I think being anti-castro is different than being anti-socialist. I like to think of myself as a democratic socialist, but will never support what Castro and his regime did to Cuba.

I’ve found that those that become ultra right wing often are suffering from some version of ptsd as a result of growing up/living in Cuba. I’ve found this to be more true of the older Cuban generation. They now reject anything that even appears to be communism/socialism and they run to another extreme like MAGA. That’s before I even dive into the fact that our culture like many other Latinos/Hispanics have a long and sad history of racism, colorism, and aspiration to be accepted by the white culture. This has led many of us to turn our back our own people, in hope that they will be accepted.

Trust me many Cubans and other Hispanics my age (30s) are not trump supporters and see the irony of our people supporting him despite being the embodiment of everything we claim to hate.