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Additionally, the US embargo limits third parties from trading freely with Cuba in certain ways, and prohibits most Americans from traveling to Cuba. Cuba was a
by thomassmith65 9mo ago
Additionally, the US embargo limits third parties from trading freely with Cuba in certain ways, and prohibits most Americans from traveling to Cuba. Cuba was a popular destination for American tourists prior to the Revolution.
And I'm not sure I'll continue to reply to this thread. Somehow I find myself repeatedly defending the Cuban system, of which I am not a fan!
- ch4s3 9mo agoWhy defend them? They have for decades exported repression, stoked civil wars, and held their own population captive. And again the embargo doesn’t stop most countries from trading with them. They could host tourists from Europe and do, but almost no one wants to go there. I know people who go regularly for various reasons and they have to bring food with them because there’s so little on the island due to their insane agricultural practices.
- thomassmith65 9mo agoNuance, I guess. The Soviets were spectacular at chess; that doesn't make me pine for 1960s Moscow.
- ch4s3 9mo agoBut the Cubans aren’t good at healthcare they just lie about it and no one bothers to follow up.