Cuban government gears up for war
Cardboard suicide drones in cigar factories, Trump-Canel negotiations and skepticism: the Burbuja.info forum dissects Cuba's war preparations.
English · Original discussion in Spanish · Published
Cuba prepares for war: reality or propaganda?
According to the Burbuja.info thread, videos and photos are circulating of alleged cardboard suicide drones manufactured in Cuban cigar factories. User farero_interino claims the government is preparing for a conflict, while other forum members dismiss it as propaganda or simply mock the island's military capabilities. The debate heats up with the theory that Trump and Canel may have negotiated a power transition.
Cardboard drones and machetes: Cuba's arsenal
The thread opens with two YouTube videos (unidentified) and a photo showing what appear to be homemade drones. farero_interino claims that cigar factories are producing cardboard suicide drones. Gonzalor's response is sarcastic: "Are they cleaning the blowgun?" and Tagghino jokes that the first casualties will hand their weapons over to those coming after them. Skepticism dominates: posters doubt that Cubans would be willing to fight, and the image of the mambises (19th-century independence fighters) is invoked.
The capitulation rumor: Trump and Canel
Quark24 introduces a different thesis: the regime would have capitulated after negotiations with Trump. He claims Latin American (Argentine) media announced that Canel will hand power over to a Junta. Ecce Cecilio backs the theory with a Google Trends search graph on "Cuba surrender" (though he provides no clear image). Other forum members, such as Gorrino, point out that no country taken over by the U.S. has improved, and that Cubans will end up as cheap labor. The Master cites the example of Vietnam to counter this.
The tone of the debate: between mockery and gloom
The thread oozes widespread cynicism. Posters talk about Cubans as "layabouts" who will live off food stamps, about the leadership fleeing to Spain with Sánchez's passports, and about Yankee exploitation. El megaduque slips in the Epstein topic and mulatas. There is no consensus: some believe the war is a "new racket," others that resistance will be non-existent. The surprising detail: user farero_interino drops that he expects more from the "10 million Afro-Cubans" after decades of Marxist indoctrination.
The question no one answers in the thread: are the cardboard drones a bluff or the prelude to something bigger? Meanwhile, the forum remains split between those who see imminent collapse and those who believe it's all posturing.
Related debates on the forum
According to the Burbuja.info thread, videos and photos are circulating of alleged cardboard suicide drones manufactured in Cuban cigar factories. User farero_interino claims the government is preparing for a conflict, while other forum members dismiss it as propaganda or simply mock the island's military capabilities. The debate heats up with the theory that Trump and Canel may have negotiated a power transition.
Cardboard drones and machetes: Cuba's arsenal
The thread opens with two YouTube videos (unidentified) and a photo showing what appear to be homemade drones. farero_interino claims that cigar factories are producing cardboard suicide drones. Gonzalor's response is sarcastic: "Are they cleaning the blowgun?" and Tagghino jokes that the first casualties will hand their weapons over to those coming after them. Skepticism dominates: posters doubt that Cubans would be willing to fight, and the image of the mambises (19th-century independence fighters) is invoked.
The capitulation rumor: Trump and Canel
Quark24 introduces a different thesis: the regime would have capitulated after negotiations with Trump. He claims Latin American (Argentine) media announced that Canel will hand power over to a Junta. Ecce Cecilio backs the theory with a Google Trends search graph on "Cuba surrender" (though he provides no clear image). Other forum members, such as Gorrino, point out that no country taken over by the U.S. has improved, and that Cubans will end up as cheap labor. The Master cites the example of Vietnam to counter this.
The tone of the debate: between mockery and gloom
The thread oozes widespread cynicism. Posters talk about Cubans as "layabouts" who will live off food stamps, about the leadership fleeing to Spain with Sánchez's passports, and about Yankee exploitation. El megaduque slips in the Epstein topic and mulatas. There is no consensus: some believe the war is a "new racket," others that resistance will be non-existent. The surprising detail: user farero_interino drops that he expects more from the "10 million Afro-Cubans" after decades of Marxist indoctrination.
The question no one answers in the thread: are the cardboard drones a bluff or the prelude to something bigger? Meanwhile, the forum remains split between those who see imminent collapse and those who believe it's all posturing.
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