US & Israel oppose entire world in UN vote to end Cuba blockade
US & Israel oppose entire world in UN vote to end Cuba blockade
For the 32nd year, the entire world voted at the UN General Assembly to demand an end to the illegal US embargo against Cuba. The USA and Israel opposed the international community in a vote of 187 to 2.
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The continuing American embargo on Cuba after the Cold War has always been toddler tantrum level of pettiness.
I thought Obama had finally closed that chapter, but I was wrong.
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Obama had started. But Trump reversed.
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This was so fucked up. I know presidents shouldn't be able to set things in stone, but it shouldn't be so easy for a petty president to just undo the all last ones things just cause they're a thin skinned bitch
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This is a Cuban vs Cuban issue. The rest of the US doesn’t give a shit.
Blame Cubans in south Florida. South Florida used to counter balance the Northern Red parts of Florida. After Obama loosened restrictions on Cuba they overwhelmingly voted Republican which caused Florida to move from purple to consistently Red in subsequent elections.
Cuban expats in SF hate Communism, Castro and any government descended from either of them. As long as they vote against any candidate or party that will loosen restrictions no politician will touch Cuba.
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Soooo wtf are these Cubans thinking? These embargoes hurt the people in Cuba. So Cubans in Florida are basically Republican women? As in, they'd gladly hurt those like them as long as they can feel superior?
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Absolutely. See also: increasingly conservative Mexicans in US border states who support building a wall.
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Its the "pull up the ladder" phenomenon. You even see it in places you wouldn't expect, like US workers opposing student loan forgiveness proposals because they had to pay, and want to make damn sure everyone else has to go through the pain that they did.
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It's* the
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I watched an immigrant buy the house across the street and turn it into a compound, build a business with undocumented folk he kept in campers outside his house, and now that its established he ditched the campers, flys Trump flags, and advocates for mass deportation.
The "I got mine" mentality is strong.
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- now that it's* established
- flies* Trump flags
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KHHAAANNNNNNNNNNNN
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The Cuban refugees were mostly supporters of the Batista regime, owners of sugar plantations, etc.
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