• chuckleslord@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    We could also take into account the shitty (because of America’s embargo) conditions on the ground and the then perception that being warm towards Cuba would get you sent back.

    Are there Cubans here who fled cause their Ill-gotten gains were taken from them? Sure. Are they the majority? No, capitalists are never the majority.

    Cubans expats have an incentive to bad talk the island, so they’re going to bad talk the island. Sometimes a horse is just a horse.

    • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mlOP
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      3 hours ago

      This is absolutely valid, but I am specifically referring to exiles, not emmigrants who sought better material conditions. These emmigrants do not tend to hate Cuba nearly as much as the gusanos.