( I made the mistake of saying anything positive about the evil countries lol.) So I mentioned off the cuff the new Cuban family code and that led to insanity. Because apparently protections for maybe even things like Poly-amorous relationships is just a gateway to polygamy?! Or can it be used like that? She's an Exmo (so am I) and a woman so I know this can be an issue they make sure of

I got into an argument where they cited the new cuban family code to have protections for Underage Marraiges. It think they used this article, from the fact they told me it was this organization and its the only one: https://www.equalitynow.org/discriminatory_law/cuba_the_family_code/

But if thats the one they were using, (which they got from a mid-argument google search to check up on it), then it was written in 2021. The problem is the family code I was talking about was the rectification made in 2022.

https://nacla.org/cubas-new-family-code-window-political-ecosystem

This argument went on for hours because of this AND THEY WERE USING AN OUT OF DATE ARTICLE THAT DIDN'T EVEN APPLY?!

Granted the way I argued was very shit, I have chosen never to argue ever again, even debates IRL are completely useless. Even if I was right, the way I argued made sure that no one would have cared. It ended with me calling them a spinless centrist with no beliefs, not fun, not good. I'm not out as any gender I want to be yet so i gave the impression of an angry Cis man defending the evil dictatorship's child brides law, but the debate was between two people who are manipulative post-libs who pretend they aren't. Even though my whole arguement was basically that the progressive forces in cuba exist and are powerful, as proven with the new law, and Cuba has a better democratic system. I trust Cuba to have the ability to change such a law if they view it as a problem WHICH THEY FUCKIN DID AND LIED TO ME USING AN OUT OF DATE ARTICLE, unlike the US which they kept comparing to and then get mad when I do the same but make Cuba look better (rightfully, viva fidel).

ALRIGHT

BUT

The fact this was a thing that existed is a rather bad thing, and is there a further problem within the society for it? Some human rights orgs have data on it being a problem: https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/learning-resources/child-marriage-atlas/regions-and-countries/cuba/#:~:text=What's%20the%20prevalence%20rate%3F,union%20before%20their%2018th%20birthday.

Of course it isn't a problem anymore, with a complete ban on all underage marriages without exceptions since the new law, but I'm still on edge.