What the media won't tell you about Cuba's protests w/Manolo de los Santos & Liz Oliva Fernandez

Protests against shortages of food and fuel in Cuba's eastern provinces on March 18 brought the corporate media spotlight back to the island, which is currently experiencing a major economic crisis. True to form, much US reporting on the protests attempted to construct a familiar narrative of Cuba as a failed state on the brink of collapse, with no mention of the 62-year US blockade. This is particularly striking given how Cuba's current crisis is a direct outcome of the intensification of the blockade under Trump-which President Biden has upheld throughout his term despite promises to relieve the strangulation of Cuba.
So what's really going on in Cuba today? How severe is the crisis, and where did it come from? What sort of future do the Cuban people envision for themselves, and what role does the US have to play in it? To address these questions and more, The Real News speaks with Manolo de los Santos of The People's Forum, and Liz Oliva Fernandez of Belly of the Beast.
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[@suttonlarry7354]

Cuba should join BRICS. The Cuban people have so much to offer and the United States stands in the way. Enough is enough. It's time to end the embargo.

[@user-em4kb3gm8g]

Russian foreign minister Lavrov has announced that Cuba has shown interest in joining BRICS. ... This means the US will do what it can, however covertly, to stop that from occurring

[@peterkappelmann3861]

CUBA has NOTHING to offer Except Poverty missery decay and hunger for it's citizens

[@cv2627]

That's a good idea! Why haven't they?

[@Justice4all723]

So the US sanctions are destroying Cuba. Why would happen if there is no economic siege? Cuba would flourish and that would be bad for capitalism.

[@bertbaker7067]

In the US, most people are against the embargo/sanctions on Cuba, because I think we understand that any coercion by another country in how we run our own govt would only encourage solidarity and resistance, even if we don't agree with each other. Unfortunately, the American people have lost control of our govt. Solidarité 🇨🇺✊

[@SelfTaughtArtist1]

Most media hasn’t even mentioned there’s protests in Cuba, let alone the reasons why.

[@jjccrraayy11]

thank you for providing a platform to amplify this information!

[@cheri238]

Thank you again, Real News Network. Stellar reporting!!!

[@tyfromuzi5871]

Much love, blessings, thank you!!

[@embededfabrication4482]

America is in a crisis too but you can't see it because of credit cards

[@badbrains4168]

The end of another Empire.

[@allyngharbi641]

Thank you for enlightening me

[@kilamoblack7532]

The sanctions regime remains because there is a small, yet active and vocal constituency of Cuban refugees in Florida, which is still perceived as a battleground state. I suspect that once it is confirmed that Florida is indeed a Republican state, a Democratic president will finally lift these nonsensical and hypocritical sanctions that are making life impossible for the common people in Cuba.

[@theodorepage6087]

If the usa would lift the embargoes of Cuba, the people of Cuba would be delighted, thank you the great usa😢

[@allyngharbi641]

I feel so much pain when I see Cuba is struggling

[@user-iw4bs6hs5l]

Cuba is known for the best doctors in the world. It's heard that they have medicine even to vitiligo can remake their economy by planning a knowledge economy.

[@bruceclark4754]

The young lady has a bad connection. Found it hard to understand her, I'm afraid.

[@allyngharbi641]

Oh my goodness I didn’t know anything about this

[@leslierodricks2701]

I hope one day Guantanomo will be justly returned to Cuba!

[@fellowcitizen]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@rfiskillingussoftly6568]

Great work man! Like and subscribe patriots!

[@GusanoPower17]

Cuba does not pay the lenders that is a fact

[@Johnconno]

America is ridiculous.

[@GusBrunson]

I lived in Cuba, and although is a system that no longer works, Cuba today is in a cross roads, because if all of a sudden, they open the economy and remove all of the housing/food subsidies it will become the most violent and dangerous country in the continent. So the process of opening has to be slow and gradual.

[@user-ez1lq2hn9v]

انا اختكم من اليمن والله ماتكلمت الا من جوع ومن ضيق الحال انا وامي وخواتي نحن في حاله لا يعلم بها الا الله حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل في من اوصلنا الى هاذا الحال وًّالَلَهَ الَعَظَيَمَ مَا كتَبَتَ هَذا الَمَنَاشَدَهَ غَيَرَ مَنَ الَضَيَقَ وّالَفَقَر يَاعَالَمَ حَسَوّا فَيَنَا ارَجَوّكمَ وّالَلَهَ الَعَظَيَمَ رَبَ الَعَرَشَ الَعَظَيَمَ انَه الَاكلَ مَا فَيَ عَنَدَيَ بَالَبَيَتَ وًّالَلَهَ يَا اخَوّانَيَ انَهَ اخَوًّنَيَ بَقَعَدَوًّ بَالَيَوًّمَيَنَ مَافَى اكلَ وًّالَلَهَ وًّضَعَنَا كثَيَرَ صَعَبَ نَحَنَ 6 نَفَرَ دَاخَلَ الَبَيَتَ وًّابَيَ مَتَوًّفَيَ وًّلَا يَوًّجَدَ مَنَ يَعَوًّلَ عَلَيَنَا وًّسَاكنَيَنَ فَيَ بَيَتَ اجَارَ لَانَسَتَطَيَعَ دَفَعَ الَاجَارَ الَلَيَ بَاقَيَ عَلَيَنَا ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' اخي اول كلامي انا اقسم بالله على كتاب الله اني لااكذب عليك ولا انصب ولا احتال اني بنت يمنيه نازحين انا واسرتي بيننا ایت الشهرب 15 الف يمني والان علينا 45 الف حق 3 شهور وصاحب البيت من الناس الي ماترحم والله يا اخي انه يجي كل يوم يبهدلنا ويتكلم علينا ويريد من البيت للشارع لانناماقدرنا ندفعله الأجار شافونا الجيران نبكي ورجعو تكلمو الجيران ومهلنالاخره الأسبوع معادفعنا له حلف يمين بالله هذا بيخرجنا إلى الشارع رحمه واحنا. بلادنا بسبب هذا الحرب ولانجد قوت يومنا وعايشين اناوامي واخوتي سفار والدنا متوفي الله يرحمه ومامعنا أحد في هذا الدنيا جاانبنا في هذه الظروف القاسيه خواتي الصغار خرجو للشارع وشافو الجيران ياكلو واوقفو عند بابهم لجل يعطوهم ولو كسره خبز والله الذي له ملك السموات والارض انهم غلفو الباب وطردوهم ورجعو یبکو ایموتو من الجوع ما احد رحمهم وعطلة ردها لقمت عیش والان لوما احدنا ساعدنا في إيكيلو دقيق اقسم بالله انموت من الجوع فيا اخي انا دخيله على الله ثم عليك واريد منك المساعده لوجه الله انشدك بالله تحب الخير واتساعدني بقدر استطاعتك مع تراسلي واتساب على هذا الرقم00967717415667 وتطلب اسم بطاقتي وترسلي ولاتتاخر وايعوضك الله بكل خير اخواني سغار شوف كيف حالتهم وساعدنا وأنقذنا قبل أن يطردونا في الشارع تتبهدل أو نموت من الجوع وانا واسرتي نسالك بالله لولك مقدره على مساعد لاتتاخر علينا وجزاك الله خيرا`°`^``{`}|π√`^~÷،،،،،،،،،،،،.

[@fundidoarrojo269]

Fidel vive, la lucha sigue! ✊🏻✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿

[@yoganandavalle]

cuánta ignorancia

[@cv2627]

Average Americans know what it's like to live under a rigged system too; we have the same anger and disappointment, and that's why there's a rise in populist candidates, labor movements, etc.

[@user-gu8fg7ft5b]

Cuba made a deal with Russia to put nuclear missiles in their island. That is why usa put an embargo. Insted of looking to the usa for help. Cuba should just strengthen relationships with European natuons , African natuons and katin America.

[@marcelinorodriguez813]

If they love Castros' Cuba , let them go and live in Cuba, so they enjoy it , and can really talk . No bullshit !!!!!!!

[@Elizabeth-gz4kc]

Cubans want their govt gone, they want the american dream, they are some of the most resilient people I have had the privilege to travel amongst, my heart is full and broken when i think of Cuba. The US needs to show cubans they are a humanitarian regime, drop the sanctions and allow cuba to climb out of the very dark place it inhabits, to take its place in the world after hundreds of years of hardship. Oh right, humanitarain USA has a price tag. 🇨🇺

[@user-jw1nc4oc4o]

There's no such thing as the American dream.

[@SMichaelDeHart]

Of course, what else would you expect from a Maxist regime?? Failure from the get-go!! 😂😂

[@aaronblain6377]

They take care of their people despite the US constantly trying to crush them. The US has people living in tents and dying from lack of insulin despite having everything in its favor. Cuba is phenomenally successful.

[@kencannuck]

Say you as the American boot crushes Cuban dreams.🇨🇦

[@SMichaelDeHart]

@aaronblain6377 here's a thought, if you're an American and feeling that way...move to cuba!! But, grifters like you just wanta grift...not actually do what you believe!!

[@aaronblain6377]

@@SMichaelDeHart Marxists believe in fighting for the working class in their own country, not in running away. It's my job to fight against permanent US wars, and to fight for an economy that builds roads and factories and improves peoples lives, instead of providing a playground for financial speculators and war racketeers.

[@kimobrien.]

@@SMichaelDeHart Stop using you Office of Foreign Asset Control to prevent international trade with Cuba. End the 60 year cruel blockade of the island. .

[@MrDavesbarn]

All my love to the people of Cuba and to caring humans all over the world