> The US government has been the primary proponent of progress, spreading free markets and democracy around the globe

Who would have guessed? The Iraquis, libyans, Chileans (after 1972), maybe the people of Zaire under Mobutu,or the oppressed blacks in apartheid South Africa , heck forget that look at the blacks in America!, and the native American Indians!!, how great their lot is; the list of people who have 'enjoyed' American democracy is long.

> Fidel was a brutal dictator and his memory deserves to be pissed on. Any who celebrate him are ignorant, evil, or fools.

I guess that includes me and many others on HN and around the world. Have a nice night :)