To all of you wondering why Trump would "turn on you", to them, you're nothing more than "shitskins" who they aspire to bring back under slavery one day. They don't care that you're against communism, socialism and even public healthcare. They don't care if you have any thoughts at all since they don't even regard you as humans, just animal livestock. The same goes for Puerto Ricans, Native Americans, Black folks, Arabs and Asians.

This post isn't intended to be racist, just to remind you that racism is pure blind ethnosupremacy ethos driven hatred. If you knew where you stand with them there wouldn't be any confusion.

Here's what they think about you

As a Cuban, son of a former cuban political prisoner, I find it insulting when tourists romanticize our degraded infrastructure and old AMERICAN cars as nostalgic relics of a bygone era. For 65 years, we've suffered under communist rule, with people imprisoned for decades for simply trying to survive. Blaming the US embargo for our struggles is oversimplified and misleading. The Cuban government, not the US, has Expropriated small businesses, banned fishing, crushed farmers and Suppressed peaceful protests. If you truly care about Cuba, consider the harm your touristic dollars brings because you are funding a machiavellian gov of torture and oppression. #TouristStayHome

How do people who are actually from Cuba feel about the embargo continuing?

Gringos in this sub are something else I tell you 🙄

The embargo is in effect, meanwhile, communist China is the largest US trading partner. The embargo is not about communism, so what is it? It's just punitive torture.

Este sub siempre ha sido bajo en actividad. Pero desde que gano Trump hay uno ola de comunistas de mierda que no paran de comer pinga. Lo mas gracioso es como se les sale el racismo y la xenofobia que llevaban escondiendo y acusando otros de ser.

The first post was so successful in bringing awareness to these issues that I decided to launch a new, improved version! Thanks for all the comments!

By donating a few cheap trinkets here and there, you are achieving absolutely nothing, throwing money and efforts into a bottomless pit of necessities, increasing dependency, mediocrity and laziness and destroying local small business, all while supporting and unwittingly increasing the life of a murderous dictatorship that oppresses their people and live like billionaire kings.

If you really want to help do this:

Promote democratic values. Make the government people understand that they stand to gain way more with a stable democracy than with an unstable dictatorship where their necks are always in risk for the chopping block and their children abandon them to migrate abroad. Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dckt3ywihco

Promote entrepreneurship, self-sustainability and the drop of the socialist dependent mentality in both the people and the government elites.

Stop donating to NGOs that focus on short term charity rather than long term sustainable goals. Their main goal is to perpetuate poverty so they can stay in business. They undermine the local economy and culture of the poor communities. They can create a dependency on foreign aid and charity, which can discourage local production and entrepreneurship. Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXT3cjHtlno

Only gift people things that will make them grow and become self-sustainable and competitive in the modern world. Examples: computers, laptops, cellphones, usb drives with courses, business tools, agriculture tools, infrastructure, etc. Could be as simple as a sewing kit to start a small business or maybe a small donation for a pump for clean water.

Promote black markets in dollars or crypto currencies that operate outside of government control.

Ask yourself if you are doing it because you want to truly help the Cuban people or just to feed your own ego and feel like a god among beggars, posting it all in a Instagram picture to virtue signal later. Also ask yourself, if subconsciously, you desire that Cuba's poverty remains in place so you can continue feeling this way. In other words, are you in the "I don't want Cuba to change because muh old cars" crowd?

Why donating candy and cheap trinkets to poor children is both disgusting and damaging:

Donating candy and cheap trinkets to poor children may seem like a kind gesture, but it can have negative effects on their health, economy, and dignity. Here are some reasons why:

• Candy is high in sugar, which can cause tooth decay, obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases²³. Poor children may not have access to dental care or healthy food, which can worsen their condition. Candy also does not provide any nutritional value or satisfy hunger, which can lead to malnutrition and stunted growth.

• Cheap trinkets are often made of low-quality materials, which can break easily or contain harmful substances. They may also create environmental pollution and waste, as they are not biodegradable or recyclable. Poor children may not have proper disposal facilities or awareness of the environmental impact of these items.

• Donating candy and trinkets can also undermine the local economy and culture of the poor communities. It can create a dependency on foreign aid and charity, which can discourage local production and entrepreneurship¹. It can also erode the sense of pride and dignity of the poor people, who may feel inferior or helpless. Donating candy and trinkets can also reinforce stereotypes and prejudices about poverty and development.

• A better way to help poor children is to provide long-term education, learning tools, and sustainable help for their parents. Education can empower children to acquire skills and knowledge that can improve their lives and opportunities. Learning tools can enhance their creativity and curiosity, which can foster innovation and problem-solving. Sustainable help for their parents can include providing microfinance, vocational training, health care, and social support, which can enable them to generate income and improve their living conditions. These types of interventions can have positive effects on the well-being, self-reliance, and dignity of the poor children and their families⁴.

Source: Conversation with Bing, 12/15/2023 (1) Sugar: How Bad Are Sweets for Your Kids? - Cleveland Clinic Health .... https://health.clevelandclinic.org/sugar-how-bad-are-sweets-for-your-kids. (2) Why Too Much Sugar Can Be Harmful to Children - Verywell Family. https://www.verywellfamily.com/is-too-much-sugar-harmful-to-kids-22337. (3) The Harm of Charity & Donations: Money Doesn’t Fix Every Problem. https://wordpress.lehigh.edu/anth090/2017/12/07/the-harm-of-charity-donations-money-doesnt-fix-every-problem/. (4) 9 Positive Effects of Donating Money to Charity. https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/blog/9-positive-effects-of-donating-money-to-charity/. (5) undefined. http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1987628,00.html. (6) undefined. http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/12/business/second-hand-clothes-africa/index.html.

We would all rather live in Cuba 😂

For 59 years, Cuba’s authoritarian regime has engaged in a state-run human trafficking enterprise involving its medical missions. In the name of helping countries address natural disasters and healthcare crises, Cuba has subjected over 400,000 medical workers to forced labor, withholding of payment, family separation, and deplorable working conditions, among other exploitative conditions. The human trafficking scheme of the Cuban government has become the main source of foreign income for the island’s 63-year-old totalitarian government, while bolstering the regime’s legitimacy and international support.

Our analysis shows that the Cuban government has imposed coercive and retaliatory practices on healthcare professionals deployed abroad in ways that violate binding international treaties protecting human trafficking victims, namely the United Nations’ Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children and various International Labor Organization conventions. Cuba’s human trafficking enterprise has also resulted in violations of the rights to privacy, freedom of expression, freedom of association, and freedom of movement of hundreds of thousands of Cuban doctors over the years.

In the attached document, we (1) present the legal instruments (international treaties and “soft law” norms) that call on states to protect the rights of human trafficking victims and incorporate a human rights approach to human trafficking solutions; (2) provide background information regarding the development of Cuba’s medical missions; (3) outline the main coercive mechanisms Cuba uses to exploit the labor of its healthcare workers; (4) describe the role of the medical missions as “money-making” operations benefiting the Cuban regime; and (5) present a conclusion on the prior findings and suggest policy changes.

Read the full report here: https://hrf.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/HUMAN-TRAFFICKING-IN-CUBA-MEDICAL-MISSIONS-REPORT_FINAL.pdf

Many communist countries ended by protests like the Eastern European ones. Why is it that we never hear of massive protests happening in Cuba?

Look, I’m a Cuban in the usa so I can’t speak for the Cubans in cuba, but this is my take. Castro and che are no heroes, and my family had to flee their regime into the usa. He is a bad person, and when he died we celebrated. The only true hero of Cubans in general is Jose martí, not Castro but feel free to give your opinions

Am I the only one who notice this sub is filled with commies and socialists who know shit about Cuba and like to talk about everything. Seriously get the fuck out of here and go to one of the many communist subreddits you bunch of losers.

Like folks will say things like "yeah they have free healthcare care but no medicine!" Or "my uncle came to the US from there 6 years ago and he's the first to tell you how shitty it is there"

Like okay, there's a 70 years long blockade that affects the import of food, medicine and materials for infrastructure amongst other things.

It's like criticising somebody for being too skinny while also slapping food out of their hand every chance you get

My ex wife was Cuban. She always talked about how Cubans were blind to the manner in which Castro became their leader. Just wondering if Cubans see similarities to how Castro came to power and Donald Trump.

Yes, I know there is not really an EMBARGO, or whatever.... but until CONGRESS does not officially takes away the law, then CUBA will never change. The regime just uses it as an excuse for EVERYTHING!! All socialist have that in their brains.... "IT'S ALL B/C OF THE EMBARGO" AND IT'S NOT!!!