Pensive_Jabberwocky
Pensive_Jabberwocky t1_jdgr1je wrote
Reply to comment by professordantae in As Cuba election day nears, some voters ask, 'why bother?' by Newgripper1221
This is bullshit, if that was the case, the US would have embargoed half the world today.
Pensive_Jabberwocky t1_jdbyc10 wrote
Reply to comment by iGriffinTheAwsm1 in As Cuba election day nears, some voters ask, 'why bother?' by Newgripper1221
Yeah, they have been under embargo for 50+ years, but the experts on Reddit go "if they just pulled themselves by their bootstraps".
Pensive_Jabberwocky t1_jdgtuqw wrote
Reply to comment by professordantae in As Cuba election day nears, some voters ask, 'why bother?' by Newgripper1221
We'll, let's begin with Saudi Arabia, and then we can continue down the list.
But the point here is that Cuba is under embargo, not just some economic sanctions, which means that their economy is severely isolated from the rest of the world. Their government may be garbage, but no government anywhere could have made a significant difference in a situation like this.