• anachronist@midwest.social
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    13 days ago

    I used to believe that the Cuba embargo is due to Cuban refugee vote in Florida.

    But that doesn’t make sense anymore given that Florida is no longer a swing state. In fact it never really made sense since the demo that is very pro-embargo has always been solidly Republican and therefore unwinnable.

    So what really explains the embargo? Quite frankly I think it’s banana republic foreign policy and wealthy people in the US not wanting there to be a successful socialist state. For instance, the recent energy crisis in Cuba is driven by the Biden administration sanctioning oil tankers who visit the island. Why on earth would the supposedly pro-Cuba democrats do that? Who asked them to do that? Who had the clout to make them do that? Some losers in Florida who were going to vote for Trump in a red state anyway?

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    13 days ago

    blockade /blŏ-kād′/ noun

    The isolation of a nation, area, city, or harbor by hostile ships or forces in order to prevent the entrance and exit of traffic and commerce. 
    

    The forces used to effect this isolation.

    The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies.

    "the blockade of the ports of an enemy"
    
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      13 days ago

      From everything I’ve read over time - it’s not even the US that holds a grudge, it’s been popular on both sides of politics to end the embargo.

      But neither will since it means losing the massive voting bloc of Cuban-Americans in Florida, Florida itself often being a decider of US elections. They don’t want the embargo to end and anyone who supports ending it losses their vote.

      Their reasons seem to vary, from the worst being wealthy land owners who had their lands taken by Castro only wanting relations normalised if they get their land back to the more common escapees who don’t want to normalise relations with the ‘Castro government’ ever, that Cuba needs to ditch the regime first.

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        13 days ago

        Florida hasn’t been a swing state in years, and it’s not like Cuban Americans are ever going to vote Democrat regardless.

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    13 days ago

    The author needs to learn the difference between a blockade and an embargo. Cuba hasn’t been under blockade since the end of the missile crisis.

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      13 days ago

      It’s very much a blockade in practice since it prevents the vast majority of companies of any country from trading with Cuba.

      There are very few companies that would survive competition by sacrificing trade with the nearby US to trade with Cuba instead the way the “embargo” forces them to.

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    13 days ago

    The continuing American embargo on Cuba after the Cold War has always been toddler tantrum level of pettiness.

    I thought Obama had finally closed that chapter, but I was wrong.

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    13 days ago

    What worse can Orange buffoon do to the world. At least with him in the helm the world will understand the truth US doesnt care about anyone or anything but itself.

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      12 days ago

      Well for one, he’d make it worse for Americans, specfically women.

      America often acts it’s own self interests which are going to run counter to the world sometimes. But if I am chosing between voting to benefit my fellow Americans or some other country… it’s gonna be America. I expect and witness the same from every other country as well.

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        12 days ago

        Toppling elected governments, propping up dictators, attacking countries without reason, suppoting terrorists all in the name of self interest.

        Don’t feel bad if the world wishes the same to your country.

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          12 days ago

          We do and we dont. Almost 350 million people have differences of opinion quite frequently. Thankfully most of the world thinks our positives outweighs our negatives.

          Either that or they are too weak to stop us in any meaningful way. We’ve seen how many genocides over the past few years from superpowers and no one does anything? Only way you’ll see a real check on America or China’s power is through a world War which everyone rightfully wants to avoid.

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            12 days ago

            Only way you’ll see a real check on America or China’s power is through a world War which everyone rightfully wants to avoid.

            Other way is to use your tactics of election interference on you and gift you Trump.

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              Yeah, always an option. I mean it won’t alleviate any of the world’s problems but if you like chaos and death by America’s hands it’s an option counties can take.