Cuba has taken a significant step forward in trans rights by approving a law that allows individuals to self-declare their gender without requiring surgery.
If the US lifted sanctions, the economy would get a lot closer to “fixed”. Pretty ridiculous to act like the economic problems are not a result of the reactionary policies of the capitalist vampires.
Cuba has an authoritarian government wherein political opposition is prohibited.[16][17] Censorship is extensive and independent journalism is repressed;[18][19][20] Reporters Without Borders has characterized Cuba as one of the worst countries for press freedom.[21][20]
Somehow a repressive communist hellhole is also the US’s fault
Cuba’s primary export trading partners are integral to its economy. In 2025, top partners included the Netherlands (18% of exports, $1.1 billion), China (15%, $900 million), Spain (12%, $720 million), Canada (10%, $600 million), and Germany (9%, $540 million).
That must explain why they are a communist shithole, no freedom of press, state run enterprises that are garbage
The Government’s monthly food basket provides basic commodities for the entire population. However, in 2023 it was almost entirely imported, and the Government reported shortages and delays in distribution.
You’ll idolise anyone who has universal healthcare instead of voting for it
In February 2016, the U.S. agreed to allow two American men to build a $5-10 million tractor factory.[61] The deal was later disallowed by Cuban authorities because factory ownership is illegal in Cuba.[62][63]
If everything is Cuba’s fault, then US can lift sanctions and they’ll continue to be failing. But they won’t do that because Cuba, while awful for speech rights, would be pretty good in most other aspects without the sanctions, and a successful socialist country isn’t allowed to exist.
If the US lifted sanctions, the economy would get a lot closer to “fixed”. Pretty ridiculous to act like the economic problems are not a result of the reactionary policies of the capitalist vampires.
Cuba has an authoritarian government wherein political opposition is prohibited.[16][17] Censorship is extensive and independent journalism is repressed;[18][19][20] Reporters Without Borders has characterized Cuba as one of the worst countries for press freedom.[21][20]
Somehow a repressive communist hellhole is also the US’s fault
You jumped from economy to press freedom.
Cuba’s economy is entirely because of American sanctions.
https://www.volza.com/global-trade-data/cuba-export-trade-data/cuba-export-trading-partners/
That must explain why they are a communist shithole, no freedom of press, state run enterprises that are garbage
https://www.wfp.org/countries/cuba
You’ll idolise anyone who has universal healthcare instead of voting for it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_embargo_against_Cuba
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Is your last quote supposed to make us agree with you? “Tiny island’s gov does what your corrupt one couldn’t achieve since 1950”?
Lol
Both can be true.
If everything is Cuba’s fault, then US can lift sanctions and they’ll continue to be failing. But they won’t do that because Cuba, while awful for speech rights, would be pretty good in most other aspects without the sanctions, and a successful socialist country isn’t allowed to exist.
you make it sound like socialism is just down to cuba
Yeah it turns out when your country is under siege war the government has to restrict some speech to keep the peace. That’s war.
firstly Cuba isn’t under siege war secondly no it doesn’t :)
Sanctions are siege warfare.
And wartime is exactly when the government has to restrict some speech. I bet you have no problem with Ukraine doing it.