The world prepares to vote against the US blockade on Cuba : Peoples Dispatch
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The US blockade on Cuba has been widely condemned by the majority of the world, yet in recent years, instead of lifting it, successive US administrations have made it worse.

On more than 30 occasions, the United Nations Assembly has discussed the blockade against Cuba, which costs the island 5 billion dollars annually, according to some estimates. Every year the resolution is proposed and the whole world, through the vote of the absolute majority of the member countries of the United Nations General Assembly, has condemned the imperialist attitude of the United States towards Cuba.

edit: result of the vote: https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/system/cache/media_attachments/files/113/398/372/180/881/996/original/82c4d1f509e933fa.jpg

  • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    50·
    22 days ago

    Noted socialist (/s) Hillary Clinton advocated for that very thing.

    The real reason behind the embargo at this point is that it makes a small but important voting bloc of Cuban expats in Florida happy.

    • frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
      28·
      22 days ago

      That’s really it. The start and end of why the embargo is even still there. It hurts both Cuba and (to a lesser extent) the United States. It benefits nobody, but there’s some loudmouth Cuban expats who want you to believe Batista didn’t have it coming.