Some would argue these immigrants were the formally wealthy class fleeing the revolution, and that was initially true. But that was just over 60 years ago now. This doesn’t explain modern asylum seekers very well

To be fair I think a lot of Cuba’s struggles and failures are a direct result of decades of US embargo and interference.

This I can agree with. I don’t think Cuba is like…HEAVEN for people living there, by the way. But I also disagree that it was an “absolute hellscape” before the Trump Admin 1.0 came in and destroyed any forward momentum the Obama administration created towards fully lifting the embargoes, and I don’t think (as far as I know) the Biden administration did as much to reverse them. The last 12 years is really what has cemented the hardships in Cuba (and Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Nicaragua etc) are suffering from, and this is reflected in the stories of the (non-American) Cubans I hear from daily around me.

Then you have fuckers like Rubio pushing for taking over Cuba “for their own good” and to “save the country” and like… I’m sorry if I feel like residual bitterness of my Cuban friends and family towards American Cubans pushing this narrative colour my view.

I know many Canadian-Cubans that visit family and have families that visit Canada no problem.

Love how you ignored this part and focused on whatever was beneficial for propping up your worldview

It’s not just in-bound tourism, I probably made the mistake of emphasizing the cruises. Notice I said that Cubans from outside of America were able to travel to visit family, and vice-versa. If it was such a hellscape, why would people choose to travel back to Cuba after leaving?

You realize the rest of the world has been able to freely travel to Cuba and come back safe and sound since the 60s, right? Like…

We have been suffering the 42 years I’ve been alive […] It’s the kind of hell you risk anything to escape!

??? How the fuck do 4.7 million people visit/year on cruise ships and air planes if Cuba is suffering? I know many Canadian-Cubans that visit family and have families that visit Canada no problem.

Americans believe so much bullshit propaganda about our country

Yeah, and you’re literally one of them lmao

Are we sure they’re actually Canadian, and not stolen identities?

this is a cheap way for Meloni to get popular support

I think it is this. Didn’t her government just recently lose a relatively simple referendum vote? Like @Damage said in their comment, anti-semetism is also popular among her base, it’ll help shore them up.

edit: Here we are. 60% voter turnout (with 54% voting against her supported position) is actually kind of crazy.

If you look at social media, the bots are already out defending it. Those civilian apartments were hiding Hezbollah, just like the Gaza hospitals were hiding Hamas.

Israel has a right to exist, but apparently Lebanon does not.

Unironically, a lot of cultural sociologists I follow on bluesky/mastadon are saying that being offline and meeting people through niche hobby spaces and your existing extended social circles is starting to see an uptick, with a lot of younger people seeing posting on major social media or dating apps as “cringe”. You’re at the forefront of what’s cool, nutsack.

That’s what I was thinking too. I browse r/all once in a while just to see what’s going on, and both the posts and comment sections are AI cesspools

I use youtube in safari and adguard works, and I can listen to audio in the background/have PIP. Maybe it’s my plebe eyes but since I watch mostly video essays, I don’t even notice the 720p limit on a screen that small.

That’s just it, I don’t know. And the government is being deliberately vague instead of just saying what they are shipping to Israel, or sending auxiliary weapons that are still being used in direct combat.

I pulled that quote because I want to emphasize that it is not as transparent as your original comment is making it seem.

The exact nature of the goods remains unclear. The ministry’s response lists eight categories, including rockets, torpedoes, warships and naval equipment. But as the exports are not classified as weapons of war and the total value is relatively small, the shipments likely involve accessories or equipment.

I wouldn’t call sending rockets and warships as “no weapons” just because the government says they’re not.

91 impactful years. I hope to leave quarter of a legacy that she does. Rest in power.

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I’m hoping that all the “stateless” Palestinian refugees in these countries are finally able to obtain some sort of recognition and have an easier time regarding residency.

We’ll see, though. The British started this whole fucking show after WWII, this is the least they can do.

I mean, true. I guess the dichotomy is jarring to me personally lol.

It’s kind of insane, because I have been going around Amsterdam museums this week to see what the hype is all about, and all of them do SUCH a good job addressing the colonialism of the Dutch. How tf are these guys not getting it

You’re not wrong, but considering how full throated Trudeau was in his support for Israel, and all of the Islamophobic+anti-Semetic rhetoric in Toronto and Montreal while those cities are hosting meetings for land developers wanting to invest in the Gaza strip, I will take what I can get.

Oh no, I 100% agree with everything you’ve said here.

My point was 1) the flotillas have been happening for a few months now and has gotten more people sympathetic to the situation (Greta for example live-streamed being boarded and captured by the IDF in…June I think?) and 2) The IDF don’t WANT the easy PR win. They want Gaza empty.

Lmao posting this from the Canada instance is hilarous considering the PM has put out a statement denouncing the Knesset and it’s intention to recognize a Palestinian State. Guess Carney’s a terrorist.