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[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is... is that real? Is this really the world I live in?

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 28 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yeah. Rubio is a fucking moron.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yup

I doubt Lemmy as a whole is a big fan of Christie, but at least he's able to call out people trying to get bullshit soundbites by memorizing a post-it.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Makes me ashamed he shares my heritage. My Cuban compatriots in Miami are awful.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No offense, but that's kind of to be expected since right-wing Cubans would've been disproportionately likely to flee communism.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

That's only part of the story. If you want to learn about why they actually went that way, you should dig deeper. Here's the short, extremely simplified version:

  • Kennedy backed rebellion and supported a group of freedom fighters (One of my cousins was actually part of the insurgents)
  • Congress didn't back him. The legislative branch was mostly Republican at the time. Kennedy, of course, was Democrat.
  • The insurgents went in and lost US support, were all captured and/or killed.
  • Congress blamed Kennedy even though they were the ones that pulled support.
  • Cubans in turn were told Kennedy and the Dems caused it.

As a result, 60+ years later, we have a bunch of ignoramuses in Miami who support the very people who consider us "the help."

Fuck the GOP. (Fuck the Dems, too, but not for that specific thing.)