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BGBD

(3,282 posts) Thu Jul 15, 2021, 05:40 PM Jul 2021

Golden opportunity for Biden

He should go hardline on Cuban regime now. Pressure campaign in support of protests. If it means rubbing progressives in congress the wrong way then so be it.

Become the face of Cuban democracy and the Repiblican foothold in Florida will disintegrate.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.politico.com/amp/news/2021/07/14/cuba-protests-biden-499621

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Golden opportunity for Biden (Original Post) BGBD Jul 2021 OP

+1000 padah513 Jul 2021 #1

What's the progressive in Congress want? Aren't they on the side of the protesters? Budi Jul 2021 #2

Interestingly, I think this is one of the few foreign policy situations where both sides OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2021 #3

Thanks. I'll have to find out about those differences, then Budi Jul 2021 #5

Republicans will support bigtime immigration to FL for Cubans. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2021 #6

Don't think this would move many Miami Cubans to Dems side FloridaBlues Jul 2021 #4

You're right about that FakeNoose Jul 2021 #7

padah513

(2,655 posts)

1. +1000

Reply to BGBD (Original post)

Thu Jul 15, 2021, 05:45 PM

Jul 2021

Budi

(15,325 posts)

2. What's the progressive in Congress want? Aren't they on the side of the protesters?

Reply to BGBD (Original post)

Thu Jul 15, 2021, 06:07 PM

Jul 2021

Freedom from a regime as Cubans have only known should make us all, who appreciate holding on dearly to a Democracy, stand in support of these brave protestors.

I haven't been following along with whose opposing them.
I find it rather odd why anyone would, I guess.

Absolutely YES. President Biden "should go hardline on Cuban regime now".

Please do it !

OAITW r.2.0

(27,561 posts)

3. Interestingly, I think this is one of the few foreign policy situations where both sides

Reply to Budi (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 15, 2021, 06:36 PM

Jul 2021

support the Cuban people. Albeit, for vastly different reasons.

Budi

(15,325 posts)

5. Thanks. I'll have to find out about those differences, then

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 15, 2021, 07:05 PM

Jul 2021

OAITW r.2.0

(27,561 posts)

6. Republicans will support bigtime immigration to FL for Cubans.

Reply to Budi (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 15, 2021, 07:08 PM

Jul 2021

As long as they vote Republican.

Democrats would like to see a successful Democratic government take hold where people don't have to immigrate.

FloridaBlues

(4,320 posts)

4. Don't think this would move many Miami Cubans to Dems side

Reply to BGBD (Original post)

Thu Jul 15, 2021, 07:04 PM

Jul 2021

Most are very staunch republicans.you wouldn’t believe some of the lies they believed during the election. Most believe he is a strong socialist and worse.
Obama opened the relationship with Cuba than trump closed the door on the gains.
Biden did mention a few things today regarding internet availability and sending vaccines under certain conditions.

FakeNoose

(35,088 posts)

7. You're right about that

Reply to FloridaBlues (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 15, 2021, 07:16 PM

Jul 2021

... but the Bay of Pigs generation is dying out now. Are their kids and grandkids as conservative as the original Cuban immigrants? I tend to doubt it, but I don't really know.

It seems a good fit for Biden to reach out and make friends with the progressives in Cuba who are trying to make a go of it.

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