Scratchin Mamba

5y

Don't have the time to dig that up right now I got a psychometrics exam tomorrow but pretty much the whole Cold War boiled down to economic interests, in the long term not short term

TragedyBerlusconi

5y

This becomes even spicier when the NATO nations had higher standards of living

Their economic interests clearly aligned with higher quality of life

spongebob

5y

i was gonna call u out for name calling but i just called op a clown a few minutes ago so

Buchan

5y

I found that to be very rude by the way

Scratchin Mamba

5y

If you're arguing that they didn't want the communist politcal system to spread because it's supposedly inherently undemocratic then you're wrong, because they also opposed socialist governments that played by all the rules of liberal democracy.

It was all about economic interests, it was just always presented as a fight for "freedom", but that's just propaganda.

STILLSUNNY

5y

ok your saying the same thing as me bro, your just phrasing the end means as capital gain (which it is)

but its capital gain as a result of the political system chosen (capitalism) therefore its a political decision

an economic decision would be an embargo because cuba is better at producing certain goods

like you have the right concept but you're dying on a hill because of semantics

Scratchin Mamba

5y

I could repeat that last sentence to you also lol

But sure our disagreement is semantic, I actually disagreed with that other poster on the substance tho

STILLSUNNY

5y

yeah whatever small disagreement free cuba

Scratchin Mamba

5y

Of the embargo that is

STILLSUNNY

5y

yeah whatever small disagreement free cuba

kusa

5y

OH and the fact that cuba doesn't really provide anything to america is also a reason why america put embargos

kusa

5y

OH and the fact that cuba doesn't really provide anything to america is also a reason why america put embargos

kusa

5y

OH and the fact that cuba doesn't really provide anything to america is also a reason why america put embargos

kusa

5y

OH and the fact that cuba doesn't really provide anything to america is also a reason why america put embargos

RASIE

5y

The embargoes on Cuba were literally put in place to restrict their access to capitalist markets after the revolution created social ownership of land which greatly affected Cuba's prior trade relationships with the U.S. (largely concerning the island's sugar market and exports).

The U.S. put embargoes on Cuba, outlawed all banks headquartered or parented in America from interacting with Cuba's economy, manipulated international commerce by rejecting trade contracts with any foreign merchants who engaged with Cuban trade, and persuaded other European countries to stop investing in Cuba's economy — all after the revolution decreased America's sizeable control over Cuban capital.

Buchan

5y

That doesn't make a lot of sense my bro.

kusa

5y

yes it literally does, its a pretty big reason america still has the embargos active.

america gains nothing, but theres big drawbacks. cuban-americans right now in america protest anything that is in support of cuba. as more generations of cuban-americans are born in america, i think it it will be lifted. but this should make sense

Buchan

5y

Maybe I misunderstand, but if the USA imposes an embargo on Cuba for not providing anything to the USA, why doesn't it impose an embargo on for example Iceland? Or Thailand?

kusa

5y

i misspoke when i posted that comment, i meant to say it’s the reason why america doesn’t lift the embargo’s.

i even said what i meant after

Buchan

5y

Oh I apologize in all honesty I usually just read the posts responding to me or some posts when I have some time on my hands.

I have to say I kind of disagree with that statement still. I'm pretty sure the reason why the US has an embargo on Cuba is to ends it's one party state and dictatorship, similar to North Korea. (correct me if I'm wrong.)