- cross-posted to:
- world@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- world@lemmy.world
Some Cubans say everyday life on the Caribbean island has reached a breaking point amid a fuel shortage brought about by the U.S. squeezing the country’s oil supply. Meanwhile, Canadian airlines suspended service to the island and are ferrying tourists back home.
“For me, any change for us will be better than what we are living through, because what we are experiencing is not humane,” Isben Peralta told CBC News in a phone interview during a blackout.
“Some of us who have a little business have a bit to eat, but many, many, many people do not have it. It’s very, very bad.”
Peralta lives in Ciego De Avila, in central Cuba, where he operates a small pizzeria out of his home. He says he’s lucky — he still gets power a few hours per day, but says that’s only because he lives near a location where fuel is delivered.
You must log in or # to comment.
Cuba earned their freedom
“For me, any change for us will be better than what we are living through, because what we are experiencing is not humane,” Isben Peralta told CBC News in a phone interview during a blackout.
This is the point of sanctions. Get people to suffer so much so they come to accept anything in order to stop the pain.
This is what the US has been doing in Venezuela and Iran and then the West frames it as people rising up against the regime.
Including Iran is crazy
I mean Scott Bessant was literally bragging about destroying the Iranian economy so I’m not sure what more proof you want.
Two things can be bad at once. The US can be an imperialist POS and Iran can be a fundamentalist, autocratic theocracy.
The people in Iran have every reason and right to resist and revolt, just as we should be doing here.
none of that gives the us any rights to go in and meddle, drop bombs and generally fuck with their lives worse than the iranian government ever could.
Oh I absolutely agree. Fuck the US. I wasn’t arguing for an invasion, screw that idea so much. I just don’t think that their protesting is a color revolution or a CIA opp, at least most of it. But yeah… Screw Trump, fuck this fascist/imperialist empire, but also fuck the regime in Iran and I wish nothing but solidarity to those fighting for freedom in all places.
their protesting is a direct consequence of the US blockade right now.
and we usually find out sudden protests like that are often used as attempts for color revolutions.
i don’t think we can know for sure just yet, but it has the telltale signs.
deleted by creator
It depends on the sanctions. Banning arms sales to say Sudan is a form of sanction and in many cases helps the people.
As a Canadian I’d be fine if we broke the blockade to give a huge middle-finger to this insane regime. (Yes, internet-toughguy talk – I know the blowback to Canada here would be legendary and painful if we did so… so not realistic. But one can dream right?)
The Cuban govt has not exactly been a great beacon of human rights or anything, but the people who were unlucky enough to have been born there don’t deserve this. What a cruel thing to do to them. The US administration has no heart or soul.
As an Australian i wish we had your back but we have our tongue too far up Trump’s asshole.
I agree we’d feel some hurt. But we wouldn’t be starving to death.
For me it’s an easy choice.
We should be screaming from the rooftops about our gov’ts lack of action here. At the very least we should be sending a few Hercs down to Cuba laden with food, water and fuel … and not saying one fucking word about it to the orange scumbag.
That’s literally the whole point of sanctions, to make people suffer for opposing the US. This situation was purposefully created by the US
You’d risk sanctions and regime change? I mean cool, but there’s a reason nobody steps in to help whoever the US is kicking around, except countries already getting sanctions.
tRump wouldn’t be able to do a regime change here, and as far as sanctions go he’s already doing that.
The fuck we should be sitting around watching him do shitty things to a nation who has done sfa to him. Bullies need to be brought to their knees, not coddled like a small child.
tRump wouldn’t be able to do a regime change here
You don’t think the CIA has bot nets, money, and assets in your media capable of ensuring an acceptable candidate wins the election? Weird how rarely leaders hostile to the US are elected in the west, despite having a direct conflict of interest, and how if they are elected, they’re never able to actually accomplish anything.
Then again, maybe the senile old man will just order the military to kidnap Justin Trudeau.
Why kidnap JT? Carney is our PM now.
American here, most have no idea that Canada has a prime minister and not president, and JT was the last name most of us heard in relation to the Canadian government.
I doubt very much Trump knows who the current PM is, so I could absolutely see him demanding the capture of “president Trudeau”
Trump has met with Carney at least a half dozen times since being elected. Im not sure if your ignorance is showing but maybe check it and tuck it in. Have a great day!
‘gov’ts lack of action here’ This is exactly what your government wanted?
I’m Canadian, not American.
What made you think op was American? Since you said “your”, I assume you’re not American. Why do non-americans keep assuming everybody they talk to is American?
Cant even find the original comment, but it was written in a way that seemed that op was American, which happens to be true if hs Canadian -> Did you know that there are many other countries that are located in the americas and so making the people living there American too? Why do people from (i dont know where you are from and wont assume anything because that seems to make you very angry) keep assuming usa owns the whole continent?
Why do you assume anything about “non-americans” , whatever that means? Have i assumed this many times now? And how dare you assume im not an American?
Op asked for “our government”, meaning Canada’s government to do something about the Cuba situation. You told them this was what “your government”, meaning the Untied States government, wanted. Because you called the Untied States “your government”, I thought itcwas safe to assume you weren’t American. There was nothing about op’s comments that indicated they were American
Hiw can you not find the original comment, it’s right there, it hasn’t been deleted
