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The magnate Elon Musk has once again referred to Cuba, this time with a meme that mocks the Havana regime and has sparked a global debate on his social network X.
The meme in question, which the creator of Tesla reshared this Wednesday with a thoughtful face emoji, shows a map indicating the shortest distance from Haiti to Cuba and the U.S.
“Why do Haitians risk traveling 900 km through shark-infested waters toward the evils of capitalism when they have a socialist paradise just 90 km away?” the meme ironically asks.
The responses didn’t take long to arrive, with a post that garnered over 100,000 likes.
"Socialism is the example that measures a system by intent rather than by results. Intent makes everyone equal. The result impoverishes everyone," reflected a user.
Another user turned the question around: "Why don't American socialist lovers use those same boats to flee to Cuba?"
It's not the first time Musk has referred to Cuba. At the beginning of November, he mentioned the island during an interview with Joe Rogan, where he criticized communism and openly praised Cubans in the United States, whom he described as “the most fervent capitalists in America.”
During the conversation, the host asked Musk: “Who are the angriest capitalists in America?”, to which the owner of Tesla, X (Twitter), and SpaceX responded without hesitation: “Those damned Cubans.”
In the exchange, amidst laughter, Musk stated that the immigrants from the island are the people with the greatest capitalist awareness in the country, in a moment that went viral on social media, especially among the Cuban-American community.
The driver commented that Cubans "don't want to hear any nonsense about socialism" because "they already know perfectly well what that is in reality."
Musk nodded and added: "It's an extreme oppression by the government"; and continued praising the Cubans who have helped grow South Florida: "I don't know how they did it, but they did. No one flees to Cuba."
The billionaire seized the moment to make a jab about the difference between communist regimes and free countries: “I have always wondered why boats only come from Cuba to Florida and not the other way around,” he said.
"If communism were so good, there would be ships sailing in the opposite direction, but it never happens," he added.
Musk also compared the situation in Cuba to the historical case of Berlin during the Cold War: “An obvious way to know which ideology is the bad one is to see who has to build walls to keep their people trapped,” he explained.
"The wall was built by the communists of East Berlin, not those of West Berlin," he expressed.
The businessman concluded that the communist societies are "a nightmare of control and repression," and joked that "if the cities governed by socialists continue on the same path, they'll soon have to build walls to keep people from leaving."
The South African billionaire, known for his straightforward and provocative style, has expressed on several occasions his opposition to collectivist ideologies and his defense of individual freedom and the market economy, principles which, according to him, “define the essence of the United States.”
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