http://www.sbnation.com/users/GlobalNomads53 Posts made by GlobalNomads53 on SBNation.com http://www.fishstripes.com/2012/4/10/2938525/guillen-suspension-all-wrong GlobalNomads53 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:15:33 -0000 <p><br>It is a sad day when our freedom of speech has become so curtailed that remarks about Castro (or<br>anyone else, for that matter) are dictated by the views of one community and the individual<br>punished for expressing his views.<br>Historically, people today forget why the Cuban revolution occurred and what the conditions<br>were in the country at that time. I neither defend nor criticize Castro other than to say that by that<br>act he secured his place in history, which the revisionists of Little Havana may try to erase but<br>cannot. Creating that revolution WAS an act of greatness. But his failure since then is another<br>matter and most of the world recognizes the pain of the Cuban people under him.<br>To suspend Guillen for voicing his opinion, however distasteful to some, is a dark day here.</p> <p><br>It is a sad day when our freedom of speech has become so curtailed that remarks about Castro (or<br>anyone else, for that matter) are dictated by the views of one community and the individual<br>punished for expressing his views.<br>Historically, people today forget why the Cuban revolution occurred and what the conditions<br>were in the country at that time. I neither defend nor criticize Castro other than to say that by that<br>act he secured his place in history, which the revisionists of Little Havana may try to erase but<br>cannot. Creating that revolution WAS an act of greatness. But his failure since then is another<br>matter and most of the world recognizes the pain of the Cuban people under him.<br>To suspend Guillen for voicing his opinion, however distasteful to some, is a dark day here.</p>