The Truth About The Cuba Protests
We all saw the news coverage of the supposedly massive anti-government protests in Cuba during the week of July 11th, but if you were paying attention, you may have noticed something strange. In this episode, we ll analyze the protests and take a look at the US long history of meddling in Cuba. The Truth About The Cuba Protests – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS music by Sam Kužel - https://samkuzel.com/ Thumbnail by: https://www.instagram.com/monerorape/ New video every Friday! Citations and Further Reading: Blowback: https://www.stitcher.com/show/blowback https://open.spotify.com/show/2pibBnPuHqKr07hxEMZE41 US imperialism in Cuba after the Spanish American War: https://libcom.org/history/us-imperialism-cuba-1898-1901 Memorandum on the Decline and Fall of Castro: https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1958-60v06/d499 Documents on US policy of weakening Cuban economy: https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1958-60v06/ch10 Mainstream news coverage: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-sanction-cuba-over-crackdown-11626972203?mod=e2tw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxbdbLJoAvo Abdul Lattif Nasser released from Guantanamo: https://twitter.com/Reprieve/status/1417068759806881792?s=20 US prison policy: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2020.html Biden announces more sanctions: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/07/22/statement-by-president-joseph-r-biden-jr-on-continuing-crackdown-in-cuba/ Luna Oi videos on color revolutions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkBB50Zja5A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5naRH5dV1Y Twitter bot campaign: https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Fake-Social-Media-Operation-from-Abroad-Catalyzes-Cuba-Protests-20210712-0013.html https://sputniknews.com/latam/202107121083371864-bay-of-tweets-twitter-permits-anti-cuba-bot-army-despite-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-rules/ 7-year-old sells lemonade to pay for brain surgery: https://www.cleveland.com/nation/2021/03/alabama-girl-7-selling-lemonade-to-fund-her-own-brain-surgery.html Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com
