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Bernie Defends Comments He Made About Fidel Castro

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About 1:30

Annnnnnd, Florida goes to Trump.
 
swing_voter said:



About 1:30

Annnnnnd, Florida goes to Trump.
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Yea the castro's are extremely hated in miami and still are.
they have killed countless numbers of people.

for no reason at all. they are simply just evil people who have their
people living in such poverty that someone will kill you over a bicycle.
just by the fact that having a bicycle is considered a luxury.

The government controls every aspect of your life and to not good ends.
They tell you what job you will have what you will make,
how much food you can get if they even have it.

sure everyone has healthcare but if they run out of medicine you are just out of luck.
 
swing_voter said:



About 1:30

Annnnnnd, Florida goes to Trump.
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You know, if anyone said the same things about any given far-right Fascist regime, i.e., praising their social programs while tut-tutting their atrocities, we would without hesitation call them either pro-fascist or a fascist apologist. Bernie Sanders seems perfectly comfortable with brutal authoritarian dictators, so long as the authoritarian dictators pursue social welfare policy that he likes.
 
swing_voter said:



About 1:30

Annnnnnd, Florida goes to Trump.
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Why he would get drawn into that is a mystery - it's a lose/lose.

And yeah - bye bye Florida.
 
Felis Leo said:
You know, if anyone said the same things about any given far-right Fascist regime, i.e., praising their social programs while tut-tutting their atrocities, we would without hesitation call them either pro-fascist or a fascist apologist. Bernie Sanders seems perfectly comfortable with brutal authoritarian dictators, so long as the authoritarian dictators pursue social welfare policy that he likes.
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Bernie is not exactly alone there . . .

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I wonder how much longer the other Dem candidates are just going to stand by and let Bernie say crap like this unchallenged. Will then finally push back in the next debate?

They might. Bernie has a 74% approval rating among Democrats. You oppose Bernie, you oppose the rank-and-file Dems who choose the candidates.

Bernie is truly the Trump of the left.
 


Bernies response...
 
Harshaw said:
Bernie is not exactly alone there . . .

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Hey...so Che jailed artists, musicians, and put homosexuals into work camps where they died. SO they created a system of wealth and prosperity for themselves awhile the rank and file supporters starved to death...he looks cool on hats and t shirts!
 
Felis Leo said:
You know, if anyone said the same things about any given far-right Fascist regime, i.e., praising their social programs while tut-tutting their atrocities, we would without hesitation call them either pro-fascist or a fascist apologist. Bernie Sanders seems perfectly comfortable with brutal authoritarian dictators, so long as the authoritarian dictators pursue social welfare policy that he likes.
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It already happened. Trump called NK leader a "Good Guy" and that he and Kim were "in-love". He also said it was amazing how the NK loved their leader. Guess what conservatives said about it? NOTHING negative. Yeah, get off your soap box, your hypocrisy stinks.
 
"We're opposed to the authoritarian nature of Cuba, but you know -- you've got -- it's unfair to simply say everything is bad."

Now do Pinochet.
 
Praxas said:
It already happened. Trump called NK leader a "Good Guy" and that he and Kim were "in-love". Guess what conservatives said about it? NOTHING negative. Yeah, get off your soap box, your hypocrisy stinks.
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Ready to call out Bernie in the same way as Trump?
 
Harshaw said:
Ready to call out Bernie in the same way as Trump?
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Absolutely, I don't like public officials praising dictators. I understand there are times when a leader needs to work with them, but you can still work with them without kissing their asses. I am actually disappointed Bernie won in Nevada (my state).

The same can't be said about Trump supporters. They don't denounce anything he does, but complain when another politician does it.
 
Praxas said:
Absolutely, I don't like public officials praising dictators. I understand there are times when a leader needs to work with them, but you can still work with them without kissing their asses.

The same can't be said about Trump supporters. They don't denounce anything he does, but complain when another politician does it.
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And you're certain Felis Leo doesn't denounce anything Trump does?
 
VanceMack said:
Hey...so Che jailed artists, musicians, and put homosexuals into work camps where they died. SO they created a system of wealth and prosperity for themselves awhile the rank and file supporters starved to death...he looks cool on hats and t shirts!
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swing_voter said:



About 1:30

Annnnnnd, Florida goes to Trump.
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Trump and Sanders have been basically tied in head to head polls in Florida for the last 3 months. Does this make a difference. I doubt it. If this had happened during the general election campaign, it is possible. But one needs to remember the old Cubans who fled Cuba are old and there are fewer and fewer of them. Their sons and daughters don't have the same ill feelings about Fidel and Cuba as those who fled for their lives did.

I doubt you'll see any significant changes in the head to head match ups because of this. As for Florida, Trump must win it or lose the election. The Democrats, Sanders and whoever that might be, can afford to lose Florida and still win comfortably. Even without Florida, I have the Democrats at 280 electoral votes, but more on that in my 1 March forecast.
 
swing_voter said:



About 1:30

Annnnnnd, Florida goes to Trump.
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Eh..... actually listening to the video it’s pretty meh. Sanders explicitly states he condemns tossing political prisoners in jail; his comments seem to be “well, Castro wasn’t 1000% evil and not every single thing he did was horrific”.
 
Praxas said:
Absolutely, I don't like public officials praising dictators. I understand there are times when a leader needs to work with them, but you can still work with them without kissing their asses. I am actually disappointed Bernie won in Nevada (my state).

The same can't be said about Trump supporters. They don't denounce anything he does, but complain when another politician does it.
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Then do it.
 
Sanders is a full blown communist. He'll use the same tactics the Bolsheviks used. He'll sign EO's ordering the Army to confiscate private property and sieze privately own busineses.
 
Tanngrisnir said:
Irrelevant. Those don't depict Obama praising Castro.

Nice fail.
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Learn to read:

Felis Leo said:
You know, if anyone said the same things about any given far-right Fascist regime, i.e., praising their social programs while tut-tutting their atrocities, we would without hesitation call them either pro-fascist or a fascist apologist. Bernie Sanders seems perfectly comfortable with brutal authoritarian dictators, so long as the authoritarian dictators pursue social welfare policy that he likes.
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I posted photos of such comfort.
 
ludin said:
Yea the castro's are extremely hated in miami and still are.
they have killed countless numbers of people.

for no reason at all. they are simply just evil people who have their
people living in such poverty that someone will kill you over a bicycle.
just by the fact that having a bicycle is considered a luxury.

The government controls every aspect of your life and to not good ends.
They tell you what job you will have what you will make,
how much food you can get if they even have it.

sure everyone has healthcare but if they run out of medicine you are just out of luck.
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I, for one, doubt that Cuban-Americans living in Florida would kill a person for a bicycle.
 
apdst said:
Then do it.
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I did. I said I don’t like Bernie or anyone else kissing dictators asses.

Now where is condemnation of trump kissing Kim’s ass? Oh yeah it was non-existant.
 
Praxas said:
I did. I said I don’t like Bernie or anyone else kissing dictators asses.

Now where is condemnation of trump kissing Kim’s ass? Oh yeah it was non-existant.
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No, that was lip service.
 
apdst said:
Sanders is a full blown communist. He'll use the same tactics the Bolsheviks used. He'll sign EO's ordering the Army to confiscate private property and sieze privately own busineses.
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Everything is “communism” to you lot. The civil rights movement was “communist”. Obama was “communist”. Gee, it’s almost like you just use “communism” to smear anything you don’t like.
 
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