Shocking Facts about Cuba

# **Basic Information**

**Shocking Facts about Cuba** is the thirty-fourth (34th) video on the Master Raney channel on YouTube. Master Raney discusses things going on in Cuba, including the laws that Cubans must follow.

# **Plot**

Video begins with the introduction, then Master Raney states that Cuba has one of the most absurd laws, bringing up that Cuba was mentioned in My Project: Five Truly Communist Countries Today as one of the five communist nations. Master Raney states that Miguel Díaz-Canel is repressing Cuba and tells the audience to show sympathy for the Cuban people. As Master Raney states what the video is about, the first part of the Cuban national anthem plays as the video title is shown on screen, then an image shows Donald Trump and Miguel Díaz-Canel arguing about US citizens traveling to Cuba, while the image is showing, Master Raney states that the US could have problems with people traveling to Cuba, but Cuba is welcoming to any foreigners around the world, even Americans despite the skeptic. Master Raney points out that Miguel Díaz-Canel was sworn in office during the year of the video's upload, being the first president outside of the Castro dynasty after approximately six years. Master Raney states that Miguel is infamous for imprisoning journalists, artists, and video gamers. Master Raney brings up the economic crisis in Cuba that's leading to the shortage of fuel, oil, and food. Master Raney points out that the Cuban government announced the widespread food shortage on May 10, 2019 and mentions that roughly two-thirds of the foods' annual prices were two billion dollars. As Master Raney goes onto the prohibitions, an image shows two guys in one room, with one of them stating that they can't surf the internet at home nor on their phones and the other stating that they're not immigrants, while the image is on screen, Master Raney points out that the Empresa de Telecommunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA) claims that surfing the internet isn't a provided surface to the people and that its policies state that only state-owned and foreign places, as well as foreigners, can access the internet. Master Raney points out that there's no cable TV in Cuba either and that Telecable is the only provider there is, but is only for ambassadors, tourist hotels, foreign companies, and immigrants, which the provider as Master Raney mentions in the video include CNN, Discovery, HBO, ESPN, etcetera, while the locals only have access to the state-owned TV channels. Master Raney goes onto the political party, which he says that there's only one political party in Cuba, which Master Raney says is not democratic, not republican, not libertarian, not liberal, not conservative, the only political party in Cuba is the Partido Comunista de Cuba, which is Spanish for "the Communist Party of Cuba". Master Raney brings up the 26th video yet again, reflecting back to mentioning Cuba as one of the truly communist nations, in spite of being called "The Republic of Cuba". Investments in medium or large enterprises are not in Cuba as Master Raney mentions, according to Law 188, investments are by foreigners and locals, whether partnered or not. Master Raney states that if a Cuban wants to engage in a private economic activity, then he/she must be self-employed, which the career must be government approved. Master Raney states that importing microphones, walkie-talkies, and satellite communication devices requires permission from the government, according to Section 2 on Resolution 10-2006, wireless devices require special permission from the government and that you must have a license to install, exploit, and function them. Master Raney points out that The Supervision and Control Agency of the Ministry of Information of Communications (SCAMIC) issues these devices and that requesting permission won't grant permission if hoping. Master Raney then goes onto policies with foreigners requiring government permission, first stating that sleepovers with a foreigner requires government permission, which the penalty is a severe fine if caught by the police or migratory officer if having the sleepover without permission. Master Raney points out that you must have a taxi license in order to pick up a foreigner. Master Raney points out that in Cuba, not many people own cars and that most cars are state-owned. Master Raney presents a picture of Miguel Díaz-Canel yelling at a person on a sailboat, telling him he's legally prohibited to do so, while presenting the picture, Master Raney mentions that Cuban locals are forbidden by law to sail on foreign tourist boats and can't get a package with catamarans or yachts and that only foreign tourists are allowed on the boats. At the end of the video, Master Raney says goodbye in Spanish in text, six other languages apart from English.

# **Trivia**

* Cuba is a communist nation, not only according to the 26th video on the Master Raney channel, but according to other sources as well across the Internet

# **References**

1. The Video on YouTube
2. The Mentioned Prequel Video