My 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

My 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)