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[Super-Chevy454]

Time to unbury this thread, and sorry if it's the wrong thread to mention it, with a little off-topic sidenote featuring a interesting blog post then American Thinker posted about Batista.

Maybe it's time to say a good word about Fulgencio Batista

A lot of things happened in January in Cuban history. Jose Marti, the leader of independence against Spain, was born in January 28, 1853. In 1959, the so-called

www.americanthinker.com

January 19, 2023

Maybe it's time to say a good word about Fulgencio Batista​

By Silvio Canto, Jr.


A lot of things happened in January in Cuban history. Jose Marti, the leader of independence against Spain, was born in January 28, 1853. In 1959, the so-called "revolution” happened. The U.S. broke diplomatic relations with Cuba in January 1961. And we remember that Fulgencio Batista was born in January 1901, one year before Cuba became an independent nation in 1902. His name is all over 20th-century Cuban history. It’s also difficult to mention his name without getting a strong reaction. He died in exile in 1973.
I was born in the 1950s, the last decade of Batista’s Cuba. So I was in between the two eras, Batista and Castro. What was Batista's legacy? Yes, he overthrew a president in 1952 and corruption was a problem, but don't believe that silly movie Godfather II. No one was running to their boats and there were definitely no rebels ready to commit suicide in protest. It did not happen.
Nevertheless, I make no excuses for Batista's mistakes. My parents were not "Batistianos" and were super critical of that coup. As my late father would tell me, yes we had some problems but the coup was not necessary. To be fair, it was not the first coup in Cuban history.
What about the rest of Batista's story? Cuba was a young and vibrant country with hope and a future. In other words, the island of Cuba attracted people rather than driving its citizens away looking for a future.
It is really sad to watch Cuba today. The young escape and look for a better life, preferably in the U.S. The old get stuck behind.

 

[Mothra1988]

But I thought everyone was happy there because of the great healthcare. lol

 

[Super-Chevy454]

But I thought everyone was happy there because of the great healthcare. lol

Sorry for the late reply but speaking of the "great healthcare" of Cuba, there's an interesting article about it.

The Cuban doctors in Mexico

Maybe you've heard that Mexico is importing Cuban doctors to fill some local needs. But why is Mexico doing this? The real reason is money or hard currency desperately needed by the Castro regime. In the last month, we...

www.americanthinker.com

March 3, 2023

The Cuban doctors in Mexico​

By Silvio Canto, Jr.

Maybe you've heard that Mexico is importing Cuban doctors to fill some local needs. But why is Mexico doing this? The real reason is money or hard currency desperately needed by the Castro regime. In the last month, we have seen critical reports like this in the Mexican media:

According to journalist Pablo Hiriart, the underlying issue in this state visit is the negotiation of cash resources for the Cuban regime, recalling that Mexico has imported medical services from that country and that this agreement will be maintained in the future. through the IMSS.

President Andres Lopez-Obrador's political opposition in Mexico is angry. They agree that it's about providing foreign currency to cash-strapped Cuba rather than addressing any needs in Mexico.

 

[Super-Chevy454]

Sorry for double posting as well as reviving this thread from the dead but Cuba menaged to double and even triple down from what I read on that article.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blo...onomic_mismanagement_hike_their_taxes_20.html

https://ghostarchive.org/archive/FpLb9

January 20, 2024

FAIL: Cuba's economy is collapsing, so communists hike taxes 20%​

By Monica Showalter

When your economy is falling apart, what's a good way to not have a private sector?
Do what Cuba is doing -- blame the tiny private enterprises for the state's economic mismanagement, and tax the hell out of them.

https://twitter.com/ngameztorres/status/1747983005044388235

In other words, the beatings will continue until morale improves.

According to an excellent Miami Herald report by Nora Gamez Torres (whose bio says suggests she actually lived in Cuba and knows these bastards well):

 

[Balr0g]

Just another example that Communism doesn't work. Oh wait "real" Communism has never been tried before right?

 

[Super-Chevy454]

Now the Cuban communist party goes against the exiles in Florida.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/they-must-be-destroyed-how-cuban-americans-face-assassination-threats-terror-list

'They Must Be Destroyed': How Cuban Americans Face Assassination Threats, Terror List​

BY TYLER DURDEN
TUESDAY, APR 16, 2024 - 11:40 PM
Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
Several of Cuba’s latest “terrorists” live in Miami.

Luis Zuniga, a former diplomat and political prisoner of the Castro regime, is one of 61 people listed as a “terrorist” by Cuba and accused of promoting, planning, organizing, financing, or supporting actions against the Cuban communist party.

Exiles who oppose the Cuban communist party have suffered vicious attacks and assassination attempts over the years. However, a new wave of targeting was ignited after the regime, under its leader, President Miguel Díaz-Canel, published a list of alleged “terrorists” in December 2023.

The list was given to Interpol and government officials from different nations, including the United States in December 2023.

“I think the overt and covert campaign of threats and intimidation by the Cuban dictatorship against U.S. citizens of Cuban descent is very important,” Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat told The Epoch Times. He is an author, cofounder, and spokesperson for the Cuban Democratic Directorate.

Mr. Boronot’s outspoken resistance to Cuba’s communist regime landed him a spot on the so-called “terrorist” list. He has been accused of trying to destabilize the Cuban government, along with threats of violence on more than one occasion.

“I think being included in that list ... is definitely a threat.”

Some believe Cuba’s “terrorist” list and the newest round of menace toward exiles was launched because the Cuban government is on increasingly shaky ground at home.

The regime has witnessed 1,033 protests across the island in February and March this year, according to the Cuban Conflict Observatory. In recent weeks, demonstrations of all sizes have erupted across the island due to ongoing electricity and food shortages.

It’s reminiscent of the protests in July 2021, which was the largest series of anti-government demonstrations on the island since former leader Fidel Castro’s 1950s revolution. More than 700 people connected with the landmark event are still in prison, according to Human Rights Watch.

Now, Cuban Americans in Miami are fearful as Castro devotees launch a new wave of threats and their homes are targeted.

Ramon Saul Sanchez is number 29 on the list. He said he’s been struggling for the freedom of Cuba for more than 40 years and asserts the terrorist labeling is just another communist party tactic to manipulate the narrative.

“They like to use those labels. In Cuba, if you’re not pro-Castro, you’re a worm. You’re a counter-revolutionary,” he told The Epoch Times. ”I’ve never been convicted of terrorism or even charged.”

"...destabilize the Cuban government...", yeah right, at this rate, the Cuban government didn't need help to destabilize itself.