read something besides the internet for a change carol,try the national reveiw,the nation,atlantic,discover,forbes,bussiness week,mcclains,etc.try expanding your veiw alittle,and you can see some other points of veiw,and please don't forget you can add a new cultural hero to your list of mao,ho chi,castro,his henchman che[i've seen a lot of t's with his pic on them of late],pol pot,etc.
his name is mugabe in zimbabwa,he is making castro and pot look like kittins,add him to your list of famous people to admire[in there with saddam and osama].