Cuba CRISIS: Historian says Cuban people “suffering tremendously”
From MS NOW
Cuba is experiencing a severe humanitarian crisis exacerbated by increasing blackouts and soaring living costs, largely due to a U.S. oil blockade. The country's economy, already strained by years of decline and the effects of COVID-19, is collapsing further as essential support mechanisms such as tourism and remittances diminish, leaving the Cuban populace facing tremendous uncertainty and suffering.
Key Takeaways
- Cuba is suffering a humanitarian crisis unparalleled since the fall of the Soviet Union; history has a way of repeating itself.
- U.S. sanctions aim to pressure Cuba into economic reform, yet they exacerbate the suffering of its citizens instead.
- The term 'alumbrones' shares a harsh irony; intermittent blackouts now mean more darkness than light for desperate Cubans.
- Cuba's plight reveals a broken strategy: Washington hopes for compliance while Cubans search for a way out.
- With over 2 million Cubans escaping, the island's population is shrinking faster than its economy; a silent diaspora unfolds.
Mentioned in This Episode
- Cuba (location)
- Ted Hankin (person)
- Marco Rubio (person)
- Cuban Revolution (concept)
- Venezuela (location)
- El Cuartico (company)
- Raiden de Coro (person)
- Bloomberg (company)
- Belly of the Beast (company)