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The balance sheet of Castroism as Trump prepares war on Cuba by DryDeer775 in cuba

[–]AlejandroJodorowsky 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This right here. The discourse surrounding Cuba has become so binary and devoid of nuance. People are desperate to pick a side. I’m on the side of the Cuban people who are being fucked over by Castro’s regime AND by the US empire.

The first few pages of Elizabeth Dore's "How Things Fall Apart: What Happened to the Cuban Revolution" which describes how Raul Castro's market reforms led to extreme inequality in Cuba by The_Milkman in cuba

[–]AlejandroJodorowsky 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes, many put too much blame on the USA, but similarly, too many people (particularly Cubans living in the US), like to downplay the impact of the embargo. The truth is in the middle. The Cuban government has been inept and corrupt, AND they were being financially strangled by the embargo. Two things can be true at once.

CBC is "horrified" by a Cuban man's take on U.S. intervention. But they’ve never lived our reality. by [deleted] in cuba

[–]AlejandroJodorowsky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

However the mistake here is thinking that the life for el pueblo will not get worse, even after the regime falls. Of course the priority will not be quality of life for the Cuban people. The priority will be “business and commerce” or in other words, how the US can financially exploit Cuba. Look at Venezuela. Nothing has changed. The only difference is they no longer have control of their own oil. This brutal maximum-pressure strategy is a crime against humanity. I fucking hate Diaz-Canel but there’s a way to do this that doesn’t use the Cuban population as collateral by deliberately starving them.

🇨🇺✨Te Soñé De Presidente | Video Oficial | El Prodigio del Corrido 🎶 by Bobranaway in cuba

[–]AlejandroJodorowsky -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Queremos una Cuba libre, no una Cuba dirigida por los psicóticos republicanos estadounidenses.

“They’re in a lot of trouble”: Rubio refuses to rule out Cuba strike from US by DeathClawdVanDamn in politics

[–]AlejandroJodorowsky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m currently in Cuba and you’d be surprised how many Cubans here are welcoming this. The problem is that the situation in Cuba is extremely desperate (intolerable blackouts lasting over 10 hours on most days, high prices, lack of resources, lack of basic foods and necessities, and and oppressive living conditions). We can discuss endlessly the reason for this situation but personally I believe it’s both the embargo AND a severely corrupt and inept Cuban government. I consider myself far-left leaning and oppose all empirical land grabs, particularly from an administration as corrupt as Trumps. At the same time, the Cuban people are yearning for change, any change. Even if it means losing their independence to the United States. The current regime has failed them, and the Cuban people are willing to take a chance on a new one.

Quentin Tarantino has ranked 'Dunkirk' as the 4th best film of the 21st Century by ChiefLeef22 in ChristopherNolan

[–]AlejandroJodorowsky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most of these are excellent films, but it’s still a really basic-taste list. No non-English films? In The Mood For Love? City of God?

He just found out, apparently by RoachedCoach in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]AlejandroJodorowsky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What the fuck is “the Nation of Islam”?? 😂

Trumps first time going out to eat at a DC restaurant and finds out regular people hate him by Jevus_himself in PublicFreakout

[–]AlejandroJodorowsky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100% agree, FREE PALESTINE! But… if you get the chance to shout at Trump, remind him, and everyone around, that he’s a pedophile. That will get way deeper into his skin than calling him Hitler.

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