"Cuban Americans fear socialist dictators. So why are they backing the caudillo for president?"

The answer to the above question recently posited in the Washington Post, is INCREDIBLY simple.

Many of them, having endured the Castro regime, know very well what a communist government actually looks like. And they know Biden is not that. But what preceded the Castro regime?

Oh, nothing. Just your everyday, garden variety, old fashioned, Latin American DICTATORSHIP. One those in that community old enough to remember Fulgencio Batista miss dearly.

The truth is these people do not give a fuck about freedom, they LOVE a DICTATOR. And since the Orange Turd fits the description of a wannabe despot, they're on board.

Look, obviously, it's a little more nuanced than that. But if you're wondering why the Cuban folk here in the US support this wretched PoS, it's because that's their thing. They love the smell of dictatorship in the morning.

Those who established what is now the South Florida Cuban enclave were Batista cronies, no doubt, followed shortly thereafter by disillusioned Castro allies who, hoping to establish a democratic government, felt duped and balked at his coziness with and later full allegiance to the USSR. How much overlap was there? I'm not certain.

I happen to be good friends with the son of someone from the latter group. My buddy was born in Miami and once told me how in a 'keep your enemies close' move, his old man befriended the Batista crowd down there and managed to learn about some fucked up shit. One of 'em was a doozy.

As true hucksters, these folks fundraised on a scam the gullible were more than willing to believe: that a plan was in motion to overthrow Castro and bring "freedom" to Cuba. (Something, btw, Cuba has not truly experienced since Columbus showed up.) Actually, whether they were able to or not, their true goal was to bring down Castro and...wait for it...install a dictatorship under Cuban exile and Miami resident Jorge Mas Canosa. (Look him up, he was loads of fun.) Rumor has it, Mas Canosa even had a generalisimo uniform starched and ready for the occasion. Yeah...

Anyway, fuck the whole of these scumbags.

Mirror, Mirror

We have been exposed.

Regardless of who is president on January 21, 2021, we have been exposed to the world: our failures, our hypocrisy, our weaknesses, our lack of moral standing…all of it has been exposed for the rest of the world to see. And that is ultimately the current POTUS’ legacy: pulling back the curtain and letting everyone get a good look at the rot and decay.

 

The difference between who is POTUS in late January is between a continuation along this wretched path or one of two other scenarios: initial steps towards possibly restoring this country to some sort of semblance of functionality OR a temporary delay of the inevitable crash and burn of the United States of America.

 

A Biden presidency with a Republican majority in the Senate will experience a level of obstructionism that would make that faced by Obama mere child’s play. Republicans see this as do-or-die time to completely reshape this country into a full-on, savagely capitalist, theocratic wasteland. And in many regards, they have not only laid the groundwork but are successfully taking us in that direction.

 

In the midst of this, for better or worse, we have seen ourselves in the mirror and discerned who we truly are. And we’ve seen where lies the biggest threat: we are at a seemingly insurmountable divide amongst ourselves. One that a presidential election won’t resolve. One that we may not be able to overcome. We need to rethink this thing and figure out what it is we truly want out of our country, because this present course is not only unsustainable but pointless to maintain.

 

The domestic terrorist who plays president on TV recently told his death cult that he felt like Superman. No, it’s more like Lex Luthor. And with millions of hate-filled henchmen ready to go down in flames. What are we gonna do about it? The ballot box seems like a quaint and ultimately ineffective solution.

 

“We’ll see”, said the blind man.