Martin Guli has very good and deep insight Current situation in Cuba.
The devastation of Cuba's economy really cannot be overstated. Permanent power outages are a fitting symbol of a country heading into dark times. For the first time since the revolution, Cuba appeal to the United Nations For food aid. Nearly half a million people have fled the island in despair over the past two years. That's 4% of the population, or more than 12 million Americans. But the cascade of failures is outpacing migration capacity. People feel trapped and hopeless. The volcano is roaring. Contrary to the words we use, national economies do not actually collapse. However, regimes that exploit or mismanage national economies often fall.
At the same time, the Cuban people also found their voice. It is the second fundamental transformation of Cuban society. Despite power outages and poor communications, many Cubans are venting online. I don't know why something like this happened, but the Cuban internet erupted into a chorus of anger and disgust.
Most moving are the faces of lesser-known people, trapped in the catastrophe of a failed utopia, trying to make sense of the nightmare of everyday life. Currently, those unable to flee Cuba are taking refuge on the web. They post on Facebook and X, exchange links and opinions on WhatsApp, complain about the darkness of the night, the heat, the mosquitoes, ridicule the regime and pray to God for comfort. “How lucky we Cubans are to have access to the web!” reads a Facebook post. „This is the end of the state monopoly on information!“ Amid the power outage, one poster asked, „Where can I protest?“ Another replies, “Here.”
…Amid a flurry of emojis, one mob took to Facebook to claim that the lyrics of the communist anthem „International“ were written about Cubans. “Rise up, you wretched people of the earth, rise up, you breadless slaves…”
Once the jokes and defiance cease, we are faced with the terrifying vision of human existence in a state of pure despair. „Of course I have a 15 hour power outage one day and 8 hours the next and I'm feeling sick. I feel like I'm dissociating and I'm not feeling well. I think I'm slipping into insanity. ” the woman wrote. „This cannot continue indefinitely,“ the poster warned.
I've always said that the simple theory when communist regimes collapse is when the true believers die and the people at the top are no longer willing or able to kill for their ideals. Raul Castro is currently 92 years old. He won't be around for long.
Mr. Guri more and more About the corruption within the regime and how the regime mafia moves foreign currency out of the country as quickly as possible that can be used to buy needed food and supplies.