The Worship of Dictators... Ben Shapiro

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The Worship of Dictators
Ben Shapiro

Posted: Feb 26, 2020 12:01 AM

This week, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., the socialist Democratic presidential front-runner, made waves when he merely reiterated his lifelong warmth toward the viciously evil Cuban communist regime. Brushing off the human rights violations of Fidel Castro -- a man whose revolution ended with the murder or imprisonment of tens of thousands of his countrymen, and decades of impoverishment and repression for millions -- Sanders explained: "We're very opposed to the authoritarian nature of Cuba, but you know, it's unfair to simply say everything is bad. ... 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?"

But, of course, Sanders hasn't merely praised Castro's literacy programs (which, by the way, were propagandistic exploits. Cuba had an 80% literacy rate before Castro's coup). Back in the 1980s, Sanders explained that he was "physically nauseated" by former President John F. Kennedy's "hatred for the Cuban revolution." In 1989, Sanders stated after visiting Cuba: "I did not see a hungry child. I did not see any homeless people." He said that the Cuban people "had an almost religious affection" for Castro.

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https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2020/02/26/the-worship-of-dictators-n2561906

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To give Sanders the benefit of the doubt, there are always those people who really believe we can create the perfect society where nobody has more than anybody else.
 And trees grow money, food comes from grocery stores,  nobody has guns or cars, and everybody will be happy in their 12x15 apartment in the huge megalopolis where the tv screen and public  loudspeakers tell them what to do every day. After they pledge allegiance to Big Brother.