Карикатуристы планеты комментируют смерть Фиделя Кастро.In Venezuela, whose revolutionary government has been a close political ally, cartoonist EDO seems to suggest
that neither God nor the devil wanted Castro—a joke some used to tell to explain his longevity.
EDO
Fellow Venezuelan cartoonist Rayma depicts Castro as one of the last dinosaurs of communist ideology.
Others in Latin America see Castro as a hero who defied U.S imperialism. This from Brazilian cartoonist Latuff.
Left-leaning Mexican newspaper La Jornada focused on how Castro outlived eight U.S presidents
and dozens of CIA assassination attempts. “Mission Accomplished,” the CIA agent tells the dead U.S. presidents.
ЦРУшник докладывает американским президентам: "Миссия выполнена".
Canadian cartoonist Michael de Adder goes a step further, suggesting Fidel also outlived the entire U.S. political system.
- Поздравляю, Фидель! Ты пережил американскую демократию.
In Ecuador, cartoonist Bonil suggests Cuba won’t be able to shake Fidel´s authoritarian government, even in death.
Tень...
Cuban cartoonist Angel Boligan also suggests Cuba will continue to struggle under the weight of Castro’s legacy.
Others wonder about the legacy of Castro’s revolution. This from the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph.
And this from Swiss cartoonist Chappatte.
- Сорри, коммунистического рая не существует...
But for many people in Latin America, Fidel was also another dictator with blood on his hands, in a region that has had more
than its fair share of strongmen on the right and left. EDO depicts Fidel arguing politics in hell with former rightwing Chilean
dictator Augusto Pinochet. “Your problem was marketing,” Castro tells Pinochet. “Being leftist was more cool.
Кастро - Пиночету:
- Твоя проблема была в маркетинге. Быть лефтистом более круто!
Nicaraguan cartoonist PxMolinA also thinks history might not be so quick to absolve Fidel, as he famously claimed.
"История меня оправдает..."