Must-read of the Day – I’m Cuban and no, I don’t want to go visit Cuba

In memory and honor of her recently departed grandmother, Cuban-American Liana Miller writes why she has no interest in visiting Castro’s Cuba:

I’m Cuban and no, I don’t want to go visit Cuba

I’m incredibly bothered by the hype behind visiting Cuba. First it was Beyonce and Jay Z’s controversial vacation. Then the Obama’s. Then the Kardashian Klan. And now, Jet Blue is offering $99 flights to Cuba to everyone. I’ve overheard many conversations saying, “Oooh I’m going to Cuba now before it gets expensive!” While I can empathize with the opportunistic thinking, I can’t help but feel horrified by the ignorance.

chloe kardashian in cuba
Wait…like seriously…?

Similar to the racial injustices in the U.S., unless you’ve been personally affected by Cuban communism, I can understand why you don’t feel as outraged as I do that the embargo has been lifted. Yes, this scenario is woven with complicated diplomacy and politics. But here’s a simple breakdown of the logic behind the embargo:

When a child behaves poorly, you put them in time-out and ignore them. Eventually, after skipping out on dinner and dessert, they finally feel desperate and change their ways. Oppositely, if a child behaves poorly, but you give them money and attention and attempt to hug them, their behavior is positively reinforced. So it goes with Cuban relations.

It’s not “cute” that Cuba is stuck in the 1960’s. It’s not “relaxing” that there is no Internet or phone service. None of this is by choice. (And if you see any friendly Cuban in a tourism promo trailer telling you otherwise, understand that they have been brainwashed.) Cuba has been a prison for decades.

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2 thoughts on “Must-read of the Day – I’m Cuban and no, I don’t want to go visit Cuba”

  1. While the ignorance excuse will not wash when it comes to the usual suspects, no doubt it applies to many ordinary people–up to a point. The same people would not behave the same way if Castro, Inc. were officially and unequivocally condemned the way apartheid South Africa was, meaning we’re talking about condoned, enabled and encouraged ignorance–which is, obviously, a form of prejudice, not to say perversity. But no, the “clueless” are not at all likely to respond to our attempts at illuminating them, partly because we’re bucking fashion big time, and partly because the game has been thoroughly rigged since even before 1959. By and large, trying to get such people to see the light amounts to casting pearls before…you know.

  2. Well, at least the Kardashian bimbo isn’t pushing 60 like Ms. Ciccone, who can have all the, uh, procedures she wants and work out at the gym like a maniac, but her hands give the game away–they’re the hands of an old woman.

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