- 5 Reasons to Look on the Bright Side

Yesterday the Cuban government released video footage of their dictator who for all intents and purposes looks to still be among the living. In order to prove this, he spoke of recent events (last few days) and curiously held in his hands a copy of Alan Greenspan’s new book just released this past week during this taped interview. The book appeared to have one of those Barnes & Nobles book club stickers on the cover advertising the discount members receive which made me wonder: Is he a member of the Barnes & Noble book club and does this membership include discount shipping to Havana?

His book club membership status notwithstanding, I watched pieces of the video yesterday on the news and noticed it was heavily edited. King castro seemed to be doing his usual rambling and it appeared obvious that intellectually, the despot is not all there. The footage leaves any objective viewer wondering how much make-up was used and how many hours of video were shot for the few minutes that were released.

Nevertheless, the release of this footage temporarily lay to rest the rampant rumors that the dictator of Cuba had died. As much as I would have preferred to have this bloody and sad chapter of Cuban history come to an end, it seems that the dictator continues to remain among the living. Although it may seem difficult, all of us who love freedom and dream of a free Cuba must remain positive. Death for the man responsible for the death of so many innocent Cubans will come soon enough, but below I give you five reasons to look on the bright side which might help make each day he remains alive a little easier to deal with.

Reason 1—Stay of Execution: There is undoubtedly a group of people in Cuba right now whose very existence depends on the dictator remaining alive. These are people that nobody else likes except for fidel himself and have enjoyed his protection for many years. Every morning these people must wake up to the uncertainty that they will live to see the end of the day. Just like the prisoners in La Cabaña who were psychologically tortured when mock executions were carried out in order to break their spirits, these people never know when their last day on this earth as privileged members of the totalitarian regime’s elite will be. After so many years of living off the sweat and suffering of their Cuban brethren, these people deserve to spend their last days in anguish. Every day castro remains alive is another day for them to fret their eventual demise. It could not happen to a more deserving group of human scum.

Reason 2—Keystone Cops: Every day castro remains undead we are entertained with another comical quote or press release from the Cuban dictatorial monarchy’s propaganda machine. One day you will have prince raul say one thing only to have king fidel contradict it the next day in one of his rambling essays. Just as laughable is watching the court jesters, Lage and Roque, trying to appease both the prince and the king without getting themselves thrown out of either of the royal courts. The uncertainty and sheer indecision you see in them makes it plain to see that their so-called revolution is nothing more than a two-bit dictatorship run by a tin pot despot and his merry band of thieves.

Reason 3—Coitus Interruptus: The mainstream media is all set up for a love fest when the tyrant who would be king kicks the bucket. You will hear of all the great advances the revolution brought the Cuban people thanks to him. They will also wax poetically about what a brave and misunderstood revolutionary king castro was. Just thinking about this, let alone writing it, makes me queasy. But prepare yourselves my friends, it will come and when it does they will hold nothing back. Even though it would be a signal that the end finally arrived, at least we do not have to hear all that crap today. If castro manages to continue breathing for the next few days, weeks or months, we at least have the comfort of knowing it will be at least that long before we have to witness the media’s lovemaking session with the dictator’s memory.

Reason 4—Unrealized Dreams: Although he never had the intellectual ability to achieve anything resembling the amount of power he holds now, prince raul has been the grateful recipient of his big brother’s generosity. Still, every day his big brother remains alive is another day that his dream of being Comandante en Jefe is delayed. Of course, if it were the other way around and raul stood between fidel and complete power, raul would have been dead a long time ago. But raul is not fidel, and without his brother’s death, raul cannot realize his dream. So, with each passing day with his brother still alive, raul cannot help but to be reminded of just how inadequate he is.

Reason 5—Another Day: Although hell awaits fidel with open arms and promises to torment him for all eternity, every day he stays alive is another day he gets to suffer here on earth. Hell will give him his just desserts, but every day he remains among the living is an extra day he gets to suffer. Eternity is eternity and lasts forever, but every minute fidel stays alive is an extra minute of pain and suffering on top of the eternal damnation and torment that awaits him.

There you have five reasons we can use to look on the bright side of an otherwise sad reality. I am sure there are more, so please feel free to add your own in the comments section below.