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> But it's cut off from oil because other countries refuse to trade with Cuba Because of US pressure, yes? If the police prevent all grocery stores from selli

• Manuel_D 5mo ago
  Because of US economic pressure, yes. But that's not what a blockade is. A blockade is preventing trade through military force, physically seizing any ships that attempt to dock in the blockaded country. > If the police prevent all grocery stores from selling you food and you starve, who do you blame: the police or the grocery stores? Except that's not analogous to Cuba's situation. It's more like if the grocery store sells you food, the the grocery store is hit with a bigger tax bill. So the grocery store chooses not to sell you food. The police preventing the grocery store from selling you food would be analogous to a blockade.
  • thunky 5mo ago
    > It's more like if the grocery store sells you food, the the grocery store is hit with a bigger tax bill And you also risk pissing off the mafia boss and will suffer the consequences elsewhere. It's not a simple choice to sell or not sell with no strings attached. Its one power drunk bully and everyone else.