20+ hours blackouts daily in summer heat with 0 diesel left and both sides are arguing whether an aid offer was real or not.. the people stuck in the middle of this are the ones actually suffering
FinallyCleansed on
The Cuban goverment is fully in control, there’s not even much of a hint of any organized opposition left, at the same time if this degree of deprivation doesn’t trigger even a very disorganized popular uprising, nothing ever will.
DDoubleDDog on
The US embargo only prevents US companies from trading with Cuba. Other countries can still trade with Cuba. Russia and Mexico have been sending them oil and fuel. If Cuba is running out of fuel, it’s because the Cuban government is incompetent and doesn’t care about the people of Cuba. This is another reason why dictatorships are the worst form of government. Dictatorships never care about the people. They only care about maintaining their illegitimate rule.
supercyberlurker on
So we put Cuba under siege.
Funny how history loops
supercyberlurker on
So we put Cuba under siege.
Funny how history loops
Jemsy1 on
let the “but the embargo” comments begin
kaboom-boom-pow on
might be time for Cuba to embrace capitalism again
sumostuff on
I heard that Cuba is an open air prison.
Brampton_Speaks on
The MAGA bootlickers working overtime in the comments trying to deflect from the fact that Trump declared a blockade and made threats to other countries who offer aid.
This is a US manufactured humanitarian crisis. Anyone shifting the blame is being dishonest.
Isphet71 on
It’s weird how embargos work when you actually enforce them and don’t just say they exist. It’s almost like laws aren’t actually laws without proper enforcement.
President Kennedy put those embargos in place in 1962. Argue about the value of them or not all you want, but one thing is very obviously clear from this. Now that they are being properly enforced, they are working as intended. That’s one real, concrete logical lesson to learn from this. Laws without enforcement aren’t really laws.
Describing_Donkeys on
If this is because Cuba is communist and not because we’ve had a 60 year long embargo, why don’t we just lift sanctions and watch them fail without our interference? I don’t get how this is because they are communist, but we have to get involved. If their being communist is so bad for them, why are we doing anything?
FuggyGlasses on
American pressure.
SlavTac on
But I thought communism would provide for them because it’s the end goal utopia that Cuba is fully living in /s
sunnyspiders on
Have they tried building a ballroom?
Koolest-1 on
Why is orange face even doing that?
More_Bigger on
The tightening on immigration while also helping to create massive refugee situations like this is honestly super fucked up, even for shadow war CIA shit.
Like, helping w coups so Dole could keep the price of bananas affordable is bad enough, now we are just destabilizing entire regions for simple love of the game? I can’t see any reason why we would want to annex Cuba, especially since we’ve kept them stuck in the 50s this entire time.
Moral-Relativity on
Just make it the 53rd state already, or maybe 54th I lost count. Question is will Cubans lean blue or red, separate from Florida Cubans.
PNWbdublu541 on
Well, if they didn’t hate us already…
Knowbodyy10 on
Back to the stone age
beginner75 on
Why is fuel needed when they have solar panels and renewables? Unless solar is hype!?
Exact-Swim-7351 on
Socialism always fails. The dictator Batista was not good. The dictator Castro was no good.
Exact-Swim-7351 on
A common misconception is that the embargo is a complete blockade.
It is not:
* Cuba trades with many countries besides the U.S.
* Food and medicine exemptions exist under U.S. law
* The U.S. has actually been a significant exporter of some agricultural products to Cuba at times
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20+ hours blackouts daily in summer heat with 0 diesel left and both sides are arguing whether an aid offer was real or not.. the people stuck in the middle of this are the ones actually suffering
The Cuban goverment is fully in control, there’s not even much of a hint of any organized opposition left, at the same time if this degree of deprivation doesn’t trigger even a very disorganized popular uprising, nothing ever will.
The US embargo only prevents US companies from trading with Cuba. Other countries can still trade with Cuba. Russia and Mexico have been sending them oil and fuel. If Cuba is running out of fuel, it’s because the Cuban government is incompetent and doesn’t care about the people of Cuba. This is another reason why dictatorships are the worst form of government. Dictatorships never care about the people. They only care about maintaining their illegitimate rule.
So we put Cuba under siege.
Funny how history loops
So we put Cuba under siege.
Funny how history loops
let the “but the embargo” comments begin
might be time for Cuba to embrace capitalism again
I heard that Cuba is an open air prison.
The MAGA bootlickers working overtime in the comments trying to deflect from the fact that Trump declared a blockade and made threats to other countries who offer aid.
This is a US manufactured humanitarian crisis. Anyone shifting the blame is being dishonest.
It’s weird how embargos work when you actually enforce them and don’t just say they exist. It’s almost like laws aren’t actually laws without proper enforcement.
President Kennedy put those embargos in place in 1962. Argue about the value of them or not all you want, but one thing is very obviously clear from this. Now that they are being properly enforced, they are working as intended. That’s one real, concrete logical lesson to learn from this. Laws without enforcement aren’t really laws.
If this is because Cuba is communist and not because we’ve had a 60 year long embargo, why don’t we just lift sanctions and watch them fail without our interference? I don’t get how this is because they are communist, but we have to get involved. If their being communist is so bad for them, why are we doing anything?
American pressure.
But I thought communism would provide for them because it’s the end goal utopia that Cuba is fully living in /s
Have they tried building a ballroom?
Why is orange face even doing that?
The tightening on immigration while also helping to create massive refugee situations like this is honestly super fucked up, even for shadow war CIA shit.
Like, helping w coups so Dole could keep the price of bananas affordable is bad enough, now we are just destabilizing entire regions for simple love of the game? I can’t see any reason why we would want to annex Cuba, especially since we’ve kept them stuck in the 50s this entire time.
Just make it the 53rd state already, or maybe 54th I lost count. Question is will Cubans lean blue or red, separate from Florida Cubans.
Well, if they didn’t hate us already…
Back to the stone age
Why is fuel needed when they have solar panels and renewables? Unless solar is hype!?
Socialism always fails. The dictator Batista was not good. The dictator Castro was no good.
A common misconception is that the embargo is a complete blockade.
It is not:
* Cuba trades with many countries besides the U.S.
* Food and medicine exemptions exist under U.S. law
* The U.S. has actually been a significant exporter of some agricultural products to Cuba at times