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> this is [...] a bad analogy That's true. The Amish don't live on an island, and haven't been subject to half a century of embargo and economic sanctions. The
by pxc 5y ago
> this is [...] a bad analogy
That's true. The Amish don't live on an island, and haven't been subject to half a century of embargo and economic sanctions. The restrictions on their participation in the wider society and global economy are by choice, and they freely access whatever outside resources are useful to sustain themselves when they decide that it makes sense to do so. The two situations are indeed incomparable.
- hash872 5y agoCuba is completely free to trade with the other 85% of the world economy that is not the United States, and indeed they've done so since the Soviet Union collapsed. They do quite a bit of trade with various European countries, and in particular Spain. Interestingly, they're not even 100% cut off from the US- agricultural exports are exempt, and so Cuba imports quite a bit of US foodstuffs like poultry, soybeans and corn. (Farmers generally drive US economic policy!)
- masterof0 5y agoExactly, the "half a decade of embargo" rhetoric come from people who clearly don't live or never have been in Cuba, nor understand the reason for the embargo. I don't blame them tho, they are just victims of decades of propaganda.