On more than 30 occasions, the United Nations Assembly has discussed the blockade against Cuba, which costs the island 5 billion dollars annually, according to some estimates. Every year the resolution is proposed and the whole world, through the vote of the absolute majority of the member countries of the United Nations General Assembly, has condemned the imperialist attitude of the United States towards Cuba.
edit: result of the vote: https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/system/cache/media_attachments/files/113/398/372/180/881/996/original/82c4d1f509e933fa.jpg
Being of Cuban descent, I really hope that this is the first step towards repealing that embargo once and forma all. ¡Vida y patria!
There is no blockade of Cuba. It’s an embargo. There are no military ships blowing up anyone trying to trade with Cuba.
Surprised you’re not being downvoted for calling out this disinformation, usually it’s all the rage on Lemmy
If I were to start a business out of Miami, Florida that sent an oil tanker to Cuba, what would happen to that oil tanker?
The company would be prosecuted and the ship seized the next time it docked at port. If the company was based in literally any other country, nothing would happen.
Do you actually believe the ship wouldn’t be intercepted with implied violence?
Let me guess, you also believe Republicans when they say abortion will be “left up to the states” right?
It’s what has literally happened to ships that violated the Russian and Iranian sanctions in the last couple years.
Edit: incorrect removed
There are no secondary sanctions on Cuba.
My bad you are correct. I waa confused.
I’m 2024? No shot. They’d end the embargo before doing that.
I can’t believe they’re still trying to “contain the communism” of Cuba
Blockading Cuba has never made sense. If communism is an inferior failed system that can’t compete with the freedom of Capitalism (cue heavenly sunbeams and angel choirs) why not leave Cuba alone and let nature take its course?
There was a somewhat understandable reason initially; when the embargo was first started, it was because Cuba allowed the UUSR to use it as a forward base for missiles so they could reach the mainland US, which, understandably, the US wasn’t very happy about
But ever since the fall of the USSR it’s been absurd
Especially since we’ve kept a naval base/prison on a corner of the island the whole time, yay Murica.
Noted socialist (/s) Hillary Clinton advocated for that very thing.
The real reason behind the embargo at this point is that it makes a small but important voting bloc of Cuban expats in Florida happy.
That’s really it. The start and end of why the embargo is even still there. It hurts both Cuba and (to a lesser extent) the United States. It benefits nobody, but there’s some loudmouth Cuban expats who want you to believe Batista didn’t have it coming.
Yep - it’s one of the reasons Miami sees so much Trump support.
That figures - gotta keep those campaign financiers happy.
Because the US knows communism is not an inferior system. But to run the argument it never works they need to embargo it to then say “see it doesnt work”.
Ahaaa!
This is why you get conspiracy theories that it was Cuba that assassinated President Kennedy: how else can we justify such extended sanctions when all the participants are long gone
Every year the resolution is proposed and the whole world, through the vote of the absolute majority of the member countries of the United Nations General Assembly, has condemned the imperialist attitude of the United States towards Cuba.
And just like every year, the vote will do nothing.
it’ll add up to a hell of a lot of justified reparations when the US backs down.
US backs down
Does the US back down? We definitely double down
yeah, The US backs down.
they backed down in Vietnam, they backed down in iran, somalia, they backed down investigating the Saudi Arabian terrorists in 9/11(which is almost all of them), and the list goes on.
the US is not often gracious about backing down or wise enough to back down prudently, but they do back down.
You left out Afghanistan to be irrefutable, but…gestures at $3TRILLION bill with nothing to show for it.
Well, we successfully shifted all the wealth my generation will ever create over to ultra-rich Defense contractors.
“and the list goes on…”
I was just happy to act as a downvote lightning rod while adding to your excellent list :)