Posted on 02/27/2020 1:41:06 PM PST by karpov
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) appeared on the front page of a Cuban newspaper Tuesday following his nuanced comments on the Cuban revolution.
The current Democratic primary frontrunner was praised in a column published on the front page of Granma, the Cuban Communist Party’s official newspaper, for saying Fidel Castro’s communist regime was successful in expanding literacy programs in the island nation. However, Sanders went on to explain he did not support the country’s authoritarian leadership.
“We're very opposed to the authoritarian nature of Cuba, but you know it's unfair to simply say everything is bad," Sanders said on CBS' "60 minutes." "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?”
The column acknowledged Sanders' brand of socialism is different than what's gone through Latin America.
“Although he made it clear that his ‘socialism’ is not that of Venezuela or Cuba and stressed that the type of society in which he believes is in exists in countries such as Denmark, Finland and Sweden, the legislator said that it is ‘unfair to say simply that everything is wrong’ on the island,” the column read.
The column from the Cuban newspaper comes as criticism against the Vermont senator for his comments on CBS News has mounted from both sides of the aisle. The self-described Democratic socialist was asked again at a CNN town hall Monday about his comments, and he doubled down candidly: "I think literacy is a good thing."
Sanders’ comments drew ire from several moderate Democrats, many of whom represent large Cuban-American populations in South Florida. The newspaper’s editorial took a swipe those politicians as well.
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Biden is mentally unfit to hold office.
Maybe Sanders can run for office in Cuba.
And Bloomberg isn’t far behind him...
Better a liberal with dementia than a communist.
When they put to ol Bern and piss off the bat shit crazy what do they have left?
“Maybe Sanders can run for office in Cuba.”
Hey you might be onto something. For some older Jewish couples Florida could be passe by now. This could have been his plan all along!
I remember wracking my head and dictionary trying to figure out what "Granma" meant in Spanish. I couldn't figure it out.
It turns out the newspaper was named after the yacht Castro took to get back to Cuba from Mexico. The boats's prior owner, an American, named it after his grandmother (well actually, named after his wife, who he called "granma").
Well, I’ll be darned. The Cuban propaganda newspaper praises Bernie Sanders? How about that?
Holy Cow Batman...
What a Joker of a situation...
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