is their fate."
Amnesty International
NOVEMBER 26, 2016
Fidel Castro's human rights legacy: A tale of two worlds (Abridged)
"The state of freedom of expression in Cuba, where activists continue to face arrest and harassment for speaking out against the government, is Fidel Castro's darkest legacy."
Over more than five decades documenting the state of human rights in Cuba, Amnesty International has recorded a relentless campaign against those who dare to speak out against the Cuban government's policies and practices. Over the years, the organization has documented hundreds of stories of "prisoners of conscience", people detained by the government solely for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression, association and assembly.
font size="5">Repressive tactics used by the authorities have changed in the last years with fewer people sentenced to long-term prison for politically motivated reasons, but the control of the state over all the aspects of Cubans' life remain a reality. Repression takes new forms in today's Cuba, including the wide use of short-term arrests and ongoing harassment of people who dare to publish their opinions, defending human rights, or challenging the arbitrary arrest of a relative.
The government continues to limit access to the internet as a key way of controlling both access to information and freedom of expression. Only 25 percent of the Cuban population is able to get online and only 5 percent of homes have internet access.
Upon establishing his provisional government in 1959, Castro organized trials of members of the previous government that resulted in hundreds of summary executions. In response to an international outcry and amid accusations that many of the trials were unfair, Castro responded: "Revolutionary justice is not based on legal precepts, but on moral conviction... we are not executing innocent people or political opponents. We are executing murderers and they deserve it."
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