Elian Gonzalez Joins Communist Youth Group

[Elephant Walk]

...Propaganda mill. I wonder what he actually believes though.

If these are his real thoughts and feelings, then it would be quite surprising.

[AOII Angel]

We're the paternal rights severed at any point before the mother took Elian off to the US? I don't think so. The father has a right to raise his child as he sees fit...even if he becomes a communist.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

...Propaganda mill. I wonder what he actually believes though.

If these are his real thoughts and feelings, then it would be quite surprising.

are any of their thoughts and opinions their own? They are raised with propaganda and then forced to join. (i think)

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

are any of their thoughts and opinions their own? They are raised with propaganda and then forced to join. (i think)

My thought exactly. He's a child and even many adults in Cuba don't know what thoughts are "their own" or aren't free to express their own thoughts.

[PANTHERTEKE]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

My thought exactly. He's a child and even many adults in Cuba don't know what thoughts are "their own" or aren't free to express their own thoughts.

Yeah exactly.

I'm part Cuban and I have relatives that visit every few years. It's crazy, they don't even feel comfortable expressing a negative opinion about Castro in this country. As in, if anyone says anything negative about him and the Communist party they remain quiet and are hesitant to express their opinions.

Whatever though. I've never visited, nor do I want to, so I can't say what it's like to live over there.