What do you think will happen to Cuba when Castro dies?

[xochi]

I've spoken with friends that are Cuban American and they think that "they" as a people with the help of the US will flock back to reclaim it.

Personally i dont think it will be that easy. I dont think communism will crumble the second he dies. Castro is a smart man so i'm sure he is grooming someone to take over his position.

what are your thoughts?

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

I hope Cubans will repel any attempt to "reclaim" Cuba. If anything Cubans need to reclaim Guantanamo . . . that neighborhood has really gone to hell. There's nothing worse than a bad tenant that you cannot evict.

My understanding is that Castro is grooming his son for the transition. Hardliners will likely remain but the younger Castro is allegedly more Allende/Hugo Chavez than od man Fidel. Hopefully, Cuba will embrace democratic reforms but I doubt it will stray dramatically from its socialist tendencies.

 

[SuperTool]

Florida Cubans are gonna blow their load and do another Bay of Pigs. I don't think they'll be able to get their former lands back.

 

[XZeroII]

The world will stop turning and we will all be flung into space.

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: XZeroII
The world will stop turning and we will all be flung into space.

LOL!

 

[OFFascist]

It will become a democratic capitalist nation within a generation after Castro dies.

I doubt the Floridian Cubans will be getting any of thier old land or any compensation, but I think they will try.

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

Cuba will move towards democratic and capitalist reforms but it remain largely a socialist state.

 

[ElFenix]

maybe the cubans would stop hijacking florida politics

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

maybe the cubans would stop hijacking florida politics

Hey those are Cuban-Americans . . . if you don't like how they play the game then maybe someone should revoke their special immigration status. I think the Cubans (Cuban-Americans) should be admired for learning how to grab Florida pols by the cajones.

 

[AEB]

i hope cuba stops being communist so the sale of Cuban cigars will be legal

 

[zephyrprime]

You guys are so optimistic about the prospects for democracy in Cuba. Look what happened in N Korea when Kim Il Sung died. We got Kim Il Jung.

 

[ManSnake]

Originally posted by: zephyrprime
You guys are so optimistic about the prospects for democracy in Cuba. Look what happened in N Korea when Kim Il Sung died. We got Kim Il Jung.

When Kim Il Jung dies, there will be Kim Ill Jung!!