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Surprise! Cuba’s sugar industry in free fall towards inevitable total collapse
BabaluBlog.com ^ | November 2, 2022 | Carlos Eire

Posted on 11/06/2022 3:47:11 PM PST by Twotone

From our Bureau of Great Moments in Socialist Agriculture with some assistance from our Bureau of Lethal Nostalgia

They’ve done it. Castro, Inc. has managed to destroy Cuba’s sugar industry. This is quite an accomplishment, given the fact that 63 years ago Cuba was the world’s leading producer and exporter of sugar.

Destroying the one agricultural industry that made Cuba one of the most economically successful nations in all of Latin America was not easy, since Cuba has such fertile soil and the infrastructure for sugar production in 1959 was arguably the world’s finest and most impressive.

Once upon a time, Cuba produced so much sugar that U.S. Sugar growers feared the competition it offered to them and set up high tariffs to curb its importation. See cartoon below and detailed description of its context HERE.

Ah, but the wonders of socialism are infinitely amazing. Cuba without sugar. Good Lord have mercy. Miserere nobis, Domine, Cubani sumus.

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TOPICS: Cuba; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: collapse; cuba; sugar
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1 posted on 11/06/2022 3:47:11 PM PST by Twotone
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To: Twotone

Venezuela and oil.
Cuba and sugar.

Put communists in charge of the Sahara and pretty soon there will be a sand shortage.


2 posted on 11/06/2022 3:50:30 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (We are already in a revolutionary period, and the Rule of Law means nothing. )
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To: Twotone

“They’ve done it. Castro, Inc. has managed to destroy Cuba’s sugar industry. This is quite an accomplishment, given the fact that 63 years ago Cuba was the world’s leading producer and exporter of sugar.”

Hell, that’s nothing. Biden did the same thing to our energy industry in less then two years!


3 posted on 11/06/2022 3:52:26 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Twotone; ClearCase_guy
Leftist economics is an exercise in 'fecal alchemy'.

Everything leftists touch turns to feces.

4 posted on 11/06/2022 3:56:33 PM PST by GaltAdonis
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To: ClearCase_guy; Bonemaker

But idiot Socialist liberals keep voting and supporting Communist politicians the world over.

Because of ‘important’ things like gay marriage and whatever the media tells them to worry about.


5 posted on 11/06/2022 3:57:06 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

I think the Cubans just go vote for communism? Because. It may be the safest play. After all JFK and US did them so well at “Bay Of Pigs”.


6 posted on 11/06/2022 4:01:27 PM PST by Equine1952
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To: ClearCase_guy

“Put communists in charge of the Sahara and pretty soon there will be a sand shortage.”
In Hawaii, a Democrat run state we are out of Sand.


7 posted on 11/06/2022 4:01:55 PM PST by rellic
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To: SaveFerris

So we always heard that Cuber was Russia’s source of suger. And in turn Russia supplied the Cubas with weapons, etc. So if Kastro can’t pay his GI’s with sugar money maybe he’ll hit Bidum up for a float? Couple billion $ should keep Cuber afloat until the election is over?


8 posted on 11/06/2022 4:05:03 PM PST by OldWarBaby
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To: SaveFerris

Don’t forget infanticide and immigration.


9 posted on 11/06/2022 4:05:10 PM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as. )
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To: Equine1952

Yeah the tyranny became the rule


10 posted on 11/06/2022 4:06:36 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: No name given

Yes


11 posted on 11/06/2022 4:06:47 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: ClearCase_guy

‘Sure hope this doesn’t affect the price of sugar in Guantanamo Bay! /s


12 posted on 11/06/2022 4:08:01 PM PST by Ken522
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To: OldWarBaby

Biden will send money to anybody but Americans.

Biden just needs Americans to foot the bill.


13 posted on 11/06/2022 4:08:11 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

We seem to be channeling the same way. I think our slide started with FDR. It’s been slow but it’s picking up momentum. There will be a tipping point. No one will be at our Bay Of Pigs either. Just us. BOHICA or fight. Our choice.


14 posted on 11/06/2022 4:13:45 PM PST by Equine1952
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To: Twotone

Watch O’Biden suddenly offer to buy sugar from Cuba at 2x market price to save Communism.

As if Obama really cares about anything other than the reflection in his mirror.


15 posted on 11/06/2022 4:20:16 PM PST by Kaiser8408a (u)
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To: Equine1952

I think it really accelerated under Bronco Bama.


16 posted on 11/06/2022 4:22:36 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Bonemaker

Sugar dust is very explosive. I’m surprised that primitive communist country hasn’t accidentally blown themselves to bits with their poor safety procedures in industry, especially the sugar industry.


17 posted on 11/06/2022 4:27:01 PM PST by 9422WMR (45 1. Lie, cheat, steal. It’s how the democRATS operate. )
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To: SaveFerris

Agreed. I have my theory why. Bad GOP candidate, taught white guilt syndrome, Etc. the foot is down on the gas peddle now. It’s up to us, if we ride or stop the thing. IMO


18 posted on 11/06/2022 4:31:03 PM PST by Equine1952
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To: Twotone
No more sugar means no more rum.


19 posted on 11/06/2022 4:43:24 PM PST by fidelis (👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
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To: Twotone

20 posted on 11/06/2022 4:58:33 PM PST by DannyTN
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