Dear Tired Old Man, I have been an observer to this site for quite awhile but you brought me from the bleachers onto the field. First of all this site is meant for lap banders to help support one another, talk about surgery for those looking for a healthier life, and issues they are having. This site is not intended to be used for your racial and communistic remarks. As a proud American born here and raised here I am completely offended that you give yourself the distinction of being an AMERICAN! What started out as a topic you brought up about Fidel Castro’s state of health weeks ago,was turned by you into an opportunity of you to add some communistic point of views to this board and racial points as well. I am also an old man but one whose mind has not gone to the brainwashing of a poisoned, corrupt communist society. I have visited Cuba four times and notice your points are based on hear say you hear from others. Until you touch Cuban soil with your own feet you need to retract from stating comments that offend those who know what life is really like there. Who have lost loved ones who tried to overthrow Castro at the Bay of Pigs when Jfk turned his back and gave Castro the opportunity to take the Cuban island into the horror that it is today. Before Castro took power I visited Vardaero known for tourism, casino’s and Hotels also went to Pinar del rio, Camague, and Havana and saw what life was like before Castro. The markets filled with items for purchase, people with their heads up and striving as we do to build a strong country with character and morals. Most of those that tried to prevent Castro’s power to infiltrate have been locked up in Cuban PRISONS FOR MANY YEARS SOME DIED IN THEIR FOR JUST SPEAKING THEIR MIND. One of our rights is freedom of speech which there in Cuba which has two television stations everything is monitored by the Cuban government. I was even surprised that when I left the hotel and went to Pinar del rio The castro government even controls the electricity there and folks now have to live with it and have about three hours a day of light.. Many have risked their lives coming in home built rafts to pursue a better life and the freedom to live with rights and expression, the same way your and my ancestors came in the late 1800's to early 1900's. Do you honestly think they come here forced? The only ones that came here like that were the ones in the mariel back in 1980 when of course another democratic president named Jimmy Carter opened the gates to cuba to supposedely help those ill and what castro did was clear out his jail of the low element of criminals he had there. I have traveled the world over to the poorest areas of Calcutta to the most elegant areas of England and have never seen anything as what Castro has done to the Cuban people. As an American I would hope that you go to Venezuela and shine Hugo Chavez shoes or go to Cuba and change Fidel Castro’s and help change his bed pan and leave this country which is so degregating to you. Please also stop writing your political views on this site while others are here to talk about more important issues like living and understanding the band. I wouldn’t be surprised if you didn’t have anything to do with maybe harboring one of the terrorist from 9/11. You need not to answer just Leave the site and leave this country you racial cruel tired old man.
Bill Johnson
