Cuban Americans in Florida took to the streets to rally on behalf of their brothers in Cuba. They have been calling on Florida and the United States to help the Cuban people.
The rain did not keep the crowd away from the rally to end the Cuban Communist regime in Miami tonight. pic.twitter.com/ZaIrg2wwo1
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) July 13, 2021
Although Joe Biden said he would “Stand with the Cuban people” It is not clear whether he is really doing anything to support these words.
Some people in Florida tried to organize ships to go to Cuba and provide help, but the US government opposed this.
At the same time, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis met with Cuban-American leaders in a roundtable discussion to discuss the deteriorating situation in Cuba. DeSantis also corrected the Biden team’s mistaken depiction of the Cuban protests as a response to the pandemic.
I had a good discussion with the leaders of the Cuban-American community about the crimes committed by the Communist dictatorship against the Cuban people. We stand with the Cuban people, we are united and we support their right to choose freedom rather than communist regime. pic.twitter.com/nFF4cAKwcG
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) July 13, 2021
The Cuban people are not protesting against the COVID vaccine or shortage — they are demanding an end to the communist dictatorship that has imprisoned the island for more than six years. #SOSCuba pic.twitter.com/uNuPb4t89y
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) July 13, 2021
Governor DeSantis also used words that might be correct on this point, talking about the reasons for people’s “disgust”.
The Cuban government has blocked Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Telegram, and now they have completely cut off the Internet to make it more difficult to obtain information about what is happening in the country and prevent Cubans from communicating with each other to plan protests. It was also reported that they cut off the phone. Many Cuban-Americans are worried about their families in Cuba under the suppression of the Cuban government and the harsh conditions, and they are now unable to communicate with them.
DeSantis provides a potential solution. From Fox News:
“When you start seeing these images, what will the regime do? They shut down the Internet. They don’t want the truth to be revealed, they don’t want people to be able to communicate,” DeSantis was in exile with Republican lawmakers and Miami Cuba. Said in a round table discussion of community members. “So I think one of the things we should be able to do with our private company or the United States is to provide some internet services via satellite. We have companies launching these things on the space coast.”
He said he will “call to see what options some companies in Florida have.”
At the same time, the Democratic Party’s response Has been attacking DeSantis He also hinted that his riot law would prohibit Cuban-American protests in Miami. First, if they take this approach, it shows that they do not care about the interests of the Cuban people or Cuban-American citizens. But it also shows that they know nothing about the law they are talking about. If you are not rioting and besieging/attacking cars, you have nothing to worry about. But the Democrats seem to care more about scoring on DeSantis than helping Cuba and Cuban Americans. This will not go smoothly in Florida.
