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US & Israel oppose entire world in UN vote to end Cuba blockade (geopoliticaleconomy.com)

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[-] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 62 points 4 days ago

Well, the world certainly understands that the US holds a grudge. But Castro is dead. Feels a bit silly at this point

[-] ms_lane@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago

From everything I've read over time - it's not even the US that holds a grudge, it's been popular on both sides of politics to end the embargo.

But neither will since it means losing the massive voting bloc of Cuban-Americans in Florida, Florida itself often being a decider of US elections. They don't want the embargo to end and anyone who supports ending it losses their vote.

Their reasons seem to vary, from the worst being wealthy land owners who had their lands taken by Castro only wanting relations normalised if they get their land back to the more common escapees who don't want to normalise relations with the 'Castro government' ever, that Cuba needs to ditch the regime first.

[-] jonne@infosec.pub 34 points 4 days ago

Florida hasn't been a swing state in years, and it's not like Cuban Americans are ever going to vote Democrat regardless.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

If they're never going to vote Democrat then you want to eliminate reasons for them to go vote for Republicans. A Democrat running on eliminating the embargo would energize more of them to vote Republican rather than sit it out.

[-] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

There is no reason to further antagonize Cuban expats for zero political gain elsewhere in the US. No other major voting block in the US gives a shit about Cuba.