Reply #73: God, get over it, already

[HamdenRice]

You seem to think that Miami Cubans are criticized for who they were and what they had way, way back 40 years ago in Cuba. Maybe some do, but most progressives criticize Miami Cubans for what they are doing now and have done recently in this country -- namely supporting a right wing extremist political leadership in Miami; supporting a ridiculous counter-productive policy toward Cuba; supporting vicious, genocidal interventions in Central America; promoting racism today in Florida; and voting consistently for Republicans who are destroying the country.

All this porque "Yo tuve eso y yo tuve esa en Cuba." God, get over it. The rest of us are sick of it already.

I know dozens of South Africans who lost everything during apartheid including family members, but they are so focused on NOW, not on what happened back in 1960. Did you know that Puerto Ricans and Dominicans in New York used to call Cubans "tuve's" because that's all they ever talk about. Know how many Puerto Ricans and Dominicans lost land to American sugar companies?

The problem with Miami Cubans' politics is on display on your OP, which is that they have incredibly backwards looking politics based on a toxic mix of nostalgia and vengeance. You even think that your community is being criticized because of what you had in Cuba.

When the Cuban community in Miami wakes up from their sueno del pasado and starts living in the here and now and making political choices based on what is good for them and America NOW, I think the criticism will subside.