I've linked my thoughts here. In short: we are not in favor of this US sponsored color revolution, when the majority of Cubans are in favor of their government.

[–] jelbana@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Certainly, no one is in favour of foreign intervention (i.e. US). I wonder though how much is driven by legitimate grievances due to economic mismanagement? As per this thread.

[–] Ripuli@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Not having food or vaccines sounds like a legitimate grievance to me

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 years ago (2 children)

US blockade is the reason for those problems.

[–] jelbana@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago

No doubt, the US blockade is criminal.

[–] Ripuli@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Does that make their grievances any less valid?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 years ago

If the grievance is that US is harming people in Cuba by preventing Cuba from being able to trade with other countries, then no.

[–] comrade_toaster@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 children)

There could be legitimate grievances among the people for sure. Food, medical, and power shortages are all real (and the fault of the US blockade), but these protests have gone far beyond that in the imperial core. Almost 350k people have signed a petition demanding US military intervention for "humanitarian" reasons. To voice support for these protests is to enable and encourage those who seek Cuban blood.

[–] jelbana@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

I can agree with that. In such circumstances, how do you minimize foreign intervention influence while simultaneously avoiding repressing discussion of domestic grievances?

[–] Ripuli@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago

Can we even have accurate mumbers on who or what the Cuban people support considering the government suppression and obvious outsider bias?

[–] Ripuli@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 years ago

Lemmy can be a bit of a socialist/communist hugbox