nationalism is the american religion and in some ways the fidelity that americans demonstrate towards their flag and various institutions almost raises the whole people who die for their country is fascinating given that people who are willing to die for their religion tend to be looked at in that popular american media. i began to realize the seen running through the chapters i was riding that there are certain american norms that are not just social norms like normal people do this and believe that, but also that to be part of a nation, it requires in the mind of many americans that here are the certain types of beliefs and practices and if you are up against those then you tend to be seen as anti-american, which is a serious claim when one thinks about it in a very pluralistic environment. what does it take to be against that and so the notion in some ways works in that way with a little bit of a religion inflection. >> host: let's go back to the book organized around the different groups and you start with the puritans and quakers so let's talk briefly about the roots of the conce

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in some ways the fidelity that americans are expected to demonstrate toward their flag, toward their country, toward various institutions almost raises to a religious level. in the realization of people who die for their country is a fascinating given that people who are willing to die for their religion have to be looked at in popular american media. so i began to realize a theme that was running through each of the chapters i was writing, that there are certain american norms that aren't just social norms like normal people do this and normal people believe that but also it requires in the minds of many americans that here's certain beliefs and practices and if you are brought up against those then you tend to be seen as anti-american. this is a serious claim when one thinks about it given that it's supposed to be a pluralistic welcoming environment. so i think the notion of heresy works in that way with a little bit of religious inflection. >> host: let's go back to our history. the book is organized around the history and the chapters are organized around different faith groups. y

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>> probably the hand shake with fidel castro. i was startled. fundamentally pleased. cause am -- i'm a former diplomate, therefore i believe in more engagement not less. and i thought gee, you know, the tube real service for a person who brought people together, here we see it. >> so i wonder if we have a video, because the political right in this country has hammered the president for this moment. shaking hands with hitler. and yet, allen gross who is the american who is being held in cuba, reached out toe the president in a letter and asked the president to do whatever he could to secure his release. i don't know if this was part of that response from the president or not. but the idea of keeping your powder dry for a moment, clearly doesn't apply to the political right in this moment in reaction to that moment. >> yes, a very interesting precedent. at nelson mandela's inauguration, f w declerk shook hands with fidel castro. >> well said. >> john, good to have you on the program, he is a senior fellow for africa policy studies. pleasure. >> thank you so much. >> good

. >> but six area mayors and the governor denounced the leader after he thanked cuban president fidel castro, the libbuation organization and libyan president mom mar gaddafi for their support of the movement. >> during the darkest day of apartheid the cuban government had provided assistance to the antiapartheid movement specifically. nelson mandela's any african national congress, and his position was i am not going to denounce anyone who helps me. your enemy, is not necessarily my enemy. >> but the powerful cuban and jewish communities of south florida were outraged. they pressures local leaders to snub mandela. >> it was one of the best days in the history of miami, the one of the worst. because the great nelson mandela came to miami, and we had an opportunity to hear and see this great man personally, unfortunately, his presence here caused a political leaders to none him. >> that in turn, outraged and energized members of the african-american community. organized an african-american led tourist boycott. this so called quiet riot lasted almost three years. the boycott was harming

the fact he did a lap dance, no small thing, hey. >> in 1977 you spent ten days traveling around mountains with fidel castro and held his gun in yourap and the wide spread rumors given how glamorous you were at the time there may have been a little fling between you. any truth between that? >> oh, please. as i said to people, if walter cronkite had interviewed margaret thatcher, would you have said obviously there is hanky-panky. i spent a lot of time with fidel castro. i found him fascinating. but no, there was -- there wasn't even flirtation. i -- i thought that he was the most interesting man. all the things he did that were really quite terrible, but we did spend a good deal of time together, would not have happened today. i wish we could do another interview but i think he's beyond that stage. >> number four, were you ever embarrassed in an interview? do you have a moment you look back and go, oh, no? >> yeah, i do should have, could have, would have. why didn't sky that? why did i ask that? i know sometimes it boarders on going too far, but i try not to hurt. i'm not a cruel person, and there are ways of getting answers witho

castro the brother of fidel. both are killers and tirants the castro brothers terrorized cuba. and believe me, many of them are not happy about president obama's engagement. also unhappy, senator mccain. >> i just against raul propaganda that continue to prop up his brutal regime. that is all. why should you shake hands with someone keeping americans in prison? i mean, what is the point? neville chamberlain shook hands with hitler >> a goal of any american president should be aeleven yat the suffering of people. those in cuba, included the president has not lessened sanctions against cuba. by treating castro with respect he leaves the >> door open for future negotiations. in 1972 president nixon developed a relationship. in southeast asia, china is responsible for millions pechl being slaughtered. nixon reduced tensions with china. 1985 president reagan began developing a relationship with soviet leader gorbachov. he was a tyrant but reagan did what was best in his country. >> the president's responsibility is solving problems. spitting in the eye of dictators is a good photo o

the u.n. between fidel castro and bill clinton. that doesn't quite show it. exchange when obama first walked past raul castro, you can see the smile. they actually interacted. the white house issued a statement it was not a planned encounter. i knew the south african government did not tell them where anyone was sitting or what to expect. this was fraught with overtones, because of respect for the moment, that's what the president was doing. he was certainly not going to engage or disengage. >> what does one do one one is at a social occasion and encounters one not on the friendliest of terms. they shook hand. think what would be said if the president had somehow frostily turned away or contrived to not go the way he was going and shake hands. >> also in that group, the woman to the other side of raoul castro there. you see the kiss on both cheeks. this was a woman who canceled a state dinner because of the edward snowden -- >> very angry about the spying. that's been a big issue in brazil as you know, greenwald, the journalist who has been one of snowden's pr

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. >> but six area mayors and the governor denounced the civil rights leader after he thanked cuban president fidel castro, the palestinian liberation organization's yasser arafat and gaddafi for the support of the anti-apartheid movement. >> during the darkest days, the cuban government provided assistance to the anti-apartheid movement, specifically nelson mandela's african congress. nelson mandela's position was, i am not going to denounce anyone who helped me. your enemy is not necessarily my enemy. >> but the powerful cuban and jewish communities of south florida were outraged. they pressured local leaders to snub mandela. >> it was one of the best days in the history of miami and one of the worst, because the great nelson mandela came to miami. we had an opportunity to hear and see this great man personally. unfortunately, his presence here caused political leaders to snub him. >> it outraged and energized members of the african-american community. they had a tourist boycott from fort lauderdale to miami beach. >> this great fight for freedom that nelson mandela led did not deserve for him to

the microscope. president clinton shook hands with fidel castro back in 2000. chavez. he says the greetings should not be seen as a sign that u.s./cuba relations are warming. in other words, the handshake is just a handshake. >> the south africans, first of all, are controlling the event while castro is the head of government, and it would have been very difficult to try to position and really would have been the news if the president handlers would have insisted that fidel castro sit somewhere else and that would have been the news. >> reporter: elliott rodriguez, cbs news, miami. >>> and president obama is getting backlash for another controversy at the mandela memorial when he posed for a self i have. the president leaned for a photo with british prime minister david camm ron and day is in prime minister hellie thornton schmidt. some consider funeral selfies a big faux pas. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," a closer look at mary barra and how waiter mace be replaced by machines at your favorite restaurant. >>> and norah sit downs with award-winning clair

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the u.s. and cuba have been estranged for 54 years since raul's brother, fidel, overthrew the u.s. regime and the u.s. subsequently imposed sanctions on cuba. this cold war embargo on cuba remains in place and many exiles were angered by the handshake. >> when the leader of the free world shakes the bloody hand of a ruthless dictator like raul castro it becomes a propaganda coup for the tie rant. >> observers have noted a warming up between the two countries. item. travel restrictions. one year ago castro dropped the requirement cubans obtain exit permits before leaving cuba. and the u.s. extended the duration of visas for cubans from six months to five years, admitting return visitors from cuba without visa reapplication. item. direct mail service. talks to resume the flow of letters and packages resumed this year after a long stall. >>> question. was it only good fellowship that his motivated president obama to shake castro's hand? >> if you believe that i have a bridge to sell you. of course not. besides he veered to the left to specifically shake hands with him. by the way, i s

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in the course of all of those attempts, it's amazing. they are really an amazing people. fidel and the people who killed. hoover whoever was looking, couldn't find him. one of the other fascinating aspects was they were revolutionary partnership. they never married. cuban society at that time, i don't know now, but it is very rigid about things that matrimony. if you're going to be living with a man, you have to be married. they were like when are you getting married? eventually fidel apparently got around to feeling the heat and said, well, you want to get married? he apparently did this twice we know of each time she said no. she ended up doing basically every time he proposed marriage should build another room on her house and fix it up really beautifully. she did this from the very beginning. they made sure up in the not and they comfortable and hide her space. it definitely is. zero anyway, i read through this 400 pages. it was so astonishing that i went right back to the beginning and read it right for a second time because this is how information is kept. they put up an

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he is the president of cuba and succeeded his brother, fidel castro. a strong supporter of the anti apartheid movement. we can listen in now. >> equality and the well being of all of its children, a nation bent on overcoming the consequences of colonialism, slavery and racial segregation. >> setting an example of integrity and perseverance, mandela headed efforts to eradicate poverty, creating opportunities for all. >> mandela has set out an in surmountable example to latin make and the caribbean, which are currently moving towards unity and i want allegation for the benefit of their peoples on the basis of respect for diversity and convinced that it is only through dialogue and cooperation that discrepancies that can be resolved in a civilized relationship established between those who think differently. >> as mandela's life teaches us, only the concerted efforts of all nations will empower humanity to respond to the enormous challenges at a today threaten its very existence. >> cornerback ba, a country born in the struggle for independence and for th

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the united states. he was met with controversy. when in prison cuba's fidel kavt ra -- cast roe supported nelson mandela. and he thanked him. that angered african-americans and miami. it was known as the quiet riot. >> honouring nelson mandela with a proclamation was not expected to be controversial. >> when i became mayor the whole thing seemed juvenile this they refused to issue a proclamation to nelson mandela, that they gave to a bartender if he opened a new store. >> six mayors denounce said the leader. after thanking fidel kavt ra, yasser arafat, and muammar gaddafi for support of the antiapartheid movement. >> the cuban government provided assistance to the antiapartheid movement, specifically nelson mandela's a.n.c. african national congress, and nelson mandela's position was, "i am not going to denounce anyone that helped me. your enemy is not necessarily my enemy." >> the powerful cuban communities of south florida were outraged, pressuring local leaders to snub nelson mandela. >> it was one of the best days in the history of miami and one of the wo

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the years a very critical united states, particular, when it came to the war in iraq embraced the likes of fidel the graesest legacies of nelson mandela and many on a personal level speaks to me is the fact that as a black african he reasserted the dignity. >> and honest. >> and honest of what it is to be an african. people from the continent it was so important to have someone as the standard bearer. >> no fear or favor? >> no fear or favor. we will make our own decisions and it's not for other people. is it not for the united states in some cases to tell us who our friends should be and what options should be. that's something that resonated with africans. >> i was lucky enough to be down there for the world cup which is a couple of years ago. >> we were there together. one of the great passions of nelson mandela was the fight against poverty which he called a scourge upon the earth. that grinding poverty still very much exist. there are many challenges facing south africa. what do people tell you about life? >> i think life for a lot of black south africans is difficult but it's also good for

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the first place. you probably deal with that every day at fidelity. it would've been easier if they done that 25 years earlier. promote resolution to the tax benefits of retirement savings in government programs that incentivize people to save. easing of thehe pressure will be one individuals are taking better care of themselves. get anyounger we can employee engaged at saving at a higher level and they should continue to save, the more likely we will be successful in the future. some of the comments that mr. begs made, we saw that to very successful. we need to have more employees make that a mandatory option. auto escalation. today people default in at about 3%. we think that number should be double to 6%. a real target is somewhere between 10% and 15%. we want the auto escalation so that people get to that target savings rate of 10% to 15%. >> thank you very much. i want to thank senator brown for calling the hearing and for the work that he and senator toomey did to bring this hearing about. i wanted to start with mr. romasco. i had a couple of que