Bernie Sanders defends Fidel Castro's socialist Cuba

[volsrock]

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.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ber...ialist-defense


Keep talking, Bernie!

Castro killed 1000s of people but hey at least they died knowing how to read thank goodness for that

Hey even Hitler must have done a few good things besides all that throwing folks into ovens and stuff

[StoneByStone]

Looks like Fox is shitting their pants about Bernie now.

And needless to say, what he said here is perfectly fine.

"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."

But.... but..... it was CASTRO!!!!

[anonymoose]

Looks like Fox is shitting their pants about Bernie now.

PMSNBC certainly is. Much more so than Fox.

[cancel2 2022]

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The Cubans have a world ranking pharmaceutical industry, without a doubt.


https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspe...rma-juggernaut

[StoneByStone]

PMSNBC certainly is. Much more so than Fox.

Fox ran this silly Castro story. Seems like all of the establishment MSM, both conservative and centrist, is terrified.

[anonymoose]

Fox ran this silly Castro story. Seems like all of the establishment MSM, both conservative and centrist, is terrified.

Fox will criticize whoever the dim front runner is. But it's unprecedented how even a hard left media outlet such as PMSNBC is comparing Bernie to Hitler, the Holocaust, etc.
I find it fascinating. I still don't understand the civil war going on within the dim party.

[cancel2 2022]

Fox will criticize whoever the dim front runner is. But it's unprecedented how even a hard left media outlet such as PMSNBC is comparing Bernie to Hitler, the Holocaust, etc.
I find it fascinating. I still don't understand the civil war going on within the dim party.

Fascinating article about how the Dems recycle candidates, whereas the GOP consign them to oblivion.

https://www.esquire.com/news-politic...rats-retreads/

[signalmankenneth]