SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Several dozen protesters from the Party of Socialism and Liberation and a fringe communist “Right to Rebel” group gathered in the Alamo City to show their support for Cuba on the eve of America’s 250th Anniversary. The protesters chanted pro-communist slogans and offered Marxist literature to passing tourists just feet from the famous San Antonio Riverwalk.
The intent of Friday’s pro-Cuba protest was listed on the Party of Socialism and Liberation’s Instagram social media site, which read, “The Trump administration has implemented an energy blockade and tightened sanctions on Cuba with indictments of Raul Castro, furthering sanctions on ICAP, CUPET, and up to the President himself. With the war on Iran floundering, Trump and the war hawks are looking for a win. San Antonio stands together and says NO WAR ON CUBA.”
Several members of a pro-communist “Right to Rebel” group handed out flyers encouraging passersby to boycott elections to help end U.S. Imperialism. The flyers also contained a list of chants the group would lead, including “Cuba Si! Yankee No!” and “Defend Cuba-Make Revolution at home!”
Very few showed up for the event in Texas’ second-largest city on a day when temperatures reached near 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Few tourists paid attention to the group and their cries to end U.S. imperialism on the eve of Independence Day.
A table was set at the protest where activists marketed Marxist, Leninist, and Maoist literature published by Prairie Fire Publishing, an independent book distributor. The name “Prairie Fire” in communist circles originates from a quote from Chinese communist revolutionary and founder of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Mao Zedong…