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President Obama was dubbed the delegate of Havana by the Cuban people.
The delegate is the person in charge of
trying to solve the problems of the
residents in a particular neighborhood.
Another major initiative was the massive raid against homeless people, the
so-called needy, who are increasingly
growing in absolute numbers. It is
needless to say that most of them are of
African descent, as it can be seen above
all in the municipality of Old Habana,
the area of greatest influx of tourists.
The raid was carried out by the National
Revolutionary Police (PNR) and many
of the homeless ended up in the psychiatric hospital Mazorra, where a few
years ago many patients died due to
mistreatment, poor care, and deplorable
living conditions. After having been
treated during the days of the visit, these
people were returned to the streets as if
nothing had happened.

They continue with their daily life of
misery and needs, since the government
granted their right to a dignified life
whenever it suits the government itself,
not when they need it. But if we find
homeless people in the US and elsewhere in the world, why does the government pretend that there are not such
people in Cuba? As it always has been,
the regime shows its double standard
and duality. Obama met a clean and
beautiful Cuba, without knowing that all
that was mere choreography, very well
orchastrated just to pretend. And we, the
Cubans, are pretty advanced in the art of
deceiving.

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