The CBC’s useful idiot tour to Cuba
on April 9th, 2009 at 11:39 am“To see all of these myths melt right in front of my eyes was something to behold,” he said. “We’ve been led to believe that the Cuban people are not free, and they are repressed by a vicious dictator, and I saw nothing to match what we’ve been told.” (Congressman Emanuel Cleaver)
Apparently, the people are using their “freedom” to use any means necessary to get out of Cuba.
Taking the long way to America
Why would people go through this much trouble if they have it so good?
Congressman, did you ask Fidel about Dr. Elias Biscet? Did you request to see him in prison?
How about this couple?
I could go on and on and on with examples of real Cubans who are suffering on that so-called island “paradise” (Check out sites like therealcuba.com and Babalublog.com as these Cuban brothers and sisters have been giving a voice to these individuals for years).
Contrary to popular belief, the current trade embargo the US has with Cuba has NOTHING to do with the widespread poverty in that country. Here is something I wrote yesterday on another blog as a comment.
Cuba has been trading with countries like Canada, Italy, Spain, China, Russia, Mexico etc. for years and Communism still exists in that country. The import industry in Cuba has been doing fine without America. The real problem is how is the Cuban government using that money on its own people. That is what the CBC and other activists refuse to address. If you persistently have citizens defecting from that country while fearing what may happen to the family they left behind, that has NOTHING to do with America not being a trading partner. Nor will a change in that policy change that ongoing problem.
I think what I really find interesting about the CBC is that while they spent years pushing the narrative that government doesn’t care about the oppressed, they are quick to step over the voices of the oppressed in Cuba to take the word of a dictator.
