So I just heard that Fidel Castro has stepped down from the Cuban presidency and parliament is in the processes of electing a new president. That came out of left field, I was 100% sure he would stay in power until the day he died. I think he is doing the right thing and I hope the new president will institute some reforms. On the other hand, I think America is going to miss having Castro in power. Now, who is going to be our commie scape goat? How are we going to teach our children the evils of communism if we don’t have Castro as an example? And, I expect his silhouette will soon be hijacked by pop-culture and turned into shirts, belt buckles, and stenciled graffiti and the youth will just accept him as another god of cool. The world will never be the same. Until we meet face to silhouette, Castro, peace be with you!
This afternoon Kate and I went to see An Unreasonable Man, a documentary about the rise, and rise, and fall and rise of Nader. Even though it was a little long and boring, the documentary was great. It did a wonderful portrayal of Nader’s history, advocacy, and the controversies surrounding his presidential runs in 2000 & 2004. leaving the theater I was once again convinced Nader is the answer to America’s political problems. He is honest, unsympathetic to corruption, care little of his personal situation or legacy, and want more than anything to fix the injustices in the US and the world. Some of you might not know, but I campaigned for him with some close friends for the 2004 elections. He was the right person to vote for because, like they mention in the film, wasn’t in the pocket of the mega corporations. He turned down millions of bribe dollars and threats to no run, because he knew our two parties are corrupt and heavily manipulated by large corporations, and he wanted to fight it. Even though he did not get elected, he made a strong stand against government corruption, two party politics, and the failure of the democrats to address social issues because they too have sold out to the corporate world and to conservative rhetoric. Next elections unless the democrats start being more liberal they are going to end up disenchanting their voter base that will, if we are lucky, vote Nader or someone like him into office.
Nader you have my support, even though you come off crazy.