Another "Ask someone who's lived under 'democratic socialism'"

A big shoutout from Walt [and Ed.! Ed.] to Agent 10, who is a member of the great Cuban diaspora. 

Of course the Castro clan of kleptomaniacs, unlike the latest shower of "leaders" of the American Dimocrats, don't even pretend to be democratic. When you vote in November, dear American friends, don't be fooled! 

Click here to see another meme on this theme, posted on WWW on 24/6/26.

VIDEOS: "Undercover in Havana" and "An island in turmoil"

Our post "Beginning of the end for Castro Communist Cuba?" (WWW 10/2/26) brought more reaction than usual, not all of it positive. Agent 2, who used to be a regular visitor to Cuba and has friends there, thinks it wrong of Agent 10 to advocate a boycott of Cuba as a tourist destination. 2 writes:

I understand that she wants change in Cuba.... She is telling people not to go and support a dictatorship. But what is happening right now is extremely hurtful to the residents. No tourists mean some resorts are closing, no jobs for the workers, no transportation because of the fuel. 

How are they to shop, go to doctors or hospitals, visit friends or sick relatives? Only some of them have decent bicycles. The tourists give tips, clothes, medicines not only to the workers but they walk off the resorts to the villages to distribute money and meds and clothes.

Lack of fuel for the tourists to take a cab and guess what, the cab driver has a family. Schools are closed and for how long?... I am on WhatsApp constantly with my Cuban friends who are hurting. They are living with this mess. 

The next few months will be very difficult for them. The big solution here is which country will bring their tankers not overthrowing the government. That is for another time.

In this video, Ezra Levant interviews Alexa Lavoie, who he sent to Havana on a mission to document how things are on the ground. Ms Lavoie describes poverty, shortages and surveillance seen in Havana and how its reality clashes with Cuba's tourist image.

She reports many of the same things Agent 2 said, especially the part about jobs at hotels and resorts being the best jobs. As you'll see, things are not so good if you're a teacher or... just about anything else. Watch the video and decide for yourself whether it's right for the US of A to be trying to depose the Castro Communists. 

And here's another one, an ARTE documentary published last October. Like the first video, it shows how, for foreign tourists, Cuba is a corner of paradise in the heart of the Caribbean. But for Cubans life is not easy. A rolling economic crisis means food shortages and poverty as buildings and infrastructure crumble. How can we fail to understand how much the poor people of Cuba -- that includes everyone except the Castro cronies and their military -- want change and wants it now!

Beginning of the end for Castro Communist Cuba?

Agent 10 is excited this morning by the latest news from the People's Democratic Republic of Cuba. Minions of the Cuban government today warned airlines that there isn't enough fuel on the island for airplanes to refuel. Seems that POTUS, by cutting Cuba off from its Venezuelan and Mexican fuel sources, has driven another nail into the coffin of Castro Communism.

NOTAMs (notices to airlines and pilots) were published on Sunday night, warning that jet fuel won’t be available at nine airports across the island, including José Martí International Airport in Havana, starting Tuesday and continuing until March 11th... at least. After President Trump signed the executive order imposing a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, the country now faces an unprecedented energy crisis.

The desperate rationing of jet fuel may not disrupt shorter regional flights, but presents a significant challenge for long-haul routes from countries like Russia and Canada which have been mainstay's of Cuba's tourism economy. The fuel shortage deals another blow to a country that relies heavily on tourism, an industry that once generated $3 billion in annual revenue and served as a vital economic lifeline. 

But it's not only jet fuel that is in short supply... or no supply. Agent 10 reports that in her hometown, in the centre of the island (not Havana), there is no electricity for 20 hours per day. And no electricity means no water. This picture, of people cooking over an open fire in the streets of Havana, shows what things have come to for the ordinary people of Cuba -- victims of 73 years of Communist misrule.

Minions of the Cuban government announced yesterday that bank hours have been reduced and cultural events suspended. In Havana. The public bus system has effectively ground to a halt, leaving residents stranded as endemic power outages and grueling fuel lines reach a breaking point. 

The energy crisis has forced the suspension of major events like the Havana International Book Fair this past weekend and a restructuring of the national baseball season for greater efficiency. Some banks have cut operating hours and fuel distribution companies said they would no longer sell gas in Cuban pesos. Sales will be made in real money -- Yanqui dollars -- and limited to 20 litres per user. 

The latest measures add to others announced Friday, including cuts to bus transportation and limited train departures. Last Thursday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel delivered a two-hour televised address, acknowledging the impact and warning that measures would be taken in the coming days. 

American sanctions against Cuba have been in place for more than six decades and have long stunted Cuba’s economy. But they reached new extremes after a US military operation deposed former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and POTUS began to take an even more confrontational tone toward Latin America. 

For the ordinary people of Cuba, the crisis has translated into power outages lasting up to 10 hours, fuel shortages for vehicles, and a lack of food or medicine that many compare to the severe economic depression in the 1990s known as the "Special Period" that followed cuts in aid from what was then the Soviet Union.

This means things are going to get worse... much worse... before the Communist regime can be overthrown. But the ordinary Cuban people, such as Agent 10's family, say, "We are willing to pay the price. Bring it on!"

VIDEO: Why Cubans are praying for régime change

As is known by anyone who's seen Godfather II, the revolutionary forces of Fidel Castro came down of the hills of eastern Cuba and seized power from the decadent régime of Fulgencio Batista on 1 January 1959. 

The "people's revolution" was organized, aided and abetted by the USSR, thus so Sr Castro became the first openly Communist dictator in Latin America.

The brutal dictatorship of Castro, his cronies and his successors has lasted until this day. How could it  not, since elections are not part of the Communist system. 

Until today, the Americans have made no serious attempt to overthrow the Cuban government, bar the abortive Bay of Pigs invasion, undermined by a weak Democrat president.

Cuba's "national day" is May 1st -- "International Workers Day" -- celebrated by Communists, socialists and "social democrats" around the world. A bigger-than-usual fuss was made about it in 2024, as it was the 65th May Day under Communist rule. 

Is it possible that the government expected Cubans to celebrate this? It doesn't matter, because, as in 1984, popular demonstrations in Cuba are as tightly scripted as the "mostly peaceful protests" that occur "spontaneously" in the US of A.

But the truth -- the real feelings of the real Cuban people -- will out, and in 2024 it did so in the form of memes like this.

And there was also this video, which we post as a shoutout to Agent 10, showing the Cuban people turning out in their 1000s to show their gratitude and celebrate the triumph of Communism.

For some reason [possibly lack of electricity, food and water! Ed.] May Day celebrations were more muted last year. Walt predicts that, with any luck and a bit of help from President Trump, there will be no May Day celebrations in 2026, because the Castroite Communists will be gone! Lifetime pct .988.

Next! The island prison that is Cuba

We are less interested in the capture of the dictator Nicolás Maduro and the probable (but not certain!) overthrow of his socialist régime than in what that portends for the future of the even worse dictatorship of Cuba.

Agent 10 says it is well known that Cuba has been propping up the failing Maduro régime for years, and has sent military aid to Venezuela, including elite troops to serve as bodyguards to Sr Maduro.

Yesterday, Cuba's Communist Castro regime decreed a two-day period of mourning to honour 32 minions of the Cuban military allegedly killed during the American law enforcement action that resulted in the capture the socialist dictator.

The figurehead "president" of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel claimed that the Cuban soldiers were "helping" protect Sr Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. 

For decades, the Castro regime has had a significant influence in Venezuela under the auspices of Nicolás Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chávez. Numerous reports published over the years revealed how the Castro regime aided its fellow ideological ally to reshape Venezuela’s security and intelligence services to implement a brutally repressive apparatus.

Fidel Castro also stole American companies, not to mention the businesses that the Communists appropriated from fellow Cuban citizens who were never compensated, many of whom are now American citizens. There are many good reasons for taking back what the Cuban Communists stole, and terminating the Communist system of theft, terror, and enslavement forever on the Island Prison of Cuba.

President Donald Trump referred to Cuban casualties in remarks given to the New York Post over the weekend, but reportedly said he did not know the precise death toll among Cuban and Venezuelan forces. 

"Cuba was always very reliant on Venezuela. That’s where they got their money, and they protected Venezuela, but that didn’t work out too well in this case," POTUS the Post. "You know, many Cubans lost their lives last night. Did you know that? Many Cubans lost their lives. They were protecting Maduro. That was not a good move."

In a comment made while aboard Air Force One, President Trump added that he doesn't think the US will have to do anything to bring about the downfall of Cuba's Communist régime because "it's already falling apart." Walt's comment: Maybe so, but it would be better to speed up the process!

"Baby Trump" blimp headed for New Jersey?

Interesting item on the mojo wire today. Seems the blimp portraying President Trump as a snarling baby that flew over London last week (see "Non-Muslim baby spotted in London", WWW 15/7/18) could soon be on its way to the clear blue skies of the Garden State, now that anti-Trump activists have raised enough money to bring it to the Excited States.

The long-haired, pimply-faced fanatics claim to have raised more than $8000 on GoFundMe.com. That's almost double the amount they said they needed to get the helium balloon to Bedminster NJ, home of the Trump National Golf Club which President Trump (I say that lest they forget) visits regularly. Organizer Didier Jiminez-Castro (no relation?) said he hoped the balloon would spur enthusiasm for Democratic candidates in November’s mid-term elections.

"Baby Trump will give that punch, that energy that we need for the midterms," said Senor Jiminez Castro. "It’s going to get people out of the house." But not, Walt thinks, out of the country.

Sadly for the anti-Trumpers, the money will be wasted, since Mr Trump will probably not see the blimp. The Federal Aviation Administration places flight restrictions on airspace over Bedminster whenever he visits!