tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573533210099052368.post6247014946556856773..comments2024-03-16T00:26:41.051-04:00Comments on Scaramouche: Innocents Abroad in the 'New' Egyptscaramouchehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04380374512378209528noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573533210099052368.post-25145158403503655672011-02-26T17:36:02.667-05:002011-02-26T17:36:02.667-05:00Yeah, . . . it reminds me of the period of euphori...Yeah, . . . it reminds me of the period of euphoria that followed the triumph of Castro's rebels in January, 1959. For several months after Batista fled the country, nearly everyone, including my parents (who had been strongly _fidelista_ while Castro was still in the mountains), managed to convince themselves that the millennium had arrived. And we all know how happily that turned out. (I will say, though, that no women reporters--and yes, several were on the scene--were raped by the jubilant crowds that filled the public squares of Cuban towns and cities.)Carlos Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253355647824872032noreply@blogger.com