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U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose (www.reuters.com)

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[-] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

What I’m implying is if Cuba wants normalization it knows how to get it.

Please spell it out for us, what does Cuba need to do to get America to act like a normal country? We know it has nothing to do with “free and fair elections,” because there are plenty of countries the US isn’t embargoing that don’t have that. The US Has No Business Lecturing Cuba About “Free and Fair” Elections

[-] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com -5 points 2 years ago

I'm not the Secretary of State. But I suppose it has something to do with improved human rights conditions and democratic reforms. The promotion of universal human rights and a person’s right to speak freely, peacefully assemble, and associate, and by supporting the ability of people to freely determine their future. The common stuff. The stuff Russia, Iran and North Korea don't do. The stuff Cuba is pretty terrible at.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Do you think the Secretary of State—who is facilitating genocide in Gaza as we speak—should be the world’s arbiter of universal human rights? If you look at the UN General Assembly vote on the matter, every year for the last 31 years, you will find that the world almost unanimously disagrees.