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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by FuckyWucky@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

Fun fact: USSR provided Cuba provided with discounted oil in exchange for Cuban sugar at above market prices.

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[-] Des@hexbear.net 43 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

come on Russia. im sure you need some tasty sugar, rum, cigars, etc. and you got all this oil that's complicated to sell on the U.S. dominated market

(but honestly wish China would just donate a bunch of solar panels or do a Belt & Road and build them some power plants in exchange for some port access or something)

[-] Speaker@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago

I'm sure the Hitlerian state of Amerikkka would be extremely chill about China having access to ports visible from Key West.

[-] HelltakerHomosexual@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

the american state is a rabid animal with nothing in its mind but genocidal intent

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 34 points 1 year ago

part of me wants to call this the american gaza; but i think that's an injustice to the actual gaza considering what's been happening in the last year.

[-] Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml 37 points 1 year ago

It is a pretty hypocritcal thing tho how they are trying to act like they care about keeping innocent people fed while starving Cuba and allowing Israel to not just starve but slaughter Gazans.

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 year ago

it only matters that they publicly appear to care; see kamala's reaction to the genocide and her continued popular support despite it for more details.

[-] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago

Democrats were all in a huff when Trump rolled back some of the pro-Cuban stuff that happened under Obama (despite those not being much help, if any), only to have Biden get elected and continue Trump's policies.

[-] ChestRockwell@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

Dems are still trying to win Florida even tho the gusanos in Miami will never be happy.

[-] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Ridiculous really, Florida is lost for good

[-] SevenSkalls@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

The world will improve a little when that state is underwater.

[-] FortifiedAttack@hexbear.net 31 points 1 year ago

The actual Gaza is already the American Gaza given how much they support Israel

[-] Zvyozdochka@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago

BRICS please come in clutch at the summit in a few days timmy-pray

[-] GoodGuyWithACat@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago

Take Cuba off the state sponsors of terror list, Biden. We're not asking you to nationalize industries or end all wars. Just write a little note that costs you or your country nothing and will save thousands of lives. There was literally no factual basis for putting them on the list, it was Trump on his way out. You can even score political points by saying "look how terrible Trump was, it's over now."

[-] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago

It should be noted that Cuba is going through a lot but it’s still in better shape than Capitalist Haiti.

[-] Beaver@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

A better comparison might be to the capitalist Dominican Republic, which is a very similar country both in culture and history. Cuba's nominal and PPP per capita GDP are very similar, and they have similar HDI.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_the_Dominican_Republic

Yeah, it's not a Cuba thing but a general underdevelopment thing...

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