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    Dafür haben die Kubaner nicht gekämpft


    Dafür haben die Kubaner nicht gekämpft

    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/opinion/cuba-trump-deal-castro-power.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UFA.ATlt.QxctW_k4KSyo&smid=re-nytopinion

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    1. nytopinion on

      “Democracy has long proved elusive for Cuba,” Maria de los Angeles Torres, a professor of Latin American and Latino studies at the University of Illinois, Chicago, writes in a guest essay for Times Opinion. “The history of the past two centuries — throughout which the island has endured Spanish colonialism, U.S. occupation, a U.S.-backed dictatorship and a regime propped up by the Soviet Union — is in many ways a story of Cuba’s frequent subordination to the economic and political interests of foreign powers.”

      Though Cubans at home and abroad, including Dr. Torres’ family, have continued to fight for democracy, what’s on offer today from the American government does not resemble anything reasonable. Cuban officials’ “stated willingness to allow investment from the United States and members of the Cuban diaspora and its release of several political prisoners should not be mistaken for genuine compromises; they are superficial and pre-emptive gestures made by a government that has no intention of relinquishing power,” she writes. “This is not a government that should be trusted with Cuba’s future, much less empowered by the Trump administration.”

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    2. Bullboah on

      IMO genuine democratic reform would be the best outcome, but setting that as the goal would most likely lead to failure.

      Moderate reforms to lift sanctions in a way that both removes Cuba as a thorn in the US heel while also lifting Cubans out of poverty and allowing real economic development would be amazing, if it happens.

      I do not trust Trump, I don’t think he’s a benevolent actor – but at the same time the situation has been unbearable in many states in the region – and most US presidents have just allowed the status quo.

      To my eye, there is a genuine possibility that the Maduro raid was a domino that will actually cause a good deal of positive reform in the region. (It looks like this may improve things in Venezuela, convince Cuba to make a deal, and even push the Mexican government to get serious about cartels.)

      It could all go poorly too, but the status quo was bad enough to make the risk worth it, imo. A more secure and prosperous Latin America would be a wonderful thing.

    3. DraggonWarrior on

      I don’t think people should expect a deal to fundamentally change a system like Cuba’s. These regimes are built to absorb pressure and make just enough concessions to survive. Changing leadership or getting a short term agreement doesn’t really touch the underlying structure.

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