How is it any different from saying "Americans" do such and such when their representatives say awful things? We know that there are American comrades, and we know that there are likely a great number more comrades in Ukraine. I really don't think the post was meant to disparage all Ukrainians. Just the ones that support what their representatives are saying.

Oh, yes, then I would be very angry.

I'm not sure about the angry part (I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be angry about in this context), but I'm a lifelong gamer, and I'm here. The circles I inhabit tend to be fairly progressive, usually pretty liberal, but occasionally actually leftist. I don't usually feel unsafe hoisting the red flag in my groups, so perhaps I am part of a pipeline to the left.

I don't do twitch or youtubers, so I haven't really noticed much of a pipeline to the right. But I do occasionally see nonsense about random games being "woke" for insane reasons, so I am vaguely aware of their existence. It's just not a crowd I associate with.

Showmanship.

That was indeed the whole point. He wanted to relocate all of us savages to someplace out of the way so that he wouldn't be forced to exterminate us. If we refused, extermination was very much back on the table, as it was the moral thing to do.

The white house statement just reminded me greatly of this speech.

That's what they eventually did. They do that with other countries as well.

Yeah, you should only get your news from right wing media owned by oligarchs. That's how you know it's true.

First of all, that's not at all a reasonable reply to my comment. Second, how the hell do you have the gall to openly post this fascist garbage for all the world to see?

Having grown up native in Canada, I assure you that this is the view held by the majority.

Listing data for 2023 as proof of me lying. Cute. How about going back a couple of years? But no, I'm lying about everything, and Cuba not being able to buy parts they needed is totally their fault. I'm done with this. You can continue defending your murderous country in peace.

Not being able to trade in USD is a huge issue, as it means you are blocked from SWIFT. When it's stated that you have to use a different currency, it means a whole different trading mechanism. Which may or may not exist/work for your business. And if the US decides to cut your access to SWIFT completely, then you're effectively out of business.

You could argue that the US should not have this much power over world trade, and I would agree with you. But you're not. You're blaming the Cubans for not being able to buy the replacement parts they needed, because the US totally isn't interfering with their trade. Not to mention the absolute inhumanity of this position. When the US suffered from hurrican Katrina, Cuba didn't hesitate to offer aid. When Cuba's main oxygen plant breaks during a pandemic? Apparently the American people show their humanity by cheering. And you feel this is just. I feel like you're just being willfully obtuse at this point.

Here's what the UK government says about it:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-business-risk-cuba/overseas-business-risk-cuba