According to some, the American Black Lives Matter movement has overshot the mark. Their post on Twitter blew the fuse on both the Republican and Democratic sides.
The Black Lives Matter movement, which started in America, is facing fierce criticism after it published a statement on its Twitter page late on Wednesday night in which it praised the Cuban government in contrast to the United States, even though it is known that Cuba has been destabilized by violent demonstrations, Fox News said . , American news portal.
The aforementioned tweet blamed the US embargo for the country's instability, and praised Cuba for giving asylum to black revolutionaries from the states. It is important to note that Cuba is going through one of the most severe economic crises in recent decades and is also facing the re-emergence of the coronavirus disease.
Soon after the post, the first reaction came from Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio.
"The extortion ring known as Black Lives Matter took a break from exploiting companies today to show their support for the communist regime"
In a tweet, BLM called on the United States to lift the sanctions, which were created specifically to destabilize the country and undermine the right of Cubans to elect their own government. The move by the BLM movement is seen by many as a way to intensify the tense political climate in the United States regarding Cuba.
Communications strategist Giancarlo Sopo, who once worked on former President Trump's re-election campaign, called the tweet disgusting.
"Despite the Cuban dictatorship cracking down on and murdering anti-communist protesters, many of whom are people of color, BLM's statement on Cuba simply condemns the United States without realizing it."
author: hirado.hu
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