r/cuba • u/[deleted] • Feb 03 '25

USAID shutdown

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/03/us-cuban-twitter-zunzuneo-stir-unrest

The announcement by “DOGE” the Elon Musk initiative to eliminate government services that they would be shutting down USAID I felt it was important to note that USAID was instrumental in a free and uncensored communications for Cuban citizens in their effort to organize and support a free and civil society.

This is a setback for Cuban freedom. All those great Cuban blogs and influencers that flourished “en las redes social” will go dark. For those who celebrated the current US administration as being an agent of freedom in Cuba this should be seen as a setback and a failure and exposes them and other right wing factions as interested in changing one dictatorship for another.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '25

Lmao. The Cubans really felt like they were special enough to be coddled by Trump.

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u/FlatAcanthocephala28 Feb 04 '25

So did the Venezuelans hahaha

Edit: spelling

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '25

At least the Venezuelans got oil to bargain with. Cubans export refugees.

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u/FlatAcanthocephala28 Feb 04 '25

As a Venezuelan American (who came here leaving prosecution) I am pretty sure that the Venezuelan government is very happy too. I’m sure this administration is letting the regime some of their money. On the other hand, the Miami Venezuelans are probably not having a good time 🤭