Lights Out, Guns Out: Cuba Panics as Regime Crumbles
The Gist
- Dark Ages 2.0: The state-run power grid has suffered a catastrophic failure, losing 1,905 MW and plunging half the island into darkness—a direct result of decades of neglected infrastructure and central planning incompetence.
- The Price of Socialism: While the average Cuban earns a meager $200/month, gasoline prices have spiked to $1.50/liter, making basic mobility a luxury reserved for the elite and the well-connected.
Why It Matters
This is what happens when ideology trumps economics—you end up paying luxury prices just to survive
🕯️ Current Mood: Powerless. The lights are out in Havana—literally. The state-run energy grid has imploded, leaving millions sweating in the dark while the regime scrambles to blame the U.S. for its own incompetence. With their sugar daddy (Venezuela's Maduro) captured, the free oil is gone, and the Communist Party's only solution is to prepare for a "war" that nobody wants.
📱 Think of it like this: Imagine trying to run the newest Call of Duty game on an iPhone 4 from 2010. The battery is dead (no fuel), the screen is cracked (old infrastructure), and the operating system is obsolete (socialism). Instead of buying a new phone or a charger, the owner (the Regime) is wrapping the phone in duct tape and screaming at the neighbors. No amount of "revolutionary spirit" can recharge a dead battery.
🚀 The Capitalist Take: While the government plays soldier, the free market is quietly saving lives. Regular Cubans are smuggling solar panels and building underground charging stations because the state failed. If Cuba simply deregulated energy and let tech companies in, the lights would be back on in a week. Innovation beats central planning every time
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