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> Ask the many Cubans in exile, how often they have to send life saving medication to their families on the island. Well, not to excuse the dictatorship in Cub
by yokaze 5y ago
> Ask the many Cubans in exile, how often they have to send life saving medication to their families on the island.
Well, not to excuse the dictatorship in Cuba, but there is the small issue with embargo and trade restrictions the US places on that particular one. Theoretically, medicine is exempt, but in practice it isn't: https://medicc.org/ns/documents/The_impact_of_the_U.S._Embargo_on_Health_&_Nutrition_in_Cuba.pdf https://medicc.org/ns/documents/The_impact_of_the_U.S._Embar...
- vo2maxer 5y agoThe Castro brothers and their lackeys have used the embargo to explain away every disastrous strategic plan they’ve concocted over the last 60+ years: Es el bloqueo. El bloqueo. Furthermore, take a look at the many countries which have trade with Cuba [0]. Their problem is mostly self-created through their monetary policy and the severe restrictions entrepreneurial Cubans face. The Castrista government must have its hands on every little thing that generates money. The slightest deviation from the party line results in significant punishment including prison. [0] https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/isdb_results/factsheets/country/details_cuba_en.pdf https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/isdb_results/factsheets/country...
- sudosysgen 5y agoDo you expect Cuba to produce literally every single drug in the world? No? Then you cannot ad-hominem the blocus away.