The anti-communism/socialism protests in Cuba have caused some in the American media to try and temper what’s really going on. For example, the New York Times said protesters were chanting “freedom,” which, according to the paper, is an “anti-government slogan.” Additionally, Twitter’s news made it sound like the hashtag #SOSCuba was all about Covid-19 concerns while CBS This Morning basically blamed Trump:
THERE it is! CBS This Morning report assigns blame for Cuba’s crumbling economy (guess who!) https://t.co/Wgpr1Q2HVI
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 12, 2021
ICYMI==> The New York Times and Twitter battle it out for the worst take on the protests in Cuba https://t.co/i2o3n9TSNY
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 12, 2021
Not to be outdone, this is the Washington Post’s contribution to the media spin:
Thousands of people filled the streets in Cuba on Sunday to protest increasing poverty in the country, as well as limited access to doses of coronavirus vaccines. https://t.co/rSv6sPpl1T
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 12, 2021
That’s not what they’re protesting, WaPo, but nice try:
Increasing poverty? But @SenSanders and @AOC said these policies were gonna be Aces for the United States.
And no, they are protesting communism and socialism. https://t.co/7b6ynJm31j
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) July 12, 2021
They.
Are.
Protesting.
COMMUNISM. https://t.co/sNuDFR8Co4— The🐰FOO (@PolitiBunny) July 12, 2021
They can't bring themselves to use the C-word
— Angus T. Kirk (@angusparvo) July 12, 2021
Much of the U.S. media is bending over backward to avoid phrasing it that way.
you mean communism related stuff?
— Title Town Tampa (@GordoFSU) July 12, 2021
Shorter:
Thousands of Cuban people do not like Socialism https://t.co/sqsxZ78WY5
— Max Q ⚡ (@Randy_Shannon) July 12, 2021
Libertad = Freedom
Libertad ≠ VaccinesThe Cuban people want freedom from an oppressive, totalitarian regime, not because vaccines are in short supply. https://t.co/oDzMHLbYOo
— American Samurai 🇺🇸🗡 (@US_Samurai) July 12, 2021
They were/are protesting their tyrannical communist government and longing for the freedoms we possess here that certain “experts” are attempting to curtail. So yeah I guess not what WaPo said at all. https://t.co/tZtV0U9vIy
— District AI (@districtai) July 12, 2021
Some choice bullshit from the WP. https://t.co/ZshcdqD9ke
— Christopher Drake (@ergodrake) July 12, 2021
And they serve it up daily!
