"It's an extremely brutal policy. There are municipalities that can't be self-sufficient precisely because of the government: for imposing so many obstacles on farmers, for having an inefficient development bank, for neglecting cooperatives. It's deep demagoguery."
"What it gives me right now is a deep sadness: the collapse of a society. The stadium that had shaped his childhood was now nearly empty, reflecting broader societal deterioration amid the energy crisis and economic constraints."
Cuba experiences an intensifying energy crisis caused by U.S. sanctions and halted Venezuelan oil shipments. A 24-year-old anthropologist observes societal collapse through empty stadiums and government inefficiency. The government's response—demanding municipal self-sufficiency without addressing systemic obstacles—represents failed policy. Farmers face government-imposed barriers, inefficient development banking, and neglected cooperatives. The young researcher criticizes the approach as demagoguery, noting municipalities cannot achieve self-sufficiency under current conditions. Widespread blackouts and economic deterioration characterize daily Cuban life, with government solutions proving inadequate to resolve fundamental structural problems.
#cuba-energy-crisis #economic-collapse #government-policy-failure #us-sanctions #venezuelan-oil-shortage
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