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Sure, but more importantly this: «Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008." Wikipedia
by juancampa 5y ago
Sure, but more importantly this:
«Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008." Wikipedia
That's 49 years, the current "president" is just a continuation of the same dictatorial murderous regime.
As a Venezuelan with a Cuban parent, it pains me to see people blaming the US for the misery in these countries because, these goverments love to blame it on the US, that's a key part of their playbook.
- publicola1990 5y agoDo you think US sanctions in any way makes the populace of this countries have a good opinion of the US. Is Haiti or Dominica any better off than Cuba?
- juancampa 5y agoMy point is that embargoes are not the reason for the misery in these countries. I can only speak for Venezuela so let me put it in perspective: The US placed the embargo in 2019[0], that's many many years after inflation and corruption had made the poor poorer, drained all the brains out and stole productive companies from their owners (aka "nationalized")[1]. To somewhat answer your question: the dictators actually appreciate the embargoes, because it keeps them in power by providing the perfect scapegoat for the complete chaos. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_during_the_Venezuelan_crisis#Embargo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_during... 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbN3-uWnTqY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbN3-uWnTqY (the word he keeps repeating means "expropriate", he's talking about all sorts of different companies or even random buildings in the street)
- publicola1990 5y agoWhat I was trying to say is that embargoes are only adding to the troubles of the people, and further strengthening anti-US sentiment.
- juancampa 5y agoAnd it didn't work in either case, they are still there, so yeah, I agree.