The answer is probably not, because I doubt I'm going to have any response that deflates a lifetime of American culture and propaganda, but I'd like to know if y'all have made any success.

I ask because earlier today a person I know came to me, asking if I knew about what's going on in Cuba. I answered there's a kind of small anti-government protest alongside much larger pro-government demonstrations. This was immediately flipped as proof of Cuba's tyranny, since a large pro-government demonstration means everyone's afraid of being jailed or executed. I tried mentioning Cuba has a pretty popular government, the vote on the constitution seems proof of that, but that also just gets flipped as proof of tyranny.

I don't know, it was frustrating and I otherwise respect this person. Have y'all been having trouble?

  • JohnBrownsBussy [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Ending the embargo doesn't mean that Cuba will immediately have free trade with the US, much less free flows of capital. It just means that the US would no longer attempt to prevent Cuba from conducting transactions with other nations.

    Cuba could end up allowing foreign capital (like China), but that's a political issue, and one for the Cuban people to decide on. Personally, I trust the Cuban and the Communist Party to protect the revolution, like they've done for decades.