Havana, Cuba – Oh, honey, here we go again. The Cuban government, bless their commie hearts, is back at it, staging protests and crying crocodile tears about the U.S. “blockade.” Because, you know, it's totally America's fault that their centrally planned economy is about as functional as a screen door on a submarine. Cue the sad violins.

These protests, conveniently featuring women (because optics, duh), are all about ginning up international sympathy for a regime that's been propped up by duct tape and delusion for decades. They want you to believe the U.S. is the big, bad bully preventing them from getting oil. Newsflash: maybe, just maybe, it’s because they're run by a bunch of incompetent socialists who can't manage a lemonade stand, let alone a national economy.

The “blockade,” by the way, isn't exactly what they're making it out to be. It's more like a strongly worded suggestion that doing business with a dictatorship isn't the best idea. But hey, why take responsibility for your own failures when you can blame Uncle Sam?

Remember the Helms-Burton Act? That's the law that really gets their goat. It basically says if you steal American property, you're not getting any sympathy (or American investment). Fair is fair.

These protests are as authentic as a Kardashian's face. They're orchestrated by the government to distract from the real issues: the lack of freedom, the poverty, and the general soul-crushing reality of living under a communist regime. It's the same old song and dance.

Do these people think we're stupid? Okay, some people are stupid, but we're not. We see through their BS. They want us to feel sorry for them so they can get free stuff. It's the socialist way.

Meanwhile, real Cubans are risking their lives on rickety rafts to escape the paradise they so desperately want us to believe in. But yeah, let's all shed a tear for the commies. NOT.

The Biden administration, of course, will probably cave to the pressure and give them a handout. Because that's what weak leadership does. But we're not buying it. We know the truth.

So, next time you see a headline about Cuba whining about the U.S., just roll your eyes and remember: it's all a charade. They're playing the victim card because they have nothing else to play.

Don't fall for it. Keep the pressure on. Support freedom. And maybe, just maybe, one day Cuba will actually be free from its own self-inflicted misery.

Until then, let them eat cake (or whatever stale bread they can find).