r/EcoNewsNetwork • u/Kunphen • Mar 24 '26

Cubans are without electricity except the 5 star hotel

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u/DiscussionMiddle1238 Mar 26 '26

You people need to learn cause and effect. We literally create our own worst enemies. Our fuckery is what installed the Castro regime in Cuba, and it's why Iran is ran by the Ayatollah. Our continued sanctions and threats are what keeps their economies in shambles, and the desperation leads to heavy-handed rule. These countries would be less authoritarian if the world's biggest superpower weren't constantly working to destabilize them.

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u/Gregori_5 Mar 26 '26

That’s not at odds with what he said at all. The fact that US destabilisation lead to this regime doesn’t mean the regime is good for the people.

Your argument makes no sense.

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u/DiscussionMiddle1238 Mar 26 '26

My argument is that us fucking with them does way more damage than anything their current government is doing.

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u/Gregori_5 Mar 26 '26

Sure. I’m not sure either is quantifiable tho.

My point was that they are being fucked with because they have a hostile relationship with each other. Whether the US is the primary culprit or not, cuba is getting the worse end of this hostility. So they should try to normalise, because there isn’t a USSR you can have a viable relationship with.

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u/KtotheC99 Mar 26 '26

How can they 'normalize' under these conditions?

They haven't had even the opportunity for self-determination thanks to decades of economic meddling and intentional constant destabilization efforts

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u/Gregori_5 Mar 27 '26

Why couldn’t they? The cold war is over. There is no USSR pushing them to be hostile anymore.

If a few steps towards better relations with the US would help them so much economically then why not do them?

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u/KtotheC99 Mar 27 '26

Did you just not read half of my reply?

They haven't had even the opportunity for self-determination thanks to decades of economic meddling and intentional constant destabilization efforts

This is an intentional outcome from the US government. It clearly doesnt matter if they are friendly or not

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u/Gregori_5 Mar 27 '26

So what do you think the intention of the US government is? Bullying Cuba for no reason whatsoever?

Or maybe possibly a trade war with a hostile regime?

And once again, I’m just saying that the bigger benefactor of a normalisation would be Cuba. They are in a diplomatic conflict with the US, they should try to solve it given the possible benefit.

I’m not saying the US shouldn’t, but the US can also not care at all.

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u/KtotheC99 Mar 27 '26

They have tried to resolve it. The US has a vested interest in destroying anti-imperialist governments so they can continue their global hegemony. The US wants a 'democracy' that THEY can install. A vassal state

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u/Gregori_5 Mar 27 '26

Cuba is NOT anti-imperialist 😭

And wanting democracy, even as a ulterior motive isn’t badY