It's okay, they got "free" healthcare and a high literacy rate in the tradeoff

SFGbob

http://twitter.com/jimgeraghty/status/1232313645058658304

creepycoug

This thread is worthless without commentary from @creepycoug

Southerndawg

I like to call indoctrination programs literacy programs. It’s what I like to do.

GreenRiverGatorz

You guys are really missing the point of what Bernie was saying. In no way was he trying to absolve Castro of his atrocities, but a regime like that really is complex and the economic system they were trying to implement was very effective in some aspects as it was abl.....








....no I can't keep going. I don't know what the fuck Bernie was thinking about praising any aspect of the Castro regime. Public relations 101 says you don't offer even the faintest of praise to murderous dictatorial regimes. Christ almighty.

PandaOrangeChiknDuck

GreenRiverGatorz said:

You guys are really missing the point of what Bernie was saying. In no way was he trying to absolve Castro of his atrocities, but a regime like that really is complex and the economic system they were trying to implement was very effective in some aspects as it was abl.....








....no I can't keep going. I don't know what the fuck Bernie was thinking about praising any aspect of the Castro regime. Public relations 101 says you don't offer even the faintest of praise to murderous dictatorial regimes. Christ almighty.

Bernie just gave Trump Florida. Even if Bernie can win back Pennsylvania and Michigan (Hard to do considering he wants to eliminate fracking and coal) he would still have to flip Arizona, or he loses. To alienate a large portion of the voting base in most likely the most important state in determining the next president of the United States has to be one of the dumbest strategies I've witnessed.

Sledog

PandaOrangeChiknDuck said:

GreenRiverGatorz said:

You guys are really missing the point of what Bernie was saying. In no way was he trying to absolve Castro of his atrocities, but a regime like that really is complex and the economic system they were trying to implement was very effective in some aspects as it was abl.....








....no I can't keep going. I don't know what the fuck Bernie was thinking about praising any aspect of the Castro regime. Public relations 101 says you don't offer even the faintest of praise to murderous dictatorial regimes. Christ almighty.

Bernie just gave Trump Florida. Even if Bernie can win back Pennsylvania and Michigan (Hard to do considering he wants to eliminate fracking and coal) he would still have to flip Arizona, or he loses. To alienate a large portion of the voting base in most likely the most important state in determining the next president of the United States has to be one of the dumbest strategies I've witnessed.

And cars.

creepycoug

what Bernie fails to tell you is that Cuba was a leader in Latin American healthcare and literacy BEFORE Castro. I've had old people who grew up in other parts of Latin America tell me that school text books almost always were written and published in Cuba. People went there for procedures.

Sure, there were significant percentages of the island's population that were not formally educated, and many who couldn't read or write. But we're talking about a long time ago. There were a lot of people in the rural and poor US, and Europe for that matter, who weren't exactly quoting passages from Shakespeare with facile grace. When Castro came to power, going to college was still something generally for upper class U.S. society. That was here. The world was a different place.

Castro may have spread some literacy to the campecinos that wasn't there before. BFD. At what cost? FTG.

PurpleThrobber

creepycoug said:

what Bernie fails to tell you is that Cuba was a leader in Latin American healthcare and literacy BEFORE Castro. I've had old people who grew up in other parts of Latin America tell me that school text books almost always were written and published in Cuba. People went there for procedures.

Sure, there were significant percentages of the island's population that were not formally educated, and many who couldn't read or write. But we're talking about a long time ago. There were a lot of people in the rural and poor US, and Europe for that matter, who weren't exactly quoting passages from Shakespeare with facile grace. When Castro came to power, going to college was still something generally for upper class U.S. society. That was here. The world was a different place.

Castro may have spread some literacy to the campecinos that wasn't there before. BFD. At what cost? FTG.

Cuba was the shit before Castro kicked out the mob.

This is basic Godfather Part II civics.

Pitchfork51

PurpleThrobber said:

creepycoug said:

what Bernie fails to tell you is that Cuba was a leader in Latin American healthcare and literacy BEFORE Castro. I've had old people who grew up in other parts of Latin America tell me that school text books almost always were written and published in Cuba. People went there for procedures.

Sure, there were significant percentages of the island's population that were not formally educated, and many who couldn't read or write. But we're talking about a long time ago. There were a lot of people in the rural and poor US, and Europe for that matter, who weren't exactly quoting passages from Shakespeare with facile grace. When Castro came to power, going to college was still something generally for upper class U.S. society. That was here. The world was a different place.

Castro may have spread some literacy to the campecinos that wasn't there before. BFD. At what cost? FTG.

Cuba was the shit before Castro kicked out the mob.

This is basic Godfather Part II civics.

If I like my pre communist Cuba can I keep it

creepycoug

Pitchfork51 said:

PurpleThrobber said:

creepycoug said:

what Bernie fails to tell you is that Cuba was a leader in Latin American healthcare and literacy BEFORE Castro. I've had old people who grew up in other parts of Latin America tell me that school text books almost always were written and published in Cuba. People went there for procedures.

Sure, there were significant percentages of the island's population that were not formally educated, and many who couldn't read or write. But we're talking about a long time ago. There were a lot of people in the rural and poor US, and Europe for that matter, who weren't exactly quoting passages from Shakespeare with facile grace. When Castro came to power, going to college was still something generally for upper class U.S. society. That was here. The world was a different place.

Castro may have spread some literacy to the campecinos that wasn't there before. BFD. At what cost? FTG.

Cuba was the shit before Castro kicked out the mob.

This is basic Godfather Part II civics.

If I like my pre communist Cuba can I keep it

Like we say ... no.gif

Pitchfork51

creepycoug said:

Pitchfork51 said:

PurpleThrobber said:

creepycoug said:

what Bernie fails to tell you is that Cuba was a leader in Latin American healthcare and literacy BEFORE Castro. I've had old people who grew up in other parts of Latin America tell me that school text books almost always were written and published in Cuba. People went there for procedures.

Sure, there were significant percentages of the island's population that were not formally educated, and many who couldn't read or write. But we're talking about a long time ago. There were a lot of people in the rural and poor US, and Europe for that matter, who weren't exactly quoting passages from Shakespeare with facile grace. When Castro came to power, going to college was still something generally for upper class U.S. society. That was here. The world was a different place.

Castro may have spread some literacy to the campecinos that wasn't there before. BFD. At what cost? FTG.

Cuba was the shit before Castro kicked out the mob.

This is basic Godfather Part II civics.

If I like my pre communist Cuba can I keep it

Like we say ... no.gif

Thanks Obama you Kenyan fuck!

PurpleThrobber

creepycoug said:

Pitchfork51 said:

PurpleThrobber said:

creepycoug said:

what Bernie fails to tell you is that Cuba was a leader in Latin American healthcare and literacy BEFORE Castro. I've had old people who grew up in other parts of Latin America tell me that school text books almost always were written and published in Cuba. People went there for procedures.

Sure, there were significant percentages of the island's population that were not formally educated, and many who couldn't read or write. But we're talking about a long time ago. There were a lot of people in the rural and poor US, and Europe for that matter, who weren't exactly quoting passages from Shakespeare with facile grace. When Castro came to power, going to college was still something generally for upper class U.S. society. That was here. The world was a different place.

Castro may have spread some literacy to the campecinos that wasn't there before. BFD. At what cost? FTG.

Cuba was the shit before Castro kicked out the mob.

This is basic Godfather Part II civics.

If I like my pre communist Cuba can I keep it

Like we say ... no.gif

I bet her mom was ridiculously hot, too, in Habana in the 50's.

dnc

https://twitter.com/sarahleah1/status/1232494086776475648?s=20

GreenRiverGatorz

dnc said:

https://twitter.com/sarahleah1/status/1232494086776475648?s=20

Apparently this wasn't satire.

dnc

https://twitter.com/SeekingReality7/status/1232521958815928321?s=20

Swaye

dnc said:

https://twitter.com/SeekingReality7/status/1232521958815928321?s=20

Twat o' the Day

Alexis

dnc said:

https://twitter.com/sarahleah1/status/1232494086776475648?s=20

I hear Hitler had the trains running on time also.

dnc

Alexis said:

dnc said:

https://twitter.com/sarahleah1/status/1232494086776475648?s=20

I hear Hitler had the trains running on time also.

Absurd that we are not allowed to recognize the achievements of Germany in transportation and infrastructure (and tbh Italy under Mussolini had massive gains in same). Facts are facts.

WilburHooksHands

fuck man i came here to post that tweet

creepycoug

Swaye said:

dnc said:

https://twitter.com/SeekingReality7/status/1232521958815928321?s=20

Twat o' the Day

#tooviolent

Southerndawg

dnc said:

Alexis said:

dnc said:

https://twitter.com/sarahleah1/status/1232494086776475648?s=20

I hear Hitler had the trains running on time also.

Absurd that we are not allowed to recognize the achievements of Germany in transportation and infrastructure (and tbh Italy under Mussolini had massive gains in same). Facts are facts.

https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1233104604830879746