Posted on 02/23/2020 6:49:34 PM PST by karpov
Sen. Bernie Sanders, the frontrunner for the Democrats' presidential nomination, doubled down on his support for some of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro's policies, saying in an interview that aired Sunday, "it's unfair to simply say everything is bad."
Speaking to CBS News' "60 Minutes," Sanders, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, pointed to social welfare programs introduced under Castro's regime that he described as redeeming, despite the communist dictator's often repressive human-rights violations against Cubans.
"We're very opposed to the authoritarian nature of Cuba but you know, it's unfair to simply say everything is bad. You know? When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program. Is that a bad thing? Even though Fidel Castro did it?" Sanders told Anderson Cooper.
Fidel Castro relinquished power to his brother, Raúl, in 2011; Fidel died in 2016.
Some Republicans jumped on Sanders' comments. "It really makes a difference when those you murder at the firing squad can read & write," Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, tweeted.
In a resurfaced speech given at the University of Vermont in 1986, Sanders praised the socialist policies implemented in Cuba by the Castro regime and criticized bipartisan efforts in the U.S. to tamp down on Castro's spread of communism.
While Sanders said in the new interview he "condemns" any human rights violations Castro committed, he also took aim at President Trump for his unlikely friendships with some dictators or strongman leaders, including North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin
"I do not think that Kim Jong Un is a good friend," Sanders said. "I don't trade love letters with a murdering dictator. Vladimir Putin, not a great friend of mine."
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So why isn’t Bernie living in Cuba? Maybe he could assume the throne after Raoul....??
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| RCP Average | 2/13 - 2/22 | -- | 29.3 | 17.2 | 15.3 | 13.2 | 9.8 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 | Sanders +12.1 |
| CBS News/YouGov | 2/20 - 2/22 | 6498 LV | 28 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Sanders +9 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 2/14 - 2/17 | 408 RV | 32 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Sanders +16 |
| Emerson | 2/16 - 2/18 | 573 LV | 29 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Sanders +7 |
| Economist/YouGov | 2/16 - 2/18 | 555 LV | 24 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Sanders +6 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 2/14 - 2/17 | 426 LV | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Sanders +12 |
| SurveyUSA | 2/13 - 2/17 | 1022 LV | 29 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | -- | Sanders +11 |
| NPR/PBS/Marist | 2/13 - 2/16 | 527 RV | 31 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | Sanders +12 |
| The Hill/HarrisX | 2/14 - 2/15 | 449 RV | 22 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Sanders +3 |
| Morning Consult | 2/12 - 2/17 | 15974 RV | 28 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Sanders +8 |
| Economist/YouGov | 2/9 - 2/11 | 552 LV | 22 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | Sanders +4 |
“Fidel Sanders”
Why don’t you and the other commies live there then Bernie?
He’s not wrong.
But I can guarantee you two things:
1) He thinks things are fine there that most of us don’t.
2) He has no self awareness that the principle he states applies to capitalism in general, and to the modern United States in particular.
It is truly unfortunate that none of them ever move to the Socialist Paradises. Instead, they want to create the Socialist Paradise here.
It’s one of the great mysteries of the universe.
It so GREAT, Bernie should buy a house in Cuba and live there. Cuba has excellent healthcare for the elderly - it is to die for. /s
Well thenloe is because they want to liberate peoples here.
The truth is they want to be in power in the inner party here, they can’t go down there and just walk in and expect to run things.
America could have said FU Stalin and told him after WWII that his Reds can immediately go back to their mother country but we gave Stalin mostly everything he could ever dream of.That SOB Kennedy could have eliminated that bastard Castro but balked. There are consequences in all parts of history. Now we have this POS COMMUNIST who very well may become our next PRESIDENT!!!!!
When you don't have anything, you recycle everything... Oh, and it's America's fault.
Re: While Sanders said in the new interview he “condemns” any human rights violations Castro committed,.....
So exactly when did Bernie even begin to condemn human rights violations of his beloved comrade Castro or any other beloved communist dictator?When he runs for president and has to sound slightly more moderate.
Bolshevik Bernie is right. After all, don’t forget that he didn’t kill, torture, maim or imprison everyone in Cuba. Ya gotta give that to Fidel.
Joe McCarthy was a prophet.
Mussolini made the trains run on time.
Hitler built the Autobahn.
Stalin had the best food lines.
Your doing great Bernie, keep kicking the libtards in the crotch!
https://youtu.be/Fz6VJK3mS08
Excellent video by Turning Point USA on Cuba: Everything You’ve Ever Seen About Cuba is a Lie
And the 1960s automobiles are in Great shape!
There is that DEMOCRAT word you always hear....
*** UNFAIR ***
If they do not like something, it is unfair...
“He had a massive literacy program.”
Isn’t that just another word for having schools?
... and the Moscow girls make me sing and shout.
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