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Posted on 10/24/2015 8:33:03 AM PDT by John Semmens
The discovery of a 1985 video in which Sen. Bernie Sanders (S-Vt) praised the “progressive” policies of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro failed to dent the candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination’s enthusiasm for socialism.
“The right wing in this country likes to emphasize the bad side of the Castro regime—the suppression of dissent, the imprisonment and execution of counterrevolutionaries—but they totally ignore the benefits it provided for the common people.”
Chief among these benefits, according to Sanders, is “universal free health care. Unlike the complex and discriminatory system we have here in the United States, the Cuban system gives the same level of care to everyone free of charge. No one has to struggle with sorting out confusing options within a time-constrained ‘open enrollment’ period. All are granted the same coverage without having to lift a finger.”
“While I personally can’t endorse the oppression the Castro government meted out to its opponents, let’s not lose our perspective,” Sanders added. “The persons affected by this oppression numbered in the thousands. Those affected by the free health care numbered in the millions. From the standpoint of the average Cuban I think this has to be seen as a worthwhile trade-off.”
Sanders speculated that “it is not out of the question that a similar mathematical ratio might be applicable in our country. Far more people would be benefited by a government-run universal health care system than would be hurt by the suppression of anti-government agitators. The 2016 elections will show whether voters agree with me and the other Democrats on this issue.”
In related news, citing the inadequacy of current public education, Sanders called for making college free for all. “The fact is that too many of those graduating from our high schools are functionally illiterate,” he declared. “Clearly, twelve years of schooling are not enough to prepare our children for the modern world. By making college available to all we not only grant a four-year reprieve from the cruelties of the work-a-day world, but we also introduce another layer of academic credentials for a larger share of our population.”
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Good one
If I had a hammer and sickle, I’d hammer in the morning’
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