Socialist leanings? IE, they believed the BS said about the Democrats. Gov. DeSantis perfected that line. Ignoring the BS, Cuba... like every other thing, is complicated.
I find it funny in that Republicans demand reparations for the Cubans *cough American business interests* over what was taken by the Castro Regime... but then scoff at reparations for blacks in America for the slavery, race riots, Jim Crow, and Tom Hanks rapping in the credits of Dragnet.
I'm not familiar with what De Santis said specifically, but if you have quotes to share, feel free. More likely, Cubans, like a lot of people, got the idea that many Democrats have socialist leanings because they say so themselves. In particular, their alliance with Democratic
Socialists of America (DSA, which includes the likes of AOC, Rashida Talib, Bernie Sanders, Mamdani, etc.) for example.
As far as reparations, California, run by Democrats, spent years studying it and ultimately threw in the towel. They decided no financial benefits, but there will be (was?) an apology and some unspecified consolation prize. It was all just political theatre and a big embarrasment. So, its not just Republicans scoffing. In fact, you yourself admitted
here its problematic. The so-called "reparations from Cuba" are much more recent, objective, quantifiable and limited in scope, which makes them plausibily attainable. I did not know about the Tom Hanks rap though. I made the unfortunate decision to go to youtube and watch him and Dan Ackroyd rapping and dancing. For reparations here, I would be in favor of Will Smith giving those two a good slap on the face at a future Oscars award show for that horrendous and embarrassing performance.
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