{"id":69694,"date":"2021-07-12T20:03:03","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T01:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=69694"},"modified":"2021-07-12T20:03:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T01:03:03","slug":"69694","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=69694","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bongino.com\/socialists-in-congress-silent-as-cubans-rise-up-against-communist-dictatorship\/\"><del>Socialists<\/del> Communists in Congress Silent as Cubans Rise Up Against Communist Dictatorship<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"single-post__cover-wrapper\"><figcaption><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">P<\/span>rotests erupted yesterday in all of Cuba\u2019s major cities against the nation\u2019s ruling Communist dictatorship following over six decades of oppression. Protesters chanted \u201cfreedom,\u201d \u201cenough\u201d and \u201cunite,\u201d and demanded the dissolution of their nation\u2019s communist dictatorship.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single-post__content\">\n<p>Protesters had specific complaints about the nation\u2019s food shortages, high prices, and handling of the coronavirus outbreak, which were correctly attributed to their government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rumble-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rumble-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rumble-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rumble-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rumble-wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content   cookieconsent-optin-preferences cookieconsent-optin-statistics\" title=\"Cubans REVOLT Against Communist Dictatorship\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/vh4jzr\/?pub=22lbp#?secret=eJMoGpV3MS\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" data-secret=\"eJMoGpV3MS\" data-cookieconsent=\"preferences,statistics\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Biden administration was initially silent on the protests, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/biden-administration-vows-condemn-cuba-violance-havana-protests-1608693\">only commented<\/a>\u00a0that they\u2019d vow to condemn any violence in Cuba. Biden\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/nation-world\/article252725548.html\">himself waited<\/a>\u00a0until this morning to say that the U.S. stands with the Cuban people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meanwhile the socialists in our Congress \u2013 Bernie Sanders in the Senate and all members of \u201cThe Squad\u201d in the House \u2013 have remained completely silent. The Squad includes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Jamaal Bowman, and Cori Bush.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democratic-socialists-ignore-cuban-protesters-railing-against-communist-dictatorship\">Fox News<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Critics will likely say that these Democratic socialists are remaining quiet in the early stages of the protests because there are so many unknowns. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who heads the Communist Party, has already called on the country\u2019s revolutionaries to counter the demonstrators. \u201cWe are prepared to do anything,\u201d he said during a national address. \u201cWe will be battling in the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The National Review reported that these legislators have never even denounced Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Sanders, I-Vt., once defended some of the policies of Cuba\u2019s previous communist dictator Fidel Castro.<\/p>\n<p>Following his win during Nevada\u2019s caucus in the 2020 Democratic primaries, Sanders was asked by Anderson Cooper during an interview on CBS\u2019 \u201c60 Minutes\u201d why the Cuban people didn\u2019t rise up and help the U.S. overthrow the Castro regime. Sanders replied that the dictator \u201ceducated their kids, gave their kids health care, totally transformed the society.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If or when our socialists in Congress do address the protests in Cuba, it\u2019s more likely they\u2019ll end up siding with the regime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Socialists Communists in Congress Silent as Cubans Rise Up Against Communist Dictatorship Protests erupted yesterday in all of Cuba\u2019s major cities against the nation\u2019s ruling Communist dictatorship following over six decades of oppression. Protesters chanted \u201cfreedom,\u201d \u201cenough\u201d and \u201cunite,\u201d and demanded the dissolution of their nation\u2019s communist dictatorship. 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