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I used to believe this kind of argument until Cuba. When I was young, the argument for why the US continues to try to punish Cuba was that Florida is a swing st

I used to believe this kind of argument until Cuba. When I was young, the argument for why the US continues to try to punish Cuba was that Florida is a swing state and there are a lot of passionate anti-Cuba exiles in Florida who vote as a block. The problem is that Florida hasn't been a swing state in a long time, and yet we continue to embargo Cuba. In fact, Biden made things worse [0] The reality is that we don't live in a Democracy but an Oligarchy. The American oligarchy includes people who want to keep the boot on Cuba until a Batista-style regime is back in power. Likewise, the oligarchy supports Israel and therefore, so will the US government and it doesn't matter who you vote for. [0] https://jacobin.com/2024/05/biden-trump-policy-cuba-embargo https://jacobin.com/2024/05/biden-trump-policy-cuba-embargo

JumpCrisscross 1y ago
> Florida hasn't been a swing state in a long time, and yet we continue to embargo Cuba Policy has inertia. There are practically zero votes to be gained by going pro-Cuba. If there were evidence of it existing, we might see a policy change. But especially against the background of anti-immigrant sentiment, going pro-Cuba doesn’t make rational sense. No oligarchic conspiracy needed. (Also, oligarchs like trade. Especially if it requires an extra-special White House exemption to participate in.)