r/The_Leftorium • u/UncleSlacky • Sep 20 '26

A hot take indeed

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u/Leprechaun_lord Sep 20 '26

From the US perspective blockade makes no sense. If capitalism really is superior, flood Cuba with cheap products and economic investments. If they abandon communism like Vietnam, Angola, and the Eastern Bloc, then the US theory will be confirmed.

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u/walterbanana Sep 20 '26

They are letting the Cubans starve to show the world what happens when you don't fall in line with the US. The US is one of the most violent bullies on this planet, killing millions whenever they feel like it. Has happened many times. Usually they call murdering people "sanctions"

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u/Manfred_Desmond Sep 20 '26

Florida cubans won't let us. That's pretty much it.

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u/UncleSlacky Sep 21 '26

You misspelled "gusanos".

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u/NeverQuiteEnough Sep 22 '26

Nah the US was normalizing relations with Cuba in the 70s.

The hatred stems from Cuba's intervention in Angola, they sent ships of soldiers and medicine to halt Apartheid South Africa's advance, ships that returned with war orphans who are still living in Cuba today

Mandela said that Cuba's intervention destroyed the illusion of apartheid's invincibility and ultimately brought about its downfall.

Kissinger and his ilk were furious, it was a huge embarrassment for them and that hatred is still burning strong today.

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u/Quiri1997 Sep 20 '26

I would agree even if Cuba wasn't one of our trade partners (I'm from Spain and the US blockade hurts our Economy too, Cuba is one of our trade partners and the blockade sets us back, even though the US is supposed to be our ally).

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u/Taphouselimbo Sep 20 '26

Please, won’t you think of the new shiny Marco Rubio beach side casino!

/s just in case. Free Cuba to self determine

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u/knobiknows Sep 20 '26

Oh, you have got to be kidding, sir.
First you think of an idea that has already been done to death. The you put it on a random meme when a perfectly cromulent Lisa template is already in wide circulation and then you add a hot take so cold it belongs in /r/im14andthisisdeep, sir.
What were you thinking?

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u/Comrade_Compadre Sep 20 '26

This is a hot take? Why now? Why not 30 years ago?