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It has truly amazed me that any person of Hispanic heritage, any African-American, or especially, any woman, can support this person. Or for that matter, can support any Republican. I will go to my grave unable to ever comprehend this.

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Hatred of "the other" outweighs everything else. For years they lobbied for a US invasion. If we could fight communism in Viet Nam, why couldn't we go to Cuba? It got to the point that we became the enemy to some anti Castro groups, because we wouldn't support them unconditionally. I lay some of this out in my novel, Miami '90.

In the early 1960s, some military leaders reportedly drafted plans to kill innocent people and commit acts of terrorism in U.S. cities to create public support for a war against Cuba. Code named Operation Northwoods, the plans reportedly included the possible assassination of Cuban éfor some anti-Castro groups migrés, sinking boats of Cuban refugees on the high seas, hijacking planes, blowing up a U.S. ship, and even orchestrating violent terrorism in U.S. cities.

"The plans were developed as ways to trick the American public and the international community into supporting a war to oust Cuba's then new leader, communist Fidel Castro."

Some elevated Castro to supernatural status.

I had a friend who wanted to nuke Cuba. When I reminded her that most of her relatives were still there, but she said they had a chance to revolt or emigrate and didn't, so they deserved to die.

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Holy … !!! Well, in the ‘60s, we were duped into fighting in Vietnam, so they hadda figger they’d dupe us into fighting in Cuba, too, eh? Anything to keep those anti-capitalist dogs off the map …

…because Batista’s Cuba was just a tropical paradise for the people on the land, wasn’t it?

Well, “Remember the Main” and all that ….

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Danny, was your friend angry about Batista being overthrown? Maybe if he wasn’t a cia mafia puppet Castro wouldn’t have been able to take over.

Also, please don’t link to articles I have to pay for. I’m not going to do that for one article.

Also, maybe proof read your content so I can understand it without trying to guess what you meant. Tyia

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"Chuck" is from Vladivostok.

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Danny blames Russia for everything he can’t comprehend. That’s just sad. Make Israel Syria again!

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"On Day 1 of my new administration, I will seal the border, stop the invasion of people pouring through our border and send Joe Biden's illegal aliens back home where they belong," Trump said at a recent rally in Wildwood, New Jersey. "They have got to be sent home." - Donald Trump

- He gave no caveat that Cubans, - born here, - illegally here, or - legally here, are not on that list.

Something the machismo mind is unable to grasp.

Donald is a second-generation immigrant son.

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So True, unfortunately. thank you

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Your last idea has merit. Babalouie always saved QuickDraw McGraw.

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