Something, something leopards... faces...

I just don't get it. Immigrants, women, people of color, why do you support trump?

You're not on their team, like you never will be. Republicans HATE YOU. They prove it over and over again.

Are you a farmer that hires immigrants and illegals AND voted for trump? Have fun tending the fields by your self.

These people are mad at the system and that's fine. But burning it down hurts you more than it helps.

bro funked up

Third and perhaps most striking is Márquez Duany’s attitude toward the president, whose policies pose a direct threat to his safety. Like the vast majority of Cubans living in the U.S., he fully supports Trump.

“If I could vote, I would have voted for Trump,” he says. “He’s the strongest president when it comes to Cuba.”

Márquez Duany’s journey from resistance icon to deportation case began in February 2021, when he and other artists released “Patria y Vida.” The song, featuring rappers and musicians both on and off the island, denounced repression in Cuba and called for change. Two of its creators, Maykel Osorbo and Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, are currently in prison in Cuba for their participation in the project and other protests. Meanwhile, the song’s banned status on the island only amplified its power: It became the de facto anthem of the unprecedented protests during the summer of 2021.

By then, Márquez Duany had already been under house arrest for months, kept from participating in the demonstrations by guards posted outside his home. When the Latin Grammy Awards sent him an invitation a few months later, Márquez Duany knew it was likely his only chance to escape. As is customary, a Cuban government official escorted him to the airport.

“What we want is for you to leave,” he says the official told him. “Go, but don’t come back because you’re not welcome here.”

Someone in the news because they did something stupid ≠ satire, this should be on [email protected] or a political/ news community.

Edit: downvoted this one and crossposted to there, hate me if you want.

Oh well.

womp womp

“If I could vote, I would have voted for Trump,” he says. “He’s the strongest president when it comes to Cuba.”

To be fair, that's probably accurate; my guess is that Trump probably takes a harder line on Cuba than Harris would. If someone has strongly anti-Cuban-government positions, then, yeah, I can see why that'd be an concern for them.

kagis

This is from prior to the general election, comparing Cuba positions:

https://www.firstpost.com/world/harris-trump-offer-little-hope-for-us-cuba-detente-as-election-looms-13829936.html

For decades, the United States has enforced a trade embargo against the island that complicates Cuba’s global financial transactions. Trump’s designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism and reinstatement of other restrictions during his 2017-2021 presidency snuffed out an historic rapprochement under former President Barack Obama, under whom President Joe Biden served as vice president.

Both candidates said in brief statements they would continue to draw a hard line on Cuba.

“Cuba is not prepared, nor will it be prepared to resist any more pressure (from the United States),” said Carlos Alzugaray, a former Cuban diplomat who is now an independent political analyst.

Alzugaray said a second Trump presidency “does not bode well.” He had more hope for a Harris presidency, which he said could ease sanctions to avoid another potential international conflict so close to US shores.

But he said there were no guarantees.

Yeah.

The point the article makes, that Trump is taking an unfriendly position towards political refugees from Cuba, is also valid, though. If you're someone who is opposed to the Cuban government and wants pressure on it...but also someone who fled to the US, you're going to have to be balancing those positions.

You can’t fix stupid.

El Fafonky