This is a guest post by AlexP
Earlier this week, on the heels of the handshake between US President Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro, John Wight published the following blithering outburst:
Cuban President Raul Castro’s gesture in shaking US President Barack Obama’s hand at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Soweto, South Africa was a courageous one given Washington’s atrocious record on human rights at home and abroad, wars of aggression, imperialism, and the super exploitation of the planet.
The Cuban people, long a victim of US aggression – both economic and military – will hopefully understand their leader’s gesture as a brave and necessary one towards trying to build bridges between the Republic of Cuba – sovereign, proud, and dignified – and its neighbour to the North, despite it being a rogue state.
However, I felt there were a number of small errors in his missive, which I corrected below. See if you can spot the differences.
US President Barack Obama’s gesture in shaking Cuban dictator Raul Castro’s hand at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Soweto, South Africa was a courageous one given Havana’s atrocious record on human rights at home and abroad, suppression of trade unions, support for other dictatorial regimes, and the super exploitation of its own people.
The Cuban people, long a victim of aggression by their own government – both economic and political – will hopefully understand the US leader’s gesture as a brave and necessary one towards trying to build bridges between the people of Cuba – sovereign, proud, and dignified – and their neighbour to the North, despite their own government being a rogue regime.
There. Much better.
