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President Donald Trump said Friday during remarks in Florida that the United States would take over Cuba “almost immediately,” suggesting an aircraft carrier could be positioned offshore after the conflict in Iran.

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While the president’s comments appeared partly joking, they followed concrete policy action in the form of broadened sanctions.

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[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 22 points 2 days ago

Result is the US is not coming and any change has to happen inside the country.

And the Cuban people overall like their government. Any pressing issues are wholly the fault of the USA, as far as can be assessed.

[-] green_red_black@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 days ago

Sorry but from the information I can gather the Cuban people have similar opinions as Iranians have for their government.

They don't like them, with real reason for no revolution because the US is not genuinely helping the people but trying to get their own oligarchs in power.

With both sides shooting the best the people in the middle can do is keep their head down and survive (unfortunately)

[-] crandlecan@mander.xyz -3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

No they don't lmao. Only the old generations still alive after the Revolution when they kicked out the USA are still die-hards. Most of the younger to middle aged people in general hate the Cuban government. How couldn't they? They live the life while regular ppl have nothing due to the horrible sanctions by the USA. You don't win hearts and minds with poverty, hunger, disease and death.

In regards to the sanctions: that's a crime against humanity for an island like Cuba.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 17 points 2 days ago

I doubt the Cuban people blame their government for illegal USA sanctions.

[-] crandlecan@mander.xyz 5 points 2 days ago

Yes they do. Spent 2 months there in March last year.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 0 points 18 hours ago

Were the margaritas warm?

[-] frongt@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago

Sounds misplaced, then, because they are being sanctioned by the US for literally just existing as an independent country

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth -5 points 2 days ago
[-] green_red_black@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 days ago

While the Cuban people don't love the sanctions the reason for anti-goverment sentiment is the state apparatus not looking like doing anything to resolve the crisis but put more in the so called revolutionary defense committee and security institutions

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 day ago

but put more in the so called revolutionary defense committee and security institutions

I mean, maybe rightfully so since they've been threatened constantly for the past year.

[-] green_red_black@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago

And where do those threats come from? What I refer to is internal enforcement, IE concern of a threat on the Island.

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