In Defense of Cuba (How the Media Lies to You)

Browse Ekster's Spring Sale (up to 45% off) before it ends on April 13th, and get an extra 20% off using my discount code, OVERZEALOTS https://partner.ekster.com/overzealots Enjoy this in-depth historical documentary about Cuba. It covers Spanish colonization, U.S. neocolonialism, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, the Cuban Revolution and its success, Cuba’s role in Angola, its medical internationalism, how the U.S. has sabotaged the island, the blockade, and more. My Weekly Podcast:    / @nopoliticherepodcast   Socials: https://x.com/overzealots_    / @underzealots     / overzealots   SOURCES FOUND IN THE PINNED COMMENT Timestamps: 0:00 The Spectrum of Opinions About Cuba 5:32 What Is This Video's Goal? 7:55 Part 1: Spanish Colonization of Cuba 15:14 Part 2: U.S. Neocolonial Control of Cuba 17:51 The Rise of Fulgencio Batista 19:39 Part 3: The Cuban Revolution of 1959 28:57 Part 4: Post-Revolutionary Cuba & It's Many Achievements 36:34 How Cuba's Democracy Works 42:57 Part 5: U.S. Aggression & Cuban Selflessness 44:18 Castro’s Nationalizations 54:45 The Severity of the Cuban Embargo Explained 56:30 Cuba’s Medical Internationalism Image attribution: Shapiro: Xuthoria, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Crowder: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Carlson: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Prager: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons #cuba #documentary #history