President Biden’s Response to Cuba
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President Biden’s Response to Cuba
Even though the communist government of Cuba always blames the United States of America as the source of its problems due to the sanctions it made to the country of late the claims do not hold. This is because the sanctions were done away with from 2000 after a family was separated from their kid and the kid was rescued from the sea. Therefore the revolt which is being witnessed in Cuba is a result of the failure of the government to act in the right manner and at the right time towards the needs of its citizens. The government of Cuba is a communist one and does not care so much about the rights of its citizens and it was for this particular reason that the United States had an embargo on Cuba till they learned to respect human rights and treat the citizens in the right manner. The government of the United States has had different views about the issues in Cuba and this paper discusses how president Joe Biden is expected to address the issue.
There are many reasons why different individuals and groups in Cuba are revolting and having demonstrations. The first issue is the issue of currency change, covid-19 pandemic, an improper government which does not take care of the needs of the general population and the presence of the internet for the last three years as a way to express them and too took into ways to express what matters to them most. With the change in currency, most of the individuals were not able to afford their basic needs and there were many casualties due to this. It was one of the down moments in Cuba as citizens were so much in hunger and even others could not buy medicine for their loved ones because of the change in currency and inflation.
Covid -9 pandemic has also hit the country just like any other country. Therefore with the issue of covid-19 and the government is unable to give the necessary needs to the citizens and in this case medical assistants their citizens got infuriated. The issue of being locked down as well as a big issue that can be considered as a cause of the unrest. The government generally does not take care of its citizens as it still claims that the problems of Cuba came as a result of the sanctions by the United States of America which existed up to the year 2000.
The main accelerator to the events in Cuba can be stated to be the presence of the internet and the use of music as art to express oneself and this is very evident in a group of rappers who in communion with others from Miami united states have come up with music to sensitize the public towards their freedom and how it is important . Therefore internet plus the music sensitization makes the citizens want a better life and they demand this from the government.
The former president trump had very stringent measures put into place for the Cubans especially those who were living in America whereby they could no longer help their families and friends back at home. However, with this kind of measure, it is unclear whether President Biden will remove the measure because the only thing that he has stated is that there is unrest in Cuba and that the United States of America is with the people of Cuba. This means that the American government desires to make sure that the Cuban individuals get their freedom from a kind of government that does not value their rights. From this kind of statement, it is clear that President Joe Biden will only intervene rhetorically and not in any other way even though there are strong suggestions for him to do things differently.
In conclusion, it is clear to state that just as president Joe Biden stated that the hearts of Americans are with the Cubans in their search for freedom it is true and that might be the only way for the American government to get in. this is because they have tried before to use sanctions and even to be merciful and export medicine and food to Cuba but the government remains the same.
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