{"id":592505,"date":"2021-07-15T16:36:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T20:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=592505"},"modified":"2021-07-15T16:36:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T20:36:30","slug":"watch-a-look-back-on-bernie-sanders-nods-toward-cuban-communism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-a-look-back-on-bernie-sanders-nods-toward-cuban-communism\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: A Look Back On Bernie Sanders\u2019 Nods Toward Cuban Communism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-a-look-back-on-bernie-sanders-nods-toward-cuban-communism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=592505&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Bernie-Sanders.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Over the weekend, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/cuba\"><span>Cuba<\/span><\/a><span> observed its largest anti-communism protests in decades. In reaction to economic turmoil and a lack of civil liberties, citizens across the island erupted with protests against the regime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In response to the protests, one of America\u2019s leading socialists \u2014 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) \u2014 made no mention of communism, socialism, Marxism, or any other adjacent ideology as factors behind the Cuban people\u2019s movement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAll people have the right to protest and to live in a democratic society,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSanders\/status\/1414785066455158786\"><span>tweeted<\/span><\/a><span> the lawmaker on Monday evening. \u201cI call on the Cuban government to respect opposition rights and refrain from violence. It\u2019s also long past time to end the unilateral U.S. embargo on Cuba, which has only hurt, not helped, the Cuban people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sanders \u2014 who self-identifies as a \u201cdemocratic socialist\u201d and actively favors causes such as expanding federal healthcare programs, raising taxes on the wealthy, and the Green New Deal \u2014 has been apologetic toward the Cuban regime for decades. Indeed, the degree to which he is apologetic seems to depend on whether or not he is running for a national election.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race, Sanders was confronted with his past endorsement of communist dictatorships on the debate stage. Though he asserted that \u201cauthoritarianism of any stripe is bad,\u201d he stressed the need to laud Cuba for its purported accomplishments: \u201cCuba made progress on education. Literacy programs are bad?\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>His comments were met by boos from the audience \u2014 to which he responded \u201cReally?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sanders defends his past comments on authoritarian governments\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R3-7F9gEy0o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>Former Rep. Donna Shalala (D-FL) slammed Sanders for his comments: \u201cHe doesn\u2019t get it\u2026 And he doesn\u2019t understand that healthcare in Cuba is just awful. That\u2019s why so many Cuban-Americans are taking medicines down to Cuba\u2026 And their education system? Give me a break.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bernie Sanders&#039; Cuba comments draw criticism\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zdh9bBLSvX0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>In the 2016 campaign \u2014 during which Sanders also sought the Democratic nomination \u2014 CNN anchor Anderson Cooper again pressed the lawmaker on his affable approach to Cuba. He responded: \u201cDo I support the economic policies or their political policies? Of course, I don\u2019t. But you know what else? Cuba produces a lot of physicians\u2026 They go to poor countries around the world doing a lot of good\u2026 By and large, Cuba\u2019s educational system, for a poor country, is pretty good. When Castro came to power, they did a lot to eliminate illiteracy in that country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sen. Bernie Sanders: We could learn a lot from Cuba\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lz4qeDR0O9c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>Decades earlier, Sanders spoke far more freely about his desire to see Cuba\u2019s communist revolution endure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBut I remember for some reason rather being very excited when Fidel Castro made the revolution in Cuba, and it just seemed right and appropriate that poor people were rising up against rather ugly rich people,\u201d Sanders explained of his teenage years. \u201cAnd I remember watching the Nixon-Kennedy debates and I was very excited and impressed about the Cuban revolution\u2026 And Kennedy was saying that Nixon was too soft on communism\u2026 I actually got up from the room and almost left to puke.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bernie Sanders on the Cuban Revolution\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3AKLDBRmDbg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>Hopefully, the current protests in Cuba will soon ensure that there will no longer be a Cuban regime for Sanders to support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, Cuba observed its largest anti-communism protests in decades. 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