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[–] wilwilwesly 3 points 3 points 6 points (+6|-3) ago (edited ago)
He shouldn't have to disavow them what he said was "you may recall back in 1961 when they invaded Cuba and everyone was totally convinced that Castro was the worst guy in the world all the Cuban people were gonna rise up and rebellion against Fidel Castro they had forgotten he had educated their kids gave them healthcare totally transformed the society you know not to say that Fidel Castro or Cuba are perfect they are certainly not but just because Ronald Reagan dislikes these people does not mean that the people in their own nations feel the same way so they expected this tremendous uprising in Cuba it never came and if they are expecting a tremendous uprising in Nicaragua they are very very very mistaken" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfw5uOWh2vM This is objectively true. Cuba has some of the best healthcare and education records in Latin America http://www.who.int/whr/2000/media_centre/press_release/en/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Cuba very impressive for a small poor Caribbean island under US embargo for 50-plus years. He also criticized the lack of Democracy in Cuba in the debate.
[–] RedditIsPropaganda23 3 points 0 points 3 points (+3|-3) ago
apparently you were downvoated for posting facts.
[–] bm2112 2 points -1 points 1 point (+1|-2) ago
Does that surprise you?