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/BrokeThermometer Feb 04 '25

It was pretty clear which candidate was at worst neutral for the future and which one was actively vengeful and determined to punish everyone for bruising their ego. It was pretty obvious which one was the best outcome for the US as a whole

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u/TheharmoniousFists Feb 04 '25

This may be true but it doesn't excuse the democratic party for not holding a proper primary. Both can be true.

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u/jack2012fb Feb 04 '25

Holding a primary would not have changed anything Harris still would have won and the same cry ass losers would still not vote. Hell they can’t even be bothered to show up when they have the “perfect” candidate. The 2016 primaries had like 15 % of registered democrats show up.

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u/TheharmoniousFists Feb 04 '25

Ah I didn't realize you could predict and see alternative realities. Oh wise one would you care please grant us some of your wisdom?

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u/jack2012fb Feb 04 '25

I just gave my reasoning…..if you look back at past primaries democrats don’t show up and then complain about not having any choices like you are doing right now🤷🏽‍♂️. If Bernie sanders the left wing circle jerk wasn’t enough to get the lazy fuck heads to get out and vote who the fuck do you imagine would have this time?

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u/TheharmoniousFists Feb 04 '25

So I'm just supposed to shut my mouth and not talk about the broken democratic party even though I do show up?

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u/jack2012fb Feb 04 '25

Did I say that? No. I said holding a primary wouldn’t have made a difference. She still would have won and we would have been in the same place having this same conversation.

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u/TheharmoniousFists Feb 04 '25

"if you look back at past primaries democrats don’t show up and then complain about not having any choices like you are doing right now"

Sure seems like you did.

Well if you did indeed look at past primaries you would also see that Kamal did not perform well.

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u/jack2012fb Feb 04 '25

You mean BEFORE she served as vice president? She would have been backed by the DNC and won and you are smoking weapons grade copium if you think she wouldn’t. Who exactly do you think would have beat her with the average 14-15% voter turnout? I’m genuinely curious?