While I am not hugely impressed with these talks, given the lack of change in Venezuela thus far, as well as the phony promises (all broken) of the Cuban regime to respect private property, the pro-Trump sentiment seems to be all over.
What can that mean other than rising expectations?
The pro-Trump cheering has been heard in Mexico, Venezuela and other Latin American states where any such chants would have been unthinkable in the past. Now they are all over Cuba. When Cubans see Trump, they see hope and that may be the difference between a revolution that fizzles, and one that builds.
One can only hope this ends well for Cuba's battered people, crushed by communism for nearly two thirds of the last hundred years. Trump is their lodestar.
If Cuba turns to Trumpism, and socialist governments are falling al over Central America, can Brazil be far behind?
Sadly, yes.
Trump ‘negotiating’. What’s needed is for Marco to holler ‘fire!’ in their crowded theater of a country. Do it in Spanish and throw fuel on the fire. Watch the people go crazy. My only wish is that Fidel is not around to watch it.
Uprooting entrenched oppressive regimes, as is being learned in Iran, is not simple. These regimes are supported by a large web of insiders that control the economy, have the guns and the goons. You can decapitate the “leaders” but the web of insiders will not go quietly. They know if the regime falls, they themselves, their families and syncophants face death, prison and impoverishment. They will fight and kill to the end to stay in power. Gaffitti on walls and an occasional public outburst may indeed reflect widespread discontent with the regime, but it should not be misconstrued as evidence of a soon to occur general uprising and imminent regime change.
Sadly? What do you mean?