You think tariffs are bad, imagine imposing a full-on embargo on all imports & exports, for half a century, on a small island nation, & bullying other countries into doing likewise, to varying degrees, simply because u dislike the political ideology of that country & want to make an example of them - ThreadSky

chrismj199.bsky.social • 24 days ago

You think tariffs are bad, imagine imposing a full-on embargo on all imports & exports, for half a century, on a small island nation, & bullying other countries into doing likewise, to varying degrees, simply because u dislike the political ideology of that country & want to make an example of them

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wineoutofwater.bsky.social•24 days ago

Here's hoping the rest of the world gives us a taste of our own medicine. We deserve it and it's far overdue.

chrismj199.bsky.social•24 days ago

Absolutely. The U.S. empire can, must, and will fall. It’s already beginning to happen, but it will be slow, & like a wounded animal, it will be at its most dangerous at this time. I only hope it does not hurt the masses of the US too badly, despite many of their complicity. Regardless, it must fall

gray-ranger.bsky.social•24 days ago

That Cuba has survived such criminal economic warfare for decades is a testament that socialism does indeed work.

chrismj199.bsky.social•24 days ago

Survived and thrived, outstripping all of their neighbours in the Human Development Index. Who knows how much more could have been achieved by now without them being squeezed and suffocated for more than 60 years by the richest and most powerful country on the planet

gray-ranger.bsky.social•24 days ago

At the empire's doorsteps, too. May the US fall quickly so Cuba can fulfill its potential.

chrismj199.bsky.social•24 days ago

Amen to that, comrade

brickmaker.bsky.social•24 days ago

Word. End the blockade on Cuba. ✊🏼

chrismj199.bsky.social•24 days ago

Absolutely 💯✊

chrismj199.bsky.social•24 days ago

The U.S. is a fucking gangster state

chrismj199.bsky.social•24 days ago

This is only considered such an unnatural and shocking thing to do when it’s happening to Canada, and when it’s Trump. But consider that literally every President since the 1960s has done far worse to Cuba and it’s treated as perfectly normal and correct by the U.S. media

grinch67.bsky.social•24 days ago

Don’t overlook Venezuela as well

chrismj199.bsky.social•23 days ago

For sure, the U.S. controls the world with its sanctions, since it has long had hegemonic control of the global economy (though that is waning). Playing God, plunging entire populations into poverty & starvation. You’re right, the Venezuelan people have sure been made to suffer greatly

jessewestbennett.com•24 days ago

reminds me of this french reddit post I saw

chrismj199.bsky.social•24 days ago

That’s perfect. There can be no better illustration of how much better for the people socialism is than unfettered capitalism, even when the capitalist country is the richest country on earth, and the socialist one is suffocated by the cruelty of the former

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