Over 5 Million Turn Out for May Day in Cuba

world-outlook.com Over 5 Million Turn Out for May Day in Cuba

About 5.3 million people, nearly half of the country’s population of 11 million, filled the streets of cities, towns, and municipalities across the Caribbean island today to celebrate International Workers’ Day. “A sea marched toward Revolution Square this May Day,” began the report in Trabajadores,...

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50% of the population, that's massive
- It's basically a parade for the country's biggest holiday. It's not an anti-government protest.
- 0.06% of the global population
- Yeah too bad they can't get together like this to turf out their government
  
  At this point, I'd trade Cuba's government for the United States.
  
  That's because they don't want to.
  We like to think life in America is so much better than that in Cuba, but have you tried being poor in America?
  
  Why do you think they are celebrating? I was just wondering what your take on May Day is. Why do you think they are able to cheerfully celebrate despite the lack of fuel? Why do you think holding down a people economically would make them change their minds on their system of governance? I wonder what your take on all that would be.

government mandated protest, hilarious

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