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Will early-generation Cuban exiles give up hopes for political change in Cuba?

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posted on Sep, 10 2022 @ 02:28 PM
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An article from May posted in the news outlet Politico claims that Joe Biden's reversal of most of Trump's Cuba policies and a slight easing of sanctions on Venezuela could potentially spell trouble for Democratic political hopefuls in Florida in the midterms.

From Politico:


Two moves by his administration this week — easing sanctions on Venezuela and loosening restrictions on Cuba — signal he’s likely not interested in improving his standing with the key demographic. And Florida Democrats, already reeling from a tough electoral environment for the party, are disheartened.


Because Joe Biden's election as president came two years after Raul Castro was succeeded by Miguel Diaz-Canel as Cuban leader, dashing hopes by many members of Brigade 2506 that Trump's clampdown on some trade with and travel to Cuba would spell the end of Cuban communism, time will tell if many early-generation Cuban exiles will accept that the political system in Cuba isn't changing at all. If Raul Castro dies (he's not in power, though), then those who wanted him indicted for the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown and were disappointed at Fidel Castro wasn't put on trial for human rights atrocities will sit out the gubernatorial and Senate elections in Florida during the midterms.



posted on Sep, 10 2022 @ 02:43 PM
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a reply to: Potlatch

Being that was 60 to 70 years ago the 1st generation Cuban exiles are probably dying end mass at this point of old age and age related problems.

I'm not so sure the succeeding generations care as much.



posted on Sep, 10 2022 @ 03:10 PM
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originally posted by: ntech
a reply to: Potlatch

Being that was 60 to 70 years ago the 1st generation Cuban exiles are probably dying end mass at this point of old age and age related problems.

I'm not so sure the succeeding generations care as much.

Joe Biden consistently does not meet with any living members of Brigade 2506 (Alfredo Duran and Francisco Jose Hernandez, who both fought in the Bay of Pigs Invasion, endorsed Obama's Cuba policies, and a few other brigadistas chose to attend a conference in Havana in 2001 marking the 40th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion, which earned them utter wrath from the Bay of Pigs Veterans Association). You should be enamored that Joe Biden's return to the White House has led to the tough talk towards Cuba under being drastically toned down.



posted on Sep, 10 2022 @ 03:31 PM
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a reply to: Potlatch

i don't think they'll ever give up, but i think they realize that it won't happen during their lifetime.
those that held out for hope of returning to a free cuba that raised their children here wanting them to see it, those children might hope for it and might see it.
now if they have gone full U.S. citizen, i mean like this is their country now and see cuba as just a place that their parents and ancestors came from and other than being curious about it, i don't think it will bother them.

then you have those that have came recently say the in the last 30 years they may still have hope and won't give up. the few Cubans i've known over the years have always talked about how they loved the island, and hoped to go home someday.




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