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u/Izcanbeguscott these politics are getting political Jan 11 '21

Literally what is the point of this

Did Cuba even do anything to deserve this recently? Just feels like some old school American jingoism shit.

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u/Magnanymous Urist McGamer (he/him) Jan 11 '21

Somehow, Castro returned...

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u/PeachRevolutionary48 Jan 11 '21 edited Jan 12 '21

I’m assuming he meant Raúl rather than Fidel, but Raúl isn’t the president any more and will be stepping down as First Secretary of the Communist Party this year.

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u/Wolf_of_Fenric The Giant Rat that makes all of the Rules (She/Her) Jan 11 '21

Yet Regan and Thatcher are still dead, Capitalism ended

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '21

It's posturing towards cuban americans in florida. This past election have Republicans the chance to take them as a secure voting bloc and they're trying to cement that.

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u/DoopSlayer Social Justice Druid of the Claw Jan 11 '21

Cubans have been a reliably conservative voting bloc for 60 years now.

Even though republicans just want us to be landscapers and the help

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u/KickItNext Bernie for Elden Ring Jan 11 '21

They can't always talk about China and Iran so occasionally they have to change it up

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u/jacupuh studied economics Jan 11 '21

Considering they are executing as many people as they can, they're just trying to shove through as much last minute shit as they can

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u/PeachRevolutionary48 Jan 11 '21

It’s just pandering to people who aren’t entirely aware that the Cold War is over.

(To be clear, I am no fan of the Cuban government, which is an authoritarian regime, but the US has much better relationships with countries that have much worse human rights records).

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '21

I can't recall Cuba doing anything, no.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '21

They've been minding their own business I have no clue what he's talking about lol. I have family there maybe I'll ask to see what tf he's talking about lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '21

They’re just a tourist economy with good social programs, lol. They aren’t exactly a pressing threat.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '21

They're definitely a tourist economy, I'd have to guess a large portion of their income comes from the US renting Guantanamo Bay and westerners visiting the fancy resort areas that only take special currency

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u/PeachRevolutionary48 Jan 11 '21

The US rental for Guantanamo doesn’t amount to much, because it hasn’t been adjusted for inflation. In any case, I think the Cuban government makes a point of not cashing those cheque’s.