Today, I will talk about one of the most cunning humans that lived, Fidel Castro. The life of Fidel Castro provides an intriguing insight into the mindset of a dictator who successfully overthrew another dictator and established a Marxist-Leninist communist regime in Cuba, which lasted for 65 years. Fidel Castro’s father, Angel Castro Argiz, had a challenging upbringing as an orphan in Galicia, Spain. At thirteen, he traveled to Cuba to live with his uncle. Fidel’s father, Angel Castro, came to Cuba with the Spanish army and held deep enmity towards the Americans due to his belief that they unjustly deprived Spain of victory over the Cuban insurgents. This sentiment also influenced his son Fidel.
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Okay, are some of you right now saying, oh, his father was an occupier in Cuba who was mad at the United States because they stopped Spain from taking over Cuba? Fidel’s father, Ángel Castro, was born in Láncara, Spain. He was not even Cuban, and his son Fidel was half-Cuban. Fidel’s father’s disdain toward the United States carried over to Fidel. So, in essence, Spain had half victory in taking over Cuba when Fidel took over. The excuse he uses is that he did not want the United States to gain control over Cuba. You mean that because they denied Spain and your father from controlling Cuba, the United States is hated. The occupier in this picture is Fidel and his henchman and not that of the United States. Look at it this way: the United States has many enemies, such as China and Russia, and as we know, Russia was a big part of keeping Cuba a communist country, which I am sure China loves. Here is why: Taiwan is the thorn on the side of China, whereas Cuba is the thorn on the side of the United States. Seriously, it is indeed a game of chess. Taiwan is 1300 miles from mainland China and 157 miles from Shishi, one of the closest points to entering the country of China.
Fidel Castro, Known to Exhibit Violent Behavior
The first of three children, according to Lecuana, “Fidel Castro was born on August 13, 1926 of Angel Castro, who was not married to Fidel’s mother, Lina Ruz Gonzalez of Cuba.”[1] From a young age, Fidel Castro was known to exhibit violent behavior when he did not get his way. As Rafael A. Lecuona quotes Tad Szulc, “Castro had a tendency to resort to violence against his parents, teachers, siblings, and playmates when he didn’t get his way.”[2] Lecuona further notes that Fidel displayed many qualities of a young dictator. Lecuona states that “Fidel himself has declared that he has ‘always been violent, given to tantrums, devious, manipulative, and defiant of all authority.’”[3] Additionally, Fidel admitted to using violence, displaying a bad temper, manipulating others, and defying authority. By his admonition, he is a sinner.
A Display of Disrespect
Any reports of Fidel Castro being a man who displayed respect toward those at his school and the teachers are contradictory to his actions as an insurrectionist. Volker Skierka says, “By the time he was 13 he was trying out his first insurrection. Accusing his father of exploiting the sugarcane workers on the farm, he stoked them up and tried to organize a strike.”[4] His father was a landowner. Fidel here is playing with the emotions of the hearts of the people. He incites their hearts, so they move out without adequately assessing the situation and strike. This is not to say that the workers may not have been treated fairly, but that does not excuse anyone from causing a coup against the one you agreed to work for in the first place. The cry must be made to the Lord, and He will fight for you, not some deceiving, manipulative, lambasted fool, and yes, Fidel is a fool because the fool has said in his heart that there is no God.
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What are Your Thoughts?
I wonder about your thoughts. If you have something constructive to say backed by documented support, I would love to read it in the comments. James states in the New Testament that we must tame the tongue because it is unruly. If you are unfamiliar with that verse, check out James 3:8. Our leaders should read James and rise to a new leadership level by controlling their flapping tongues.
[1] Rafael A. Lecuona, “Jose Marti and Fidel Castro.” International Journal on World Peace 8, no. 1 (Paragon House, 1991), 47.
[2] Ibid., 50.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Volker Skierka, Fidel Castro: A Biography (Newark, NJ: Polity Press, 2004), 12.