Hundreds in Cuba protest amid worsening economic crisis

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Santiago after wide-spread blackouts and an alarming shortage of food, medicine and fuel. These demonstrations come amid a deepening economic crisis plaguing Cuba.
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[@AelRah-el3mn]

I left Cuba when I was 15, now I’m 32 and I still remember the power cuts for whole days. It’s always been like this.

[@gracejoy5339]

The Clintons ruined Haiti. Who ruined Cuba? Does it go back to the Rockefellers & other merchants?

[@JackSmith-ou1dg]

@@migzz7976 You must have been sleeping. For many years there have been hundreds of KZbin videos showing life in Cuba. I was surprised that the Cuban authorities allowed tourists to make the videos. Of course in North Korea tourists can not make videos, luckily Cuban authorities are not at that level.

[@this_is_patrick]

​@@JackSmith-ou1dg The Cuban government haven't the resources to let for mass surveillance and censorship like North Korea, meaning they can't stop it even if they wanted to.

[@seattledreamer9901]

I’m a Vietnamese. I know the truth behind economy failure of tyranny. They blame embargo for poverty. It’s the government corruption. Economy of VN is just the appearance! The nation debt! The corruption ruins VN. The rich are party members. The poor are lucky to have jobs to live barely on daily needs. Vietnamese are paid to be smuggled in the US and many European countries. Some died on trying to enter like 35 young Vietnamese died in a container which was bounded to London couple years ago.

[@jan22150]

Tourism dollars is very important for the economy of Cuba. Without them they would be in even more trouble ! Communism never worked properly.

[@clearyourmind5043]

Those people not scared anymore its 2024 cuba leaders should have known eventually this day was coming

[@TheDancingWuliMasters]

CIA propaganda hatchet job. Did you know that the most brutal prison in Cuba is a US prison? Guantanamo.

[@krisniznik3953]

That's what all the meddling was in hope of. It hasn't worked yet though.

[@thehumanity0]

It's not like there aren't way wayy bigger protests in the United States. Cuba has one protest and NBC jumps on the chance to paint a narrative. Also nevermind the US Embargo on their economy

[@marshalljulie3676]

Bro the protest against Israel killing over 10000 children was bigger than this yet nobody is screaming for regime change in Israel lets stop playing mind games with the unaware audience's 😂😂.

[@JackSmith-ou1dg]

@@krisniznik3953 Some Cubans interviewed by tourists say they are afraid to comment about life in Cuba in case they get thrown in jail for 10 years.

[@mtawali13]

Haiti was first now Cuba is next

[@Crangaso]

Never. Cubans would fight to make their country better and do what it takes to improve the nation. Protesting is far from armed gangs terrorizing the populace and effectively controlling the nation.

[@charlescasaburi5333]

No Cubans will be allowed in because they have seen the Commie BS act for generations. They won’t vote democrat so they won’t be allowed in . Haiti is a different story unfortunately. They are almost all black & have no direct experience with communism so will be open to the democrat narrative & will also be great full to democrats for letting them in.

[@Rosetea405]

@@Crangaso correct ✅

[@larynOneka8080]

Lol. Cubans have been flooding to the United States for over 60 years.

[@acaydia2982]

Don’t forget Equador. The one thing that I appreciate about the Cuban government, is that they would never allow a Haiti. It’s a double edged sword though. My friend’s niece from Cuba was kidnapped and held for ransom last week. I’ve been telling the women, especially don’t risk it. I keep trying to tell them that the US will never invade to takeover Cuba. They desperately want that and don’t believe me. We have way too many pro communist /antiWest Americans now. Everything done abroad is seen as imperialism. If that’s what they have to tell themselves to keep hope, then I guess. Just a sad situation. Castro tricked Cubans. The Revolution was supposed to be like the Founding Fathers here. They called themselves Freedom Fighters because they thought they were fighting for freedom, but if they had to choose, they would choose the Batiste government. They said Cuba , at least was prosperous and they had opportunity and choice. It may have been heavy handed and was not perfect for everyone, but now Cuba is only good for party members and tourists. Seeing the hospitals that Cubans have to go, compared to the hospitals that tourists go is mind boggling. Everything is a facade.

[@user-uz5ko8sv2f]

I recently visited Havana Cuba and I just pray this works itself out peacefully for the wonderful Cuban people who could not have been nicer to me.

[@JamesSmith-ui2hv]

GREAT MATE , GREAT HOLYDAYS , HOW MUCH MONEY YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS LEFT FOR THE TIRANY , BECAUSE EVERY M0R0N THAT VISIT CUBA AS A TOURIST LEAVES BEHIND A LITTLE BIT OF FRESH AIR FOR THE OPPRESSIVE COMMUNIST REGIME , WHAT IS THE F******G POINT OF YOU PRAYING FOR THEM ?

[@scotttaylor2569]

Like you, I have tremendous love for the Cuban people. When I visited, I encountered genuinely kind and friendly people.

[@samanthasheppard6885]

They are very kind and loving people indeed

[@raymonddon8875]

china has food for cuba!

[@JamesSmith-ui2hv]

@@raymonddon8875 China le puede tirar un salvavidas a la tirania cubana , China quiere a Sudamerica en su lucha contra EEUU ya tiene a Peru y Venezuela en el bolsillo , Argentina ya se le arranco

[@JunierLooez]

No worry guys russia was suppose to help them. Thats why they chose communism

[@user-gs5rb6jq3r]

YES WHERE IS RUSSIA NORTH KOREA IRAN ANC SOUTH AFRICA etc

[@leonjiang-kq2qo]

Right, US is not communism, so Americans will never protest for worsening economic crisis.

[@arteson6093]

@@user-gs5rb6jq3rPlacing their people first probably.

[@donarthiazi2443]

@@user-gs5rb6jq3r You left out Red China

[@thebookdetective8745]

Like Armenia.. they were "helped" by putin too.

[@couptrump748]

Cuban deserves better

[@frankdenardo8684]

Get rid of communism

[@phd8296]

Now everyone is equally poor.

[@Gladiator-2000]

Except the communist leaders!

[@mr.c493]

They are filthy rich. All their kids are in Europe living life like kings!!

[@garydorfner6695]

As we've always known. This is Socialism

[@pgroove163]

not even close

[@marshalljulie3676]

​@@garydorfner6695nah this what US wants you think socialism looks like so you don't revolt against the capitalist system that's 34 trillion dollars in debt

[@8600GTX]

In other words, another mass of people will come to the US.

[@Binahx86]

You know US history in Cuba right?

[@jercasgav]

Exactly what I was thinking...oh yay...more people to invade the country and demand to be taken care of by poor Americans with $34 trillion dollars in debt...makes sense...NOT!!

[@krisniznik3953]

Not necessarily, the size of these protests is usually exaggerated on our news.

[@patrickm6012]

They have been for years where have you been?

[@dampam4273]

facts

[@user-it1hc9nn8i]

We are in a worldwide dystopia!

[@donarthiazi2443]

Well yeah... what else is new? That's the way it's always been 🤷🤷

[@ruvanefriebus-cv6td]

Only a commie lives in Dystopia

[@ruvanefriebus-cv6td]

Only a commie lives in dystopia

[@ruvanefriebus-cv6td]

No

[@patrickm6012]

Not here in the US.

[@brianbonilla4830]

What happened to the Socialist paradise?

[@theextrastuff]

Vidal listed factors such as the the crisis in Venezuela, which is Cuba's primary economic ally, and the tightening of US sanctions during Donald Trump's presidency, which directly affected tourism and remittances, two of the country's main sources of foreign exchange.

[@brianbonilla4830]

@@theextrastuff Therein, Planed Economies are so bad for working people.

[@thebogangamer1]

@@brianbonilla4830 and the usa place economic embargo's on cuba, preventing them from trading, its not planned economies that are bad its when people purposely try to undermine other countries, cuba would be fine it they could trad freely with the rest of the world, it is americas fault as per usual.

[@rafikkandxorov3668]

a planned economy could save the world from environmental disaster. Corporations in the modern world have subordinated states, resources and people's interests to their interests.

[@Paul-zf8ob]

Ask the democrats! They were the cheerleaders for Cubas utopia! Biden telling them to treat protestors kindly while he jailed American citizens for protesting. Hypocrite! He should mind his own business.

[@johnnychannel7824]

Vietnam and China reformed their economies almost 40 years ago. Why does Cuba still run command economy like Soviet Unions?

[@SatanasBelzeebu]

I'm Cuban, and I will tell you why. They don't want to let go of their power grip. They don't want the embargo lifted either. Both, Cuban- American politicians and Cuban politicians want everything to remain the same. How do you think they make their money? The ones in the States receive 20 millions yearly preaching for democracy in Cuba and the ones in Cuba have offshore investments. It's the average Joe that suffers. USA benefits, because they use Cuba to get votes, and most cubans come with degrees hence USA saves tons of money in education. We come, we get legalized, work, and pay taxes. Very few rip the system and very few are lowlifes. But this time there's not much to offer the average Joe in Cuba. Tourism is dead [one of the main sources of income]. And they can't provide basic services anymore. Food shortages, no medicine, no electricity, limited gas, etc. It's only going to get worse

[@manzanaresantonio]

Because they are communist fanatics in charge of Cuba.

[@Suite_annamite]

Vietnam, in many key ways, still practices command economy: foreigners, for example, are strictly forbidden from owning anything that isn't a personal business. Anyone who wants to do something more economically "important" must take Vietnamese citizenship (and accept permanent government consultants who politely watch over them); it's just their way of preventing foreigners from running the country.

[@Justin_Beaver564]

@@Suite_annamite In other words Trump-like protectionism

[@Ore_furies]

Cause the government of Cuba wants them hungry and without a life. Thats how it has always been, u think they care about the Cuba economy? No if they did they would listen to the people in hunger that have been protesting from the moment communism started.

[@Justin_Beaver564]

Supply never meets demand in a micromanaged economy

[@DeborahSanders-bz4gp]

They have no economy to micromanage

[@Justin_Beaver564]

@@DeborahSanders-bz4gp Every nation has some level of economic activity, even if it's infinitesimal. The sanctions certainly don't help them.

[@Andrew-ve7fz]

You mean in a communist economy?

[@Sango-po5pi]

It's not their fault though. It's literally because the US destroyed their economy to suppress then out of russophobia after the missile crisis. The aim is to make Cuba crumble and give into demands to allow itself to become a US controlled territory. The leaders of Cuba have opposed this for 60 years, and the the leaders of the US have only clamped down.

[@mostlysunny582]

That so called communism is showing its dirty a**

[@305Alligator]

Instead of fleeing to Miami, Cubans must fight and take their Country back!

[@Capohanf1]

THEY TRIED IN THE 60ies!!! REMEMBER THE BAY OF PIGS????

[@srami004]

@@Capohanf1Try try again

[@emancipateurmind7211]

They will never stop fleeing to Miami. Miami is their own country, it's claimed by the U.S. as part of Florida but run and controlled by Cubans. Any of you Americans come to the country of Miami (Cuba) have Google translate downloaded.

[@hectornoda59]

No ones fleeing anymore they are now being sponsored by family members

[@VMan29397]

Its hard to do

[@user-nx6qr1mt6f]

No way! You mean a centralized economy and distribution by government creates shortages!?!

[@MrDICKHEAD28]

YOU FORGOT ABOUT THE BLOCKADE STOOGE

[@user-nx6qr1mt6f]

@@MrDICKHEAD28 Irrelevant. Name a prosperous communist nation with no blockades, stooge.

[@krisniznik3953]

Embargoes and sanctions create shortages.

[@freemarley639]

Missed the whole sanctions placed by U.S. part huh?

[@user-nx6qr1mt6f]

@@krisniznik3953 Generally that’s true, but can you name a single communist nation that has no sanctions where there’s ample food on shelves ?

[@davidcoleman2796]

Cuba must be free .

[@joseh3564]

Freedom isn't free.

[@jan22150]

From the sea to the sea ,Cuba must be free. There you have it.!!

[@jean1joseph]

free from who...

[@santo8389]

They have to fight for it

[@Osalomalakim]

All it takes is people to get hungry and then it will be the 99 percent vs 1

[@Sum-Ting-Wong71]

You're not taking into account all of the people who work for the 1% who like things just fine the way they are and will have no problem unleashing their dogs on you and I to keep it that way.

[@thehumanity0]

Wait, are you referring to Cuba or America? I literally can't tell

[@AgxntOrange]

​@@thehumanity0It's universal

[@martinburns7928]

Just imagine getting home from work and having electricity, and a home to go to after work, A growing number of USA citizens have none of the above

[@user-it1hc9nn8i]

Obama destroyed the middle class.Now who's going to work and pay the taxes we rely on?

[@luongo7886]

Then move to a wonderful socialist paradise like Cuba, North Korea or china!

[@MrJm323]

@@luongo7886 Well, America will soon join the club of socialist paradises like Cuba, Venezuela, and North Korea. ...You won't have to move.

[@eddiemurffy467]

@@MrJm323 After decades of shittalks like yours its still just a shittalks, a wetdream of peasants who haven't managed to immigrate to USA.

[@donarthiazi2443]

​@@MrJm323 Why would you post something so silly?

[@ninonicebx]

STOP RUNNING AWAY AND FIGHT FOR YOURSELVES.

[@brianazmy3156]

Everyone wants freedom but they aren't willing to do what it takes to make it happen

[@Gladiator-2000]

The sad thing is that the dictatorship controls everything. The Cuban people in the island can’t fight by themselves. If the Cuban exile was willing to help them out instead of shouting the same crap for more than 6 decades. Cuba could’ve been freed by now!

[@YawehthedragondogofEL]

The only successful revolutions are individual.

[@garydorfner6695]

True. We have had it handed to us, but we let it drip away.

[@AlbertoLopez-to9hj]

True that! Although it is tough for people who have never lived in freedom to even conceive how to get it, or realize in how many ways they don't have it. When I lived there one spent half the time trying to find food and the other half being bombarded with propaganda about how good we had it compared to the rest of the world.

[@lewislinzy3437]

The people in the USA need to start thinking about that too, especially POOyork.

[@taylor_drift1]

Their country has been horribly mismanaged and unfortunately, this is the result.

[@thedirtybubble9613]

Sick Sad World!

[@kerrybarrera3410]

Yes, communism destroys countries. Did you see the beautiful classic car in the video. Cuba once upon a time, had a great economy.

[@thehumanity0]

The US embargo probably has absolutely nothing to do with it of course

[@seattledreamer9901]

You are absolutely correct. There are comments to complain the US, Canada, England, etc… for the economical crisis. You are spoiled kids of the rich. I was a Vietnamese refugee. I risked my life to have freedom and built a new life here in America. I ‘ about to retire from Boeing. The medical insurance at Boeing costs $190/month for me and my wife. With Medicare we will pay $600./month for me and my wife with NO dental, No vision/glasses. I don’t complain. I ‘m happy to live and happy to pay. I don’t want to be a parasite. Many parasites who live in freedom but don’t appreciate the freedom system. They attack the system. They don’t know the threat of tyranny invasion. The tyranny system pays a big chunk of budget for propaganda. Tyranny system with a huge police gang to control people. There’s no free speech in tyranny system. Don’t ruin the freedom system you have. Once you lose! It’s too late. European countries now have to increase military, defense budget to deal with tyranny aggressive invasion.

[@eddyr1041]

While it is such a beautiful island t.... the nature 😊

[@user-xf4wr4lr6q]

We were there in October we almost starved to death absolutely 0 food just eggs and dry bread😢

[@YawehthedragondogofEL]

Pfft. As a forager and fisherman I know you speak nonsense. These are domesticated sheeple protesting. Those who maintain their paleolithic vigor need nothing from governments.

[@LyricsQuest]

The fruit markets across Havana didn't have fruit? I visited october 2022, and there were plenty of full fruit markets, street corner candy/coke vendors, and the "Malls" that had a half-functioning grocery store were filled to the brim with the 12 different products they carried.

[@cashewnuttel9054]

@@LyricsQuest And they don't have seafood?

[@LyricsQuest]

@@cashewnuttel9054 - Depends on the day. Most days they didn't, but some days they did. Bananas, coconuts, and other fruits were available just about everyday, and snickers and coca-cola was available at the street corner vendors. There was also specialty goods, like red wine, available at the underground vendor that all the locals knew about. And $1 personal-sized pan pizzas (With a very light sprinkling of cheese) were just about everywhere. The downtown area had 10 cent snowcones, which was nice.

[@cashewnuttel9054]

@@LyricsQuest They sell Coca-Cola? Isn't that a product made and sold by their enemy?

[@josecorona9331]

What Russia is no longer feeding them. ???

[@MrJm323]

...And isn't Venezuela supplying them with oil and gas?

[@eddiemurffy467]

russia cannot feed itself

[@snarky_user]

​@@eddiemurffy467 Russia is able to meet its food and raw materials needs better than the United States. Distribution and affordability of said goods is a different problem, but much improved since the Soviet days. It's the precision and tech sectors where it has to go shopping outside.

[@VMan29397]

Russia cant feed its own army

[@thehumanity0]

The US propaganda is strong in these comments

[@Sum-Ting-Wong71]

No problem, come to America where we don't have near enough of our own problems to worry about that we are taking in everyone else's.

[@krisniznik3953]

If we don't want refugees to come here, we should stop creating them. This isn't that kind of situation though.

[@janetcastruita275]

Right 💯 % all Around the world 🌎🌍🌏 Very 😱 Problems.Scary.😮😢😱🤔👀

[@user-qd4td7yb8e]

Cuba IS America.

[@jan22150]

Thousands of Cubans have illegally traveled to the US. They hate Americans but still want to come the legal way or illegally,!

[@JackBrilla]

​@@user-qd4td7yb8e more like undeveloped Russia.

[@chi-jenyang9752]

Countries with collapsing economies: Cuba, Haiti, Venezeula, Argentina, Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Turkiye, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Sudan, Zimbawa, China, .....

[@steniorodrigo5590]

Brazil.

[@philipquaglino]

you will own nothing, and be happy. This all is for Agenda 21 and WEF. Your NWO one world government to come in and save the day then after you give up all freedoms and you accept them as kings/queens...they will show true colors.

[@seattledreamer9901]

And Vietnam. The communist tyranny rule the country like mafia. Corrupt officials rob and become rich. People are poor and work in hard condition with minimal pay to survive.

[@TroyQwert]

Add up to the list: the USA and Canada having health care crisis, housing crisis, rental crisis, army crisis, transportation crisis, inflation crisis, grocery price crisis, immigration crisis... you name it.

[@shadetreader]

You forgot the US 🙄

[@geralkennedy]

It's coming to America, already here. We can't throw no stones.

[@Strange_Brew]

Geez, they got tons of sunshine. Why can’t China give them some solar panels? Energy is the foundation of any society’

[@MichaelOBrien71]

Doesn’t China have tons of coal mines ?

[@romynardmendoza5043]

China has donated them billions of dollars but what did the gov do? Pay the debts they had in Europe, and the rest probably spent it in all the hotels they built…

[@baperacks-com6801]

Solor to grow food 24/7

[@HectorGonzalez-fz6ws]

The CCP doesn't give anything for free no matter how ideologically aligned they are with any regime.

[@luongo7886]

Because hundreds of millions of chinese are also poor, starving and without hope

[@JtFresh]

Cuba needed a.new leader...Cuba keep protesting and get a new leadership

[@seattledreamer9901]

Cubans need a free country. They need a clean, no corrupt government. Vietnam ‘s the same. Brave people speak up and are punished in jail. Please speak up to save the free system. I was a Vietnamese refugee, risked my life to have freedom and built a new life here in America. I ‘ about to retire from Boeing. The medical insurance at Boeing costs $190/month for me and my wife. With Medicare we will $600./month for me and my wife with NO dental, No vision/glasses. I don’t complain. I ‘m happy to live and happy to pay. I don’t want to be a parasite. Many parasites who live in freedom but don’t appreciate the freedom system. They attack the system. They don’t know the threat of tyranny invasion. The tyranny system pays a big chunk of budget for propaganda. Tyranny system with a huge police gang to control people. There’s no free speech in tyranny system. Don’t ruin the freedom system you have. Once you lose! It’s too late. European countries now have to increase military, defense budget to deal with tyranny aggressive invasion.

[@yinglyca1]

We will send them Trudeau!!!! Soon I hope.

[@mr.c493]

They need a democratic election and real representation!! No more communist government!!

[@garydorfner6695]

Cuba needs a new system of Governance. They have a new leader. Castro died years ago. It's not the leader.

[@Sarah-said]

​@@seattledreamer9901why do you keep copying and pasting the same exact long comment on everyone else's comments?

[@blibra4027]

Finaly people understood - time for changes

[@JMAN97712]

I went to Cuba last April. People were miserable

[@MikeSmith-do5gu]

It against our law to go to Cuba

[@JMAN97712]

@@MikeSmith-do5gu lol okay I did go in Cuba. Where are you getting your facts from?

[@JMAN97712]

@@MikeSmith-do5gu I can literally send you pictures of me being in Cuba. I can show you my ticket and visa.

[@iloled2924]

@@MikeSmith-do5guno it isn’t

[@ezechiele.6001]

@@MikeSmith-do5gu U.S. citizens are not forbidden to go to Cuba, but this is a problem for foreigners, because when they want to visit the U.S., their only choice is to go through a lengthy visa procedure... For the moment, I'm forgetting Cuba for my next vacation.

[@terra7066]

If it was a protest against Nayib Bukele in El Salvador the title would be: "Hundreds of thousands in El Salvador protest amid worsening economic crisis"

[@cuba129]

Yeah what is your point?

[@ififif2022]

The only one responsible is the communist party for making it illegal for Cubans to prosper. The communist party is the only one doing business in the island. Or is it the US also responsible for the construction of thousands of hotels in Cuba amid a crisis and political prisoners in Cuba? Cuba maintains commercial relations with more than 100 countries. Cuba needs democracy and freedom. Stop blaming the wrong entity!

[@thehumanity0]

"for making it illegal for Cubans to prosper"..? What are you, 11 years old? And America IS the problem. There's a literal US embargo of Cuba that's been starving their economy for nearly a century

[@Dave05J]

​@@thehumanity0 the US is not the o nly country in the world! Just because the US doesn't buy from them doesn't mean they can't sell to China or Russia, etc...

[@ififif2022]

@@thehumanity0 No, sunshine, I'm Cuban.

[@iloled2924]

@@thehumanity0America is not embargoing the Cuban people, it’s refusing to do business with the government that keeps its own people as economic hostages. To blame poverty of your own people on the US refusing to do business with you as an intermediary is the most laughable mental gymnastics. You are the one who needs to “grow up”. Your braindead communist system is long buried in the trash heap of history, and you’re still not aware of it, comrade. 😂

[@texasyankee20066]

wrong.@@thehumanity0

[@eleanorvogt6537]

Thanks for reporting in English, I am desperate to see a change in Cuba with my adopted Cuban family. I pray for changes

[@seattledreamer9901]

Thank you for your love and care for the poor. Cuban allies are evil. China ‘s the second economy of the world and Russia is not far behind. Why didn’t they invest in Cuba? China invested in Vietnam to rob my country. They bribe corrupt Vietnamese government to steal “mining rare earth” You know the purpose of supporting corrupt governments like Cuba and Vietnam. People don’t know. They blame the blockage. It’s the corruption and policy. The biggest chunk of government budget goes to police. It’s 20 times more than education. It’s more than 20 times than health care. The unfair employment is also a big failure. The good pay jobs go to the families of communist families. They screen 3 generations of families.! You know why the system fails.

[@ChingZu]

People there are friendly and adorable. Love from the Philippines ❤

[@melissamau2560]

im cuban, they ask for freedom, not food, water and medicine !!FREEDOM!!

[@jadziadax5365]

Here in the United States we had a battle called the Revolutionary War and Fought for our Freedoms. You certainly can't expect FREEDOM to just be handed to you as if it was a book or a glass.

[@marshalljulie3676]

Nobody believes you 🤷

[@jerrylopez9115]

@@jadziadax5365 This is exactly why the Cubans are protesting. It's a process. The colonies were oppressed for many years. Its a process.

[@johnrexx6903]

never could figure out why families have 8 kids in poor countries then wonder why they can't care for them

[@NauerBauer]

Because kids work young and bring in income in these places. Poor people always have large families for this reason all over the world.

[@aidenfarr8900]

Also that there are higher chances of their children dying, so they often have many, so that some will carry on their genes and name. That's why the Victorians had so many kids.

[@sensorycircuits1338]

Poor countries lose their kids to famine, war & disease at a higher rate, so they have more kids to compensate.

[@jtpalooki7757]

Not all families in poor countries are poor, and the vast majority of families in the US are not rich!

[@glenncordova4027]

Cuba's population has been falling since the communist take over. Low birthrate and massive emigration to freedom.

[@TroyQwert]

Thanks COVID-19 pandemic! It helped reveal so many problems in human society around the world.

[@markwilliams3994]

The idiots who caused the pandemic and didn’t have the guts to admit it and just kept playing there games.

[@tonyburzio4107]

Odd how so many other islands are doing great after COVID.

[@steve123261]

powers on two hours a day no food no medicine. The wonderful people of Cuba deserve better.

[@B86432]

Just like America, both hirribly mismanaged

[@Matthew_Loutner]

Yeah. Right. The country with the largest GDP in the world is "mismanaged." Yeah. Right.

[@timcasady4750]

The population of Cuba lives in poverty while the current Cuba leader Miguel Diaz - Canel has a net worth in excess of $100 million, Raul Castro $200 million deceased leader Fidel Castro net worth at his death was $900 million.

[@krisniznik3953]

The majority of the U.S. Congress are millionaires, and most of the ones who aren't when they get there are millionaires when they leave. It's what politicians do.

[@VeroniaStudios]

Holy Christ their politicians are poor compared to ours! I'm moving to Cuba!

[@seattledreamer9901]

@@VeroniaStudios Wait! You don’t know Vietnamese pay up to $70,000 US dollars to be smuggled into USA, do you? There are comments to complain the US, Canada, England, etc… for the economical crisis. You are spoiled kids of the rich. I was a Vietnamese refugee. I risked my life to have freedom and built a new life here in America. I ‘ about to retire from Boeing. The medical insurance at Boeing costs $190/month for me and my wife. With Medicare we will $600./month for me and my wife with NO dental, No vision/glasses. I don’t complain. I ‘m happy to live and happy to pay. I don’t want to be a parasite. Many parasites who live in freedom but don’t appreciate the freedom system. They attack the system. They don’t know the threat of tyranny invasion. The tyranny system pays a big chunk of budget for propaganda. Tyranny system with a huge police gang to control people. There’s no free speech in tyranny system. Don’t ruin the freedom system you have. Once you lose! It’s too late. European countries now have to increase military, defense budget to deal with tyranny aggressive invasion.

[@thehumanity0]

We literally just had a supposed billionaire as a president who was even richer when he left office. It's almost like corruption exists in all forms of gov't

[@seattledreamer9901]

@@krisniznik3953 There are so many millionaires in California. All people who own houses are millionaires. My relatives have and some have rental properties. Most politicians are clean in the US. 99% are rich not because of corruption. While it’s reverse in other tyranny regimes like Cuba, Vietnam, etc… Save the freedom system! Please. There are comments to complain the US, Canada, England, etc… for the economical crisis. You are spoiled kids of the rich. I was a Vietnamese refugee. I risked my life to have freedom and built a new life here in America. I ‘ about to retire from Boeing. The medical insurance at Boeing costs $190/month for me and my wife. With Medicare we will $600./month for me and my wife with NO dental, No vision/glasses. I don’t complain. I ‘m happy to live and happy to pay. I don’t want to be a parasite. Many parasites who live in freedom but don’t appreciate the freedom system. They attack the system. They don’t know the threat of tyranny invasion. The tyranny system pays a big chunk of budget for propaganda. Tyranny system with a huge police gang to control people. There’s no free speech in tyranny system. Don’t ruin the freedom system you have. Once you lose! It’s too late. European countries now have to increase military, defense budget to deal with tyranny aggressive invasion.

[@tiney24girl]

so sad😢what is the world coming to?? feed the people 😢

[@cashewnuttel9054]

It's not really the "world", it's just several places all over the world. Europeans are not starving.

[@WebDesignSocal]

Gues who's coming to dinner in America now?

[@lintran3211]

Coming to America.....GREAT Movie my friend !!!......lol

[@2015BLOXXER]

@@lintran3211😂

[@WebDesignSocal]

@@lintran3211Actually, the movie reference I was thinking of is "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner".

[@peacenow42]

which was about the residents the same country...The movie " Coming to America' does seem to fit better@@WebDesignSocal

[@LuisMorales-je7mb]

Freedom Cuba!!

[@hienmango]

Where’s Russia? Crickets.

[@Binahx86]

Russia did not sanction Cuba mate.

[@peacenow42]

no pukin just creates so much war and chaos others cannot help/@@Binahx86

[@Dave05J]

​@@Binahx86 Russia is their sugar daddy so they should help. Mate.

[@Murican-Faith]

​@Binahx86 Cuba refuses to work with the US...that doesn't make it the US's fault. You people always with this US is a boogeyman bullshi*

[@cedricliggins7528]

Where is Spain?

[@ronaldluning4010]

Glad to see their protesting in country instead of craming into america.

[@cashewnuttel9054]

They'll try protesting first since it's not easy for them to flee because they'll have to cross the sea to do that. If that doesn't work then they'll risk their lives and flock to the US, and the US can give them to Canada since Canada needs more workers.

[@Pilotpailie]

On the heels of Haiti.

[@capricuba1111]

Thank you for showing the world, our country they are suffering 😢

[@InsiderBoy]

What a wonderful time to be alive!!!!

[@handsomeman-pm9vy]

When leaders just cannot admit that their system does not work even when people a starving.

[@TT-dz9bi]

And is the doings of the WEF, as its very similar to all western countries

[@markwilliams3994]

WEF amongst others. Maybe China.

[@18MrChencho]

Say it how it is. The embargo is internal. My father was arrested for having a business and supposedly a high standard of living.

[@zarkano1]

Last year, a 5 star resort in Varadero had no oranges or bananas. First tropical country I ever visited with no common fruit. Their chicken came from Canada. Sanctions have been brutal. These very likeable people deserve better.

[@strongtowerman9661]

They deserve freedom from their own criminal gobierno

[@AlbertoLopez-to9hj]

US is the largest source of food for Cuba. Sanctions have nothing to do with that. It's a 1984 level dictatorship, that's our problem

[@joseh3564]

Zarkano: Explain to us how a most fertile, tropical island full of work age men cannot produce enough food for themselves and for export? BTW: the whole world is open for trade with Cuba minus USA. However, when there's nothing produced, there's no trade.

[@marshalljulie3676]

​@@AlbertoLopez-to9hj😂😂 there is a pattern showing most US citizens are complaining about the government of Cuba which they don't live under and most Cubans are complaining about sanctions and embargoes that they live under.

[@marshalljulie3676]

​@@joseh3564lack of fertilizer and equipment.

[@samuelsanon1972]

Haiti 🇭🇹 and Cuba 🇨🇺 what’s really going on?

[@Rodrifuuu]

Cuba: Sanctions and embargoes lasting decades, preventing tourism, exports, imports and so forth. This leads to poverty. Even so, Cuba has massive education and healthcare efforts. Haiti: Client state of the United States. When Haiti tried to raise minimum wage, the US State Department, led by Clinton, intervened to prevent that raise, which leads to further misery, which in turn leads to desperation and crime. Without taxes from workers, the state didn't have the money to educate people and even to enforce laws. Any other countries you want me to summarize?

[@lastsovietspy]

worst of capitalism haiti, cuba good ideals indeed they lost tourism since covid poor people

[@marshalljulie3676]

Agenda at play.

[@tonyburzio4107]

Right, uh huh, so why are all the other islands are doing great after COVID?

[@edwardjasnoch4683]

Nothing new is being going on for over 50 years

[@jean1joseph]

why is that...

[@cody9606]

I really don't understand being in the middle of the ocean you don't have any food? Go get some

[@soniamachin3063]

fishing is prohibited to people, and you can't even raise a cow and eat its meat, you will get 15 years in prison for that. You must sell this meat to the goverment which pays little money for it. Cuban government monopolized all the economics, and people don't have any options to get food themselves

[@dbuc4671]

The Cuban government can blame the USA all they want for interfering in their politicals, but that's definitely not the only cause of the country's situation, and they know it.

[@PatBly-zb3dk]

Hawaii will be like this cause we don't grow our own food .😢

[@chadroberts4302]

=( move to MI

[@jollyrodgers7272]

50 years ago they did. Went all democrat and everything changed. Nearly 25% of the work force is Government employees - municipal, state, federal, county - government doesn't PRODUCE anything.

[@mostlysunny582]

No hawaii will be like this because it's being governed by west coast and east coast progressive democrats. They're no different from the communist in Cuba.

[@MrJm323]

This was a contributing factor to the catastrophic fire recently. Back when they had farms and pineapple plantations, there was ample water inland that would have contained the blaze.

[@harrycojones4273]

@@chadroberts4302Michigan Dems have ruined that state

[@rangelvictor5759]

I'm sure Russia will help them... right?

[@noellecelnik4347]

Russia does help them a lot. They'd be fine if we halted the sanctions that are currently keeping them from trading with most of the world, but they buried the lead as deep as they could.

[@rangelvictor5759]

@@noellecelnik4347 ok cool, good.

[@mdskydive7245]

That may be true, but in what way? I understand that Cuba is not restricted from trading with most of the world except for the US. Let me know if I am wrong.@@noellecelnik4347

[@Matthew_Loutner]

​@@noellecelnik4347U.S. sanctions do not keep Cuba from trading with the rest of the world.

[@Matthew_Loutner]

Russia has been giving Cuba an allowance to live on since the communist revolution.

[@user-sq8ee1cs6o]

Saludos a todos.es triste

[@maddkatter7948]

No problem with Cuban people. Government needs to go

[@rebeccamyott7041]

USA should NOT give Cuba a dime.

[@crystalsthefutureempress]

👏👏👏👏

[@emperorhaz3856]

US trade embargo’s are why they are struggling in the first place.

[@MrDICKHEAD28]

I GUESS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE 62 YEAR OLD BLOCKADE

[@krisniznik3953]

We could just stop making things hard for them. It's a thought.

[@thehumanity0]

Lifting the embargo is all they need to do. We're the reason they're starving

[@cappo1989]

First hati now cuba soon jamaica

[@rocdaneweracap]

Haiti, Sudan, Israel.

[@user-mj4pl2ky1d]

America

[@TC-py3oo]

The Cuban government will never allow its citizens to be free The rich in Cuba never go without

[@dabiz4272]

Its about time cuba...its about time

[@johnmusick1486]

I hope we stay of this one.

[@tm3m]

we are the one causing it. sanctions were reintroduced under Trump and continued under Biden

[@peacenow42]

who is 'we'?

[@tomslivick8620]

Boy, Cubins might not have much money, but they shure have cool cars.

[@Capohanf1]

The ones that are STILL running are, THE rest have been turned into Apartments!

[@flippinnngiraffe808]

Cars were sanctioned a long time ago, so they don’t have new cars. So, they then just use old 1950-1960’s cars

[@williamk2257]

@@flippinnngiraffe808that’s about when sanctions started and modern life stopped for them it’s like a time capsule.

[@Matthew_Loutner]

Yes. And it so interesting that somebody can be driving around in a 1956 classic car worth $50,000 and not have money for milk.

[@handsomeman-pm9vy]

@@Matthew_Loutner It's not worth $50,000 in Cuba.

[@El_likes_to_stim]

Thanks for showing the crises of the Cuban people

[@laurenelise8072]

THIS is why it is important to learn growing your own food. People became too reliant on their government and is now suffering from it. I think gardening and growing knowledge should be taught to every child because you never actually know what is going to happen.

[@user-jk3mi2ee9z]

So is this why squad went to Cuba

[@ac61900]

Do you know what doesn't make sense to me we got Cubans we got Venezuelans we got Colombians all coming over here with bbls😂 crazy

[@nestorsomohano8298]

No one talks about freedom, people want freedom, libertad

[@Chuck145e]

The Cubans have nobody to blame but themselves. They wanted Communism and now that they have it, they're complaining about it. The Cubans need to either overthrow their government, move out of the country or deal with the consequences and try to adapt. The U.S. is not going to pay for their poor choices. We got our own economic problems.

[@Binahx86]

They wanted communism, thats their right to choose, but what did the US do, they sanctioned their economy, that is what falling right now, the sanctioned economy, not the style of government. They adapted to the sanctions, but what country can produce everything it needs, what is global trade for at all???

[@krisniznik3953]

We have spent WAY more trying to ruin their economy and overthrow their government out of pique than a little assistance would cost. Our problem is that we're too afraid of having a functioning socialist country setting an example that we can't just leave them alone.

[@forestbowers5965]

We don't have to pay for anything. We could just lift the sanctions.

[@Userwithin]

Bro this comment section full of blind sided people. Cubans have no choice over government it is just appointed for them. They have no say on food rations, anything. So it is a dictatorship at that. If they could’ve left Cuba long time ago, they would have but they make it impossible for you to leave. They don’t have money or food because the government takes it all from them. Educate yourself kings it comes a long way.

[@VMan29397]

You do not know history. They wanted democracy. What happened was Bautista was set to leave it alohe stuck with such an easy election instead of accepting the election result they a grown adult he threw a hissy fit and instigated a military coup that made him dictator. This led to revolts by several factions one of which was led by castro. Castro had promised to retirn democracy but was turned to communism by his brother. After bautista fled castro wiped out the other rebel groups

[@user-qv8df9vj2o]

We did it Joe

[@VeroniaStudios]

Destroyed another country for no reason other than our own greed. White Jesus Bless America.

[@charlesbusch8739]

Why have we forgotten when there was not electricity for most people?

[@markfalcoff1743]

But all that free education and health care! They should be happy to go without food!

[@sunnyisland6709]

They should ask friend Putin for help

[@user-df5qs9lr9v]

What is happening to our world?

[@Nclake5485]

WEF

[@Tearflavoredcereal]

Time of the end

[@DemetriusSteans]

There stalling the awakening

[@pabloescobarschanclas]

what’s happening is what’s always been happening. where have you been?

[@johnquinlanshortvideos3149]

Birth pangs before the promised return of Christ.

[@khamlecksivongthong3954]

Hope the world will support the protesters in Cuba, people suffering for long.

[@zinashepherd3261]

Investments in generators as part of emergency preparedness is actually good advice, but also those windmills work wonders, too.

[@TheDancingWuliMasters]

Funny, I didn't even get an ad in this “piece” it went immediately to the video, no ads that's how fast they wanna spread The US handy work strangulation of Cuba's economy.

[@mdskydive7245]

How is that so? The US has sanctions in relation to the the US, but not the rest of the world. What do you mean?

[@VMan29397]

You realize command economies fail even without the embargo they economy would be in the toilet just like all of eastern europe in the 80s

[@lilyoquendo3485]

Nope, the Castro’s did this all by themselves

[@user-gt6xj1cx7f]

That is not accurate. The Cuban regime mismanaged the economy. Their corruption, total control over the entire economy and repression are the reasons for the crisis.

[@Murican-Faith]

Yet agin, another the US is the boogeyman without pointing the finger where it really belongs. Your own government

[@nuttybar9]

Well they can't come to America and better not think of doing so.

[@Userwithin]

What you gonna do about it king

[@katelangworthy8698]

Where did your family or ancestors come from? Why did they leave their countries of origin? If you dug deep, you might realize that they came for freedom from violence or persecution, a better quality of life, freedom of religion, etc,etc. Why should your family/ancestors have been allowed to immigrate, but not others now? Our government, and capitalist greed caused some or much of their problems, so why shouldn't they feel a right to immigrate here? There's lots of reasons for people to pack up and leave everything behind, and it's not just because they'd like a new view, or more money.

[@Dave05J]

​@@Userwithin send them back?

[@Dave05J]

​​@@katelangworthy8698 I don't care about my ancestors. I was born here, I'm American. That's it! If they want to come, they must do it LEGALLY. As a matter of fact, my ancestors came legally too!

[@Userwithin]

@@Dave05J are you the president ??

[@nancia24]

Oh no Not my Grandparents Country First my Grandmother country Haiti 🇭🇹 Now My Grandfather Country Cubana 🇨🇺 God please protect your heavenly children from this Crisis around the World! AMEN! 😊🌀🌻🤍🇨🇺❤️🇭🇹

[@erykahhoney588]

Wow the majority of the world is angry, fed up and just exhausted

[@thebookdetective8745]

No totalitarianism. Well done Cuba, fight for your rights!❤ #PUTININPRISON

[@jaridkeen123]

The US Santions on Cuba are illegal at this point. ITs been 62 years since the cuban missile crisis.

[@JdTaylor-xf4bc]

I feel something really bad coming to America for all her sins.

[@samuraisaxon6800]

@JdTaylor-xf4bc And I identify as a turtle 🇺🇸

[@starventure]

Castro called Khruschev to demand a preemptive nuclear strike on the US from Cuba. Relations can never recover from something like that.

[@glenncordova4027]

Cuba is just following the same path as every communist/socialist economy. Remember the Soviet Empire? Look at North Korea

[@EveIsata]

Sociopathic country ran by sociopaths

[@chana4332]

We also have an economic crisis in the USA.

[@Matthew_Loutner]

No we don't.

[@leonardstudley184]

It's amazing Cuba has survived this long without being subsidized by Soviet Union which collapsed in the early 1990s

[@moshunit96]

The no reason for the US to have an embargo against cuba anymore.

[@eddihaskell]

There is no reason for Cuba to have a one party dictatorial regime embarcing a failed ideology. Have free elections and a free economy, and all sorts of wonderful things will happen.

[@clearyourmind5043]

​@@eddihaskellnicely said

[@TheHauntedKiwi]

​@@eddihaskellAnd yet the US supports and even subsidizes Saudi Arabia. That's your idea of freedom?

[@Payaso_M13]

​@@TheHauntedKiwiwwe said they are the most progressive country all over the world !

[@Binahx86]

@@eddihaskell Silly excuses for empoverishing a whole country of people. Funny thing so called socialist countries never sanction the US. If China said it will not trade with the US until they change their capitailism, would that be fair then? would you write that comment to the US?

[@user-jk3mi2ee9z]

Like thats not happening in usa

[@chopperchopper1418]

😂🤣😅😆

[@mikemiller5637]

It's literally not. We don't have 90% inflation, widespread hunger (we actually have an obesity problem due to so many plentiful calories), and constantly failing infrastructure (although we may get there someday if we keep neglecting maintenance and privatizing everything). If you're ever wondering how crappy countries are compared to one another check asylum rates leaving the two countries and entering those two countries. Those relative rates demonstrate where people actually want to leave and where they feel relatively safe fleeing to. Don't get me wrong; I'm not saying the US is a perfect utopia with no issues. We have issues, but in relative terms we're doing extremely well compared to Cuba.

[@Matthew_Loutner]

It isn't.

[@Rodrifuuu]

Funny how NBC ignores Gaza and then puts out pieces like these.

[@HiddenGemindasunshine]

This breaks my heart. There is so much going on everywhere, and the sad reality is that the modern-day famine 😢 is coming next if not already in play. Pray pray 🙏 pray for mankind.

[@irenemartinez3819]

My people isen't asking only for food and electricity, they whanted liberty

[@marshalljulie3676]

All this will be possible after sanctions and embargoes end

[@dolamike584]

It’s been a political crisis since that country kicked out Michael Corleone.

[@davidg1583]

That sad. 😢😢

[@rosesola3007]

How sad this makes me!

[@ReaperODumbacraps-ju4et]

Not our problem.

[@peacenow42]

speak for yourself pukin

[@misterb5926]

Ohhh on a bigger outlook it is..because they will head this way 😮

[@icecold8974]

It is our problem, our country has greatly contributed to the problem. Which means as things worse they will come here

[@peacenow42]

how exactly has the USA made things worse when we take in so many refugees, legal and not? Last time I checked they don't go to Cuba.@@icecold8974

[@mojojojo2524]

Instead of sanctioning Cuba, why not work with Cuba so both the US and Cuba benefit? Why be hostile with Cuba, rather than being friendly?

[@stevehoffman3569]

Commie pinko

[@eddihaskell]

Because there are at least two million Cubans in the USA who left after Castro took power and lost all their property and businesses.

[@t.dickinson7942]

They jumped in bed with Russia

[@baperacks-com6801]

Because Whyte Americans work for the 👿

[@TheHauntedKiwi]

​@@eddihaskellAnd their slaves.

[@AlbertoLopez-to9hj]

For all of you who think the sanctions/embargo/blockade caused this situation, it didn't. Cuba imports more food from the US than anywhere else, no sanctions applied. Last yr the government could've ensured proper nutrition for all the population with 10% of what they spent in hotels that remain empty. But they didn't, they have their own agenda and priorities, and we the people are not it. Right now the avg Cuban literally has worse nutrition than slaves did back in the 1800s. Also, Taiwan has suffered sanctions from China for a comparable amount of time, but chose a free market economy. Compare the two nowadays, that'll paint a better picture than I can here

[@marshalljulie3676]

It did you just don't like hearing it 🤷

[@crypto2633]

​@@marshalljulie3676You're right if you are talking about the sanction/blockades of themselves when they went communist by the dictators. It's not that people don't like hearing about it they just know it's a blatant lie.

[@crypto2633]

​@@marshalljulie3676Did the sanctions stop the Fidel from getting a Rolex?

[@allengina1091]

Omg. It’s like that , now is the worst.

[@elomarquez250]

Actually, being optimistic, the poverty rate in Cuba is 88%

[@18618madeinamerica]

Desantis better fund a small navy …

[@user-tm6vv4cq3i]

😂😂

[@daha7864]

No… he’ll just make it illegal to be Cuban

[@tonyburzio4107]

Florida is doing fantastic, gushing cash with a restrained government that protects children.

[@vladlock]

He won't, they are his voters.

[@elevenll11]

This is America soon

[@Matthew_Loutner]

No it isn't. What a stupid thing to say.