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WirelessBCupSupport t1_j2x2cd1 wrote
Hey, Cuba has some great exports like food, music, culture, cigars and talent.
canuckcowgirl t1_j2x2pqu wrote
And they have incredible beaches and Havana is awesome.
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slippery_eagle t1_j2x3mjj wrote
My daughter went there on a school trip. The people were awesome.
canuckcowgirl t1_j2x3qcf wrote
Yes they are.
BlkSunshineRdriguez t1_j2x5t1z wrote
From your lips to Biden's ears.
McCree114 t1_j2x76r5 wrote
I've always thought this. If it wasn't for having to placate racist psychotic Miami Cubans, who just want Cuba to suffer because their grandparents pushed the poor and minorities of Batista's Cuba to revolution making them have to flee, Cuba would have gradually absorbed American culture and economics decades ago. They don't want Cuba to change via economic/cultural soft power. They want Cuba back via the sword and to get their family plantations back and to put the filthy poors/minorities back in their place. This pointless embargo, counterproductively, seems to have only cemented communism on the island. Stop giving a shit about Miami Cuban votes and end the embargo.
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dblan9 t1_j2xh0xg wrote
> McFlurrys and Selena Gomez concerts.
Mmmmmm McFlurrys and Only Murders in the Building marathon binge mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
bp92009 t1_j2xit15 wrote
Until we ditch the Electoral College, and certain States no longer have massively more political influence than others, disproportionate to their population, it won't happen.
That, or Florida no longer becomes a swing state.
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WonderWall_E t1_j2xn45u wrote
With the way Florida has been trending further and further right, the latter is much more likely these days.
sgthombre t1_j2xwt5g wrote
> That, or Florida no longer becomes a swing state.
Florida appearing to become dark red in recent cycles would also mean we can detach Cuba policy from trying to appeal to these voters.
sgthombre t1_j2xwxfk wrote
> They want Cuba back via the sword and to get their family plantations back
How delusional does someone have to be to keep this dream alive?
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Devayurtz t1_j2yce13 wrote
Here we go again. Give em rock n roll and rap - change will come faster than you know.
LuangPrabangisinLaos t1_j2yjy29 wrote
Cuba is 70 miles from Florida. Castro permitting nukes on his island, the fact the cia lost to Castro during the revolution, fhe Bay of pigs fiasco...there really wasn't any way to affect that soft power in way that did risk American interests at home.
And I'm not evening going to mention Cuban lobbies in the states.
CanadianDiver t1_j2ysgtt wrote
>One of Canada's favorite vacation spots.
That could change if open relations with the US begins.
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colefly t1_j30goe2 wrote
A deep right Florida will suddenly be disgusted at the Hispanics among them
coupbrick t1_j30wmif wrote
what's McDonald's have to do with the government?>
There was a McD's in USSR isn't the same as there being nukes pointing at Florida.
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BrianThatDude t1_j3bqxsz wrote
Cuban citizens already love the US. I don't think it'd change much Tbf
AudibleNod t1_j2wwyl4 wrote
If the US wanted to end Castro's regime it should have maintained diplomatic relations after a much shorter embargo. This decades long embargo is dumb and benefits no one. The US's greatest power is its soft power of economic and cultural influence. There was a McDonalds in Soviet Moscow for crying out loud. Sure, take a hard line on totalitarian regimes. But you can break down barriers by winning the hearts and minds of the people with McFlurrys and Selena Gomez concerts.