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Do 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?
by publicola1990 5y ago
Do 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.