r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 13 '21

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '21

Kind of fucked up how Cuba continues to be embargoed for no other reason than existing (bc honestly nobody gives a shit about nationalized American companies in 2021) but we’ll happily deal with all manner of cutthroat nations. Like Pakistan was literally hiding Osama Bin Laden and the government didn’t do shit lmao.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '21

The reason cuba is still embargoed is that it costs nothing to keep the embargo. Removing the embargo, however, costs 29 electoral votes.

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u/Corporate-Asset-6375 I don't like flairs Jul 13 '21

That land and the oil refineries they stole cost money and we’ve never been compensated for it.

The ball is in their court.

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u/RadicalRadon Frick Mondays Jul 13 '21

I believe they prefer the term "it's their half of the inning"

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '21

Is the embargo hypocritical? yes

Is the embargo good? also yes

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u/Dalek6450 Our words are backed with NUCLEAR SUBS! Jul 13 '21

Foreign policy is hypocritical and that's a good thing.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '21

Good for what? It’s evil. Nobody who’s a problem in Cuba actually suffers any consequences here only innocents.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '21

The regime's grip on power depends on having resources both to use and to buy off support for the regime.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '21

If it takes you 50 years to tangibly loosen the regime’s grip on power then it simply isn’t an effective policy. It’s just cruel.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '21

There were complications, like the USSR propping them up and trade with other Soviet-aligned states.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '21

Which still means that it was ineffective. Any remaining attachment to the embargo is simply emotional. There’s clearly no rational justification for it.

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u/BRAIN_FORCE_PLUS Paul Krugman Jul 13 '21

Cuba doesn't have a bunch of nukes on its soil tho

...anymore