Cubans for decades have been buffeted by great powers, repressed by their own government, crushed by economic crises, and paraded as the victims of a succession of sanctions imposed by the White House. Glimmers of a better life came and went, either because the regime in Havana briefly allowed a sliver of greater liberty or the U.S. government tried a new tack to overthrow the communist ideology that has reigned over the island for almost 70 years. So it is perhaps not surprising that Cubanos by now have had it up to here with pretty much everyone. Consider the reaction when a boat from the international activist group Nuestra America Convoy approached Havana's port last month. The Trump administration had recently imposed new sanctions on countries providing oil to Cuba, pushing an already shaky economy to the brink of collapse. The boat's crew of 20 or so young campaigners carried about 14 tons of humanitarian aid, flew the Cuban flag, held a LET CUBA LIVE sign, and protested...
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