Twitter might have a winner in the competition to deliver the most obsequious Fidel Castro tribute possible in fewer than 140 words. It’s doubtful that even Raul Castro would be this shameless in his praise, though.
No, it was the Green Party’s Jill Stein, who had apparently taken a break from watching millions pour into her election integrity slush fund, who managed to celebrate the life of Castro in a way that made Justin Trudeau look downright stingy with his praise.
Fidel Castro was a symbol of the struggle for justice in the shadow of empire. Presente!
— Dr. Jill Stein? (@DrJillStein) November 27, 2016
It took Katie Pavlich only one word to dismiss Stein’s tweet.
Abhorrent. https://t.co/ywQDNXD0jB
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) November 27, 2016
Maybe some photographic evidence would get through to Stein? It seems unlikely though, since she chooses to deal in symbols and not human lives.
Hi @DrJillStein, who exactly is the person being oppressed in this photo? Fidel was a monster. pic.twitter.com/jBl9aMQ2K1
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) November 27, 2016
And by the way @DrJillStein, you're free to move out of the United States, the "shadowing empire," and to Cuba at anytime.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) November 27, 2016
Stein seems to be doing OK trying to take down the empire from within. Sure, she failed miserably at her run for president, but the empire has afforded her the freedom to keep trying while living a very comfortable and free life under its protection.
https://twitter.com/pantangeli/status/802678456916045827
https://twitter.com/ExposeMediaBias/status/802678279580876800
Is Stein serious? This clown was a monster and represented pretty much nothing that wasn't the worst of human nature.
— Steve King (@smmlking) November 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/JessCortez01/status/802681652925206528
https://twitter.com/mcmoynihan/status/802680628152061952
You really can't make up crap like this. She actually said this of a tyrant who murdered thousands and enslaved millions for 5+ decades. https://t.co/8JC7EIfhdS
— Alberto de la Cruz (@albertodelacruz) November 27, 2016
Oh jeez. I know twitter doesn't allow for a lot of nuance but please, go do some homework. https://t.co/xdjNeJGmJO
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) November 27, 2016
If you're a lefty who voted for Jill Stein, you got a two-fer: A Castro apologist and a drain on Clinton's vote total https://t.co/PRJSOjttjg
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) November 27, 2016
Priorities:
Jill Stein deleted her tweet praising Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace laureate Elie Wiesel on his death. She hasn't deleted this: https://t.co/JozpOHjxra
— (((Yair Rosenberg))) (@Yair_Rosenberg) November 27, 2016
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