Last Updated on February 25, 2020, 3:18 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders supported his partial defence of Fidel Castro’s Cuban Revolution; he defended his previous comment by saying that the truth is the truth.
The Vermont Senator has been facing a lot of criticism since his interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes” which was aired on Sunday night.
In the show, he praised a “literacy program” which was launched by the Cuban government in its first years and also stressed on the point that it would be unfair to say everything is wrong with the way Castro ruled the country.
On Monday night, Sanders again talked about the literacy program launched by Cuba in its first years.
Sanders said that there were a lot of illiterate people in the country at that time and Castro went out to they help people learn how to read and write. Further, the Senator said that he thinks that it is a good thing to teach people how to read and write.
He added that He has been remarkably consistent and critical of all authoritarian regimes all over the world. Including Cuba, Nicaragua, Saudi Arabia, China and also Russia. And that he believes in democracy and not authoritarianism.
The Senator who is also a Democratic Presidential candidate countered the criticism he faced from the members of Congress by saying that the criticism is only politically motivated.
He further added that all the congresspeople who have criticised him are supporting other candidates. He stated that the truth is the truth, and what he said is what really occurred during the early years of the regime of former Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro.
Later, the former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg replied to Sanders by saying that he does not want to go out explaining to people why their nominee is motivating people to look towards the positive side of Castro.
He further added that although literacy is a good thing, yet we should not be highlighting the literacy programmes of a dictator who did not treat his people well.
Tom Steyer supporting Buttigieg’s comments, said that it was not appropriate that Sanders praised Castro’s regime.
He further said that he would never praise any unelected leader of any country who ultimately controls the country without any form of democracy, justice or equality.
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