Electricity Blackout Puts Cubans on Edge

France24 ^ | 10/18/2024 | Staff

[SaxxonWoods]

"It's not only the lack of electricity but also of gas and water," she told AFP, 11 hours after the unplanned shutdown of Cuba's main thermal power plant triggered the collapse of the country's grid.

With a frown, she said her "generation wants to continue trusting" in the 1959 revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power, but her "resilience has limits".

Cuba is in the throes of its worst economic crisis in 30 years, marked by sky-high inflation and shortages of food, medicine, fuel and water.

[SaxxonWoods]

Ah, the joys of collectivism, the Democrats' dream.

[Col Frank Slade]

Ain’t Communism great ?

[antidemoncrat]

Coming soon to Kamala’s America?

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

Communism ( the goal of socialists ), it has been said, is milking the cow you refuse to feed.

[V_TWIN]

Hey, with all those college degrees you’d think SOMEBODY could figure it out. 🤷

[ComputerGuy]

El Presidenté probably has his own generators.

[scott7278]

With a frown, she said her "generation wants to continue trusting" in the 1959 revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power, but her "resilience has limits".

Geez, lady - get a clue!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

How are Cuba and Mars alike?

[V_TWIN]

This from the same country that makes people use rain water if they want to wash their 70 year old American made cars.

[butlerweave]

How did they notice the blackout ?

[Mark17]

😀😀😀😀😀

[Impala64ssa]

Communism works!!! I SWEAR TO G-D IT’LL WORK IF WE JUST GIVE IT A CHANCE!! Been hearing this for as far back as I can remember

[SaxxonWoods]

How did they notice the blackout ?

North Korea called and said, “Hey you look just like us at night!”

[xp38]

no electricity is the new normal

[SaxxonWoods]

Hey, they are in forefront of saving the planet through less use of everything that keeps them alive.

[broken_clock]

[srmanuel]

California has similar blackouts, Cuba and California have similar governments

[econjack]

Cuba is in the throes of its worst economic crisis in 30 years, marked by sky-high inflation and shortages of food, medicine, fuel and water.

Yet, many college students point to Cuba as a successful example of Socialism. I think such students should do a year abroad in such countries as part of their major.

[hanamizu]

North Korea called and said, “Hey you look just like us at night!”

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A few years back we flew over Cuba on the way to Costa Rica. I was struck then by how few lights we saw flying over the island.

[PUGACHEV]

The lack of electricity, food, gasoline, and other modern conveniences is not new to the Cubans. When the Russian and East Germans departed, Cuba was left to its own devices without any of those things for years. Their complaint about these shortages now is a measure of how far they have come since.