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OC375

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5. Cuba Has Baggage and Gets Ignored
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 02:16 PM
Tuesday

Genocide or not, I think most people hear "Cuba", then think "Soviet puppet", "communism", and maybe "JFK/Missile Crisis", then move on with life.

Some might still actually remember we have an infamous prison and military base there. Boat People somethingorother rings a bell, maybe? Some dolt pipes in that Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights was set there, and that hey have "Cool old American cars" there. Beyond that? Meh. Too much else to worry about and keep track of.

It's sad because Cuba has a lot to offer, and there are strong family ties between our nations.

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