Jul132021

Episode 379 – Libertad!

Cuba is more evidence that communism doesn’t work and the Left is either going to ignore it or spin it.

When it comes to Cuba, don’t listen to me. Listen to those who have lived it. Those like Maximo Alvarez:

 

The Protests

Protests have erupted in Cuba to end the communist dictatorship there.

  • The protests were planned several weeks ago and the news of them hit southern Florida couple of weeks ago.
  • Thousands went on the streets screaming “Libertad” and “We are not afraid” carrying Cuban and American flags.
  • The protests were, for the most part, were peaceful.
  • The police started shooting rubber bullets at the protestors and people were arrested, but the police were overwhelmed.
  • Since Cuba became a communist dictatorship in 1960 under Fidel Castro, Cubans have seen:
    • Mass arrests and executions following the Gulag system of the Soviet Union. Soviet advisors taught the Cubans how to control the people. By the way, the Gulag system was run by Che Guevara who personally oversaw most of the executions.
    • Religious liberty, Cuba is a very Catholic country, was taken away. Priests and other devout Catholics were arrested.
    • Gays, artists and musicians were arrested and assigned to work camps or executed (again, under Che Guevara).
    • Technology has been non-existent. Anyone who has a car has one from the 50’s.
    • The medical system is dirty and ancient (contrary to what Bernie tells you).
    • There have been food shortages that affect the citizens today. People being interviewed on the street said their children are starving.
    • The average monthly income is $25.

Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel said (according to the Miami Herald):

“The order to fight has been given – into the street, revolutionaries! We are calling on all the revolutionaries in the country, all the Communists, to hit the streets wherever there is an effort to produce these provocations.”

“We are not going to hand over the sovereignty or the independence of the people. There are many revolutionaries in this country who are willing to give our lives, we are willing to do anything, and we will be in the streets fighting.”

Notice he brings up this revolution-thing? That’s what communists do. It’s always a revolution. It never ends. That’s why Castro always wore fatigues.

Then, he went on to blame Trump for these protests. He based this on the economic sanctions Trump placed on Cuba during his tenure. He didn’t blame the 60 years of oppression his government has laid on the people, the economic incompetence by the government or the lack of any advances that would make the lives of the people better. It’s all Trump. That’s something the communists like to do also. They like to blame the demonized figure from the country that poses the biggest threat them. This is to create division. That is important because they do not want the United States to decide to play a roll in the situation.

Then he “disappeared” one of the organizers of the protest. His family reported that he was arrested Sunday night and they have no idea if he’s dead or alive or where he is.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/massive-protests-erupt-in-cuba-as-citizens-demand-end-to-communist-dictatorship-we-want-freedom
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-cubans-carry-american-flag-while-demanding-freedom-from-communist-dictatorship
https://www.dailywire.com/news/we-are-willing-to-do-anything-cubas-president-demands-cubans-defend-the-revolution-from-pro-democracy-protesters

 

White House Response

The White House is kind of mixed on their response to the protests. Over the weekend, Old Joe couldn’t be awoken from his nap to say anything about it but on Monday, he said this:

“The Cuban people are bravely asserting fundamental and universal rights. Those rights, including the right of peaceful protest and the right to freely determine their own future, must be respected.”

“The United States calls on the Cuban regime to hear their people and serve their needs at this vital moment rather than enriching themselves.”

This is actually a good, strong statement. Don’t forget, Democrats were always kind of hard on the Cubans in the past. It was JFK who hated Castro and wanted to overthrow the government until he got scared and screwed up the Bay of Pigs. I think Joe Biden does have a bit of dislike for the regime. This is an old school Democratic stance on the Cuban regime.

But this is not what the Biden administration thinks and wants pushed. Remember, they love socialism and want the same government control that Cuba has.

Julie Chung from the Biden administration said in a tweet:

“Peaceful protests are growing in #Cuba as the Cuban people exercise their right to peaceful assembly to express concern about rising COVID cases/deaths & medicine shortages. We commend the numerous efforts of the Cuban people mobilizing donations to help neighbors in need.”

COVID? Really? That’s why they’re screaming for freedom? And who are you going to give donations to? The government?

I also want to point out another idiotic point in this tweet. She says that the people are just exercising their right to peaceful protest. Cuba does not have the right to peaceful protest. 

Protest is illegal in Cuba. So is freedom of speech, freedom of religion, right to due process and a fair trial, right to own guns or the right to own property. Does this sound familiar? Aren’t all those rights being threatened by the Left in the United States right now? Shouldn’t we, as Americans, watch and learn from these protests? See where what the Left wants to implement today will, in the end, result?

Jen Psaki made a statement about the protests in Cuba:

If you think that this answer was a little bit this, you know she was going to get pushed. And she did by, who else, Fox News’s Peter Doocy:

Jeez:

  • We know why there are protests. Jen just has to cruise through southern Florida and ask the Cubans who crossed the oceans in rafts to find out.
  • This protest wasn’t spontaneous. It was planned for weeks and there were leaders (who have now been arrested.
  • COVID had nothing to do with this.
  • When these people are carrying American flags and yelling “Libertad” which means “freedom”, that doesn’t mean, “I didn’t get my COVID vaccine yet!”
  • These people are tired of working for slave wages, being arrested if they say or do anything and starving.

But this garbage is being parroted by the compliant media.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-blasted-for-claiming-cubans-are-protesting-covid-cases-other-issues-so-disrespectful
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-calls-on-cuban-dictators-to-hear-their-people-and-serve-their-needs
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-psaki-grilled-over-administrations-claim-that-cubans-are-protesting-covid
https://www.dailywire.com/news/psaki-on-pro-freedom-protests-against-communist-cuban-government-its-about-economic-mismanagement

 

The Media

The BBC tweeted:

 

CBS News blamed the Trump administration:

CNN barely talked about it. They continued railing against the COVID vaccine and bad Trump. I think they’ve had Tony Fauci on a few times since the outbreak of protests.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-cbs-producer-blames-trump-for-mass-protests-in-cuba

 

Response from the Politicians

Christian Ziegler, Vice Chairman of the Florida Republican Party, castigated the Biden administration on Sunday over its response. Responding the Julie Chung’s tweet tweeted back:

“Well… I will be adding this gem into my GOP stump speeches across Florida. May even need to print it out when I visit Southeast Florida. They were already heading this way, but Democrats just ceded Florida for the foreseeable future.”

He continued:

“Cuban-Americans across S.E. Florida are nervous for their family & friends, but also celebrating them for rising up AGAINST Communism and FOR Freedom. Hey Joe – The American flags carried in protests across Cuba represent FREEDOM, not COVID.”

“I am just amazed by this Tweet. When the Democrats’ thirst for communism meets the hunger for control in the name of COVID, they get delusional & dumb. The Biden position on display is beyond insulting to freedom loving Cubans both home & abroad. It will not be forgotten.”

“I walked door-to-door in the heart of Hialeah with Rep. @Daniel_PerezFL. Let me tell you one thing I did not hear from 1 Cuban – The need for people in Cuba to rise up in response to COVID. Instead, every conversation focused on the need to rise up against COMMUNISM.”

That’s a pretty strong statement and was never responded to. Of course it can’t be responded to, it is the truth.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) — a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and a Cuban American said in a statement:

As the daughter of a Cuban refugee and as someone who still has relatives on the Island, this ongoing situation in Cuba is incredibly personal to me. The United States must stand with the Cuban people who are displaying courage by protesting the communist regime that has destroyed their lives for the last 60 years. In the past, protests by Cubans have historically led to jailings, beatings, and murders by the regime.

There is a unique opportunity for the 10 Cuban Americans serving in Congress to work with the Biden Administration to push for democracy, human rights, freedom of speech and rid the island nation of the dual currency and economic systems that have inhumanely suppressed the Cuban people, leading to poverty, starvation, and poor living conditions. I’m encouraged that the people of Cuba are rising up against communism and I hope this is the beginning of real change toward freedom and democracy on the island. President Biden, as leader of the free world, must do all he can to influence this change.

Dan Crenshaw, the conservative rep from Texas, also responded to Julie Chung’s tweet:

Come on, Dan! You know why it’s so hard for them. They want power and don’t care about the people. They want to be in control of the government and have been using Cuba as a model for the type of government they want to implement for years. Bernie Sanders has been touting the healthcare system, their literacy program and even bread lines for decades.

Speaking of the communists Bernie Sanders and the Squad who have always supported communist Cuba and their policies, they said this:

Yep, nothing.

  • Bernie Sander is tweeting about equity.
  • AOC is tweeting about white supremacy.
  • Rashida Tlaib is tweeting about the evil Israelis.
  • Ilhan Omar is taking a break from being anti-Semitic, she’s talking about the “climate crisis” and how mud in the Ozarks is getting warmer, in summer.

Worthless.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-florida-gop-official-on-bidens-response-to-cuban-protests-democrats-just-ceded-florida-for-the-foreseeable-future
https://www.dailywire.com/news/cuban-american-congresswoman-calls-on-biden-to-support-anti-communism-protesters
https://www.dailywire.com/news/stop-playing-cover-for-communists-crenshaw-levels-biden-state-dept-for-false-cuba-narrative
https://www.dailywire.com/news/americas-far-left-silent-as-cubans-cry-out-for-freedom-from-communist-dictatorship

 

What Can We Expect?

Nothing.

Last week, Joe Biden lifted some sanctions on Venezuela. That is the communist country that started out as socialist, became communist and now is a dictatorship started by Hugo Chavez and now run by the brutal dictator Nicolás Maduro. The country is a mess:

  • After socializing the oil industry, their output is only a fraction of what it used to be. Cause the government doesn’t know how to run oil companies.
  • Inflation is up millions of percent. A loaf of bread, when you can find it, costs $16,000.
  • People are starving. They are eating family pets such as dogs and cats.
  • The average weight loss for a Venezuelan citizen has been 14 pounds.
  • There have been no free elections.
  • Citizens who protest were and are arrested.
  • He has been working with Russia, North Korea, Iran and some Mexican drug cartels to finance his country and remail in control.

And what was the model that Hugo Chavez used to mold Venezuela the disaster it is now? Cuba.

Last week, Maduro arrested Freddy Guevara, Venezuelan opposition chief for Juan Guaidó. Juan Guaidó is the favorite leader of Venezuela and has been recognized as the leader by the United States and 36 other countries. Guaidó is now in hiding.

The problem with the Biden administration is it is following the Obama administration. Let these terrible rejoin the world family and they will prosper. When they proper, they will become peaceful. Obama did it with Iran and Cuba. Biden is trying to do it with Venezuela and Iran.

Watch, he’s going to do the same thing with Cuba. I think it’s because I believe Barrack Obama is running the country by proxy right now.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/as-biden-lifts-sanctions-on-socialist-venezuela-nation-arrests-ally-of-guaido-surrounds-guaidos-home