Castro's "literacy program" was " cynical effort to spread his dangerous philosophy"

[uponit7771]

Sanders comments about Castro were wrong on its face.

Link to tweet

[guillaumeb]

1. Cuba has a 99% literacy rate.

So the program did work and increased the literacy rate.

[George II]

2. But what books and publications do they have to read?

[uponit7771]

3. "I'll teach you to read if you'll become indoctrinated" is not a net gain.

[guillaumeb]

4. What country does not educate its citizens?

Batista did not educate his citizens. Were Cubans better off under Batista?

Well, the rich ones were.

[uponit7771]

5. Self serving indoctrination isn't educating anyone.

[guillaumeb]

6. LIterate people can use the internet.

[uponit7771]

7. to look up fake news? Again, indoctrinating isn't educating

[redqueen]

8. Good thing we don't do that here!

[uponit7771]

9. Yep, we don't have a policy of doing such here just stupid in group behavior.