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Reactionary says that there is no embargo on Cuba and that no socialist country has sanctions (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by VictimOfAmerikkka@lemmygrad.ml to c/the_dunk_tank@hexbear.net

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[–] Rom@hexbear.net 49 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The best part is you can just use the US's own words to disprove him.

The United States maintains a comprehensive economic embargo on the Republic of Cuba. In February 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed an embargo on trade between the United States and Cuba, in response to certain actions taken by the Cuban Government, and directed the Departments of Commerce and the Treasury to implement the embargo, which remains in place today.

https://www.state.gov/cuba-sanctions/

The 180-day rule is a statutory restriction prohibiting any vessel that enters a port or place in Cuba to engage in the trade of goods or the purchase or provision of services there from entering any U.S. port for the purpose of loading or unloading freight for 180 days after leaving Cuba, unless authorized by OFAC. This restriction is applied even if a vessel has stopped in Cuba solely to purchase services unrelated to the trade of goods, such as planned ship maintenance.

https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1541

This isn't a conspiracy, the US is literally doing this thing and telling everyone about it.

[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 years ago

It really is an uphill battle to educate people. So many people in the west operate under the assumption of "I didn't know about this, therefore NO ONE does."

There's a mental development test done on young children where they'll be shown a small container that normally contains smarties (or m&ms or whatever) and asked what is in the container, they'll respond with "smarties." but the jar is then opened to reveal a tiny pencil. The child is then asked "If your mum came in here and we asked her what was in the jar, what would she say?" and kids before certain developmental milestones will answer with "a pencil" because they don't understand theory of mind yet, that others can know things they don't and vice versa.

What I'm saying is, an awful, awful lot of adults in the west would probably fail this very basic test that most children can pass by primary school year 2 or 3.