Democratic Socialist Leaders Squirm When Asked About Cuba, Venezuela, And Nicaragua's Dictatorships
Mexican journalist and Miami-based news anchor Jorge Gilberto Ramos Ávalos had one of the most revealing exchanges yet with the leadership of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Ramos repeatedly pressed the socialists' national DSA co-chairs on whether Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua should be classified as dictatorships. Neither of the far-left extremists could provide a direct answer.
Ramos asked Ashik Siddique, co-chair of the DSA:
Siddique responded to Ramos' question but could not answer it directly.
Ramos asked again:
Yet, in a familiar display of Trump derangement syndrome, Siddique again deflected the question, shifting the discussion away from Cuba's communist system and toward his claim that President Trump is a "dictator":
What's most revealing in this exchange is that DSA leaders won't acknowledge left-wing dictatorships but instead default to blaming Trump, rather than communism, for Cuba's problems. Their ignorance is unbelievable and not rooted in reality, despite much of South America having rejected decades of nation-killing left-wing regimes in recent elections that have only ushered in a right-wing wave of common sense across the continent.
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"This is not based in reality. The DSA is an authoritarian movement seeking to dissolve our government, and their justification, enabled by self-described democratic moderates, is 'Trump did it too.' But he didn't do it. America is not a dictatorship. We've allowed the TDS to go on unchallenged long enough. It's time for everyone to stop coddling the crazy toddlers and to put away the communism," Mike Solana responded to a post on X by the Manhattan Institute's Stu Smith.
Watching DSA co-chairs refuse to call Cuba and Venezuela dictatorships while claiming that American democracy is no better than those authoritarian regimes could be viewed as ideological subversion (read here) intended to change Americans' perception of reality and eventually gain enough political power to usher in their agenda to abolish the U.S. empire from within:
Other DSA leaders have stated their exact goal: to "destroy America from within."
Daniel Di Martino, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, stated on X, "The Cuban regime pays these people and their group. They are NOT ALLOWED to question or criticize Cuba because of this. It's like the North Korean agents that crash out when you ask them to say "F*** Kim Jong Un." Keep putting them on the spot."
Tyler Durden Sat, 08/15/2026 - 13:25
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Mexican journalist and Miami-based news anchor Jorge Gilberto Ramos Ávalos had one of the most revealing exchanges yet with the leadership of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Ramos repeatedly pressed the socialists' national DSA co-chairs on whether Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua should be classified as dictatorships. Neither of the far-left extremists could provide a direct answer.
Ramos asked Ashik Siddique, co-chair of the DSA:
Siddique responded to Ramos' question but could not answer it directly.
Ramos asked again:
Yet, in a familiar display of Trump derangement syndrome, Siddique again deflected the question, shifting the discussion away from Cuba's communist system and toward his claim that President Trump is a "dictator":
DSA Co-Chairs Squirm When Pressed on Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua
This is a longer clip, but it captures the best parts of a broader discussion DSA national co-chairs Ashik Siddique and Megan Romer had with The Moment hosts Jorge Ramos and Paola Ramos.
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What's most revealing in this exchange is that DSA leaders won't acknowledge left-wing dictatorships but instead default to blaming Trump, rather than communism, for Cuba's problems. Their ignorance is unbelievable and not rooted in reality, despite much of South America having rejected decades of nation-killing left-wing regimes in recent elections that have only ushered in a right-wing wave of common sense across the continent.
Related:
"This is not based in reality. The DSA is an authoritarian movement seeking to dissolve our government, and their justification, enabled by self-described democratic moderates, is 'Trump did it too.' But he didn't do it. America is not a dictatorship. We've allowed the TDS to go on unchallenged long enough. It's time for everyone to stop coddling the crazy toddlers and to put away the communism," Mike Solana responded to a post on X by the Manhattan Institute's Stu Smith.
Watching DSA co-chairs refuse to call Cuba and Venezuela dictatorships while claiming that American democracy is no better than those authoritarian regimes could be viewed as ideological subversion (read here) intended to change Americans' perception of reality and eventually gain enough political power to usher in their agenda to abolish the U.S. empire from within:
Other DSA leaders have stated their exact goal: to "destroy America from within."
Daniel Di Martino, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, stated on X, "The Cuban regime pays these people and their group. They are NOT ALLOWED to question or criticize Cuba because of this. It's like the North Korean agents that crash out when you ask them to say "F*** Kim Jong Un." Keep putting them on the spot."
Tyler Durden Sat, 08/15/2026 - 13:25
Continue reading...
[ H/T ZeroHedge ]
