General Assembly votes overwhelmingly against US Cuba embargo
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The UN General Assembly on Thursday voted by a large margin against the United States’ economic and trade embargo against Cuba, first imposed in 1960. A total of 187 States voted for the resolution put forward each year against the embargo with only the US and Israel voting against and Ukraine abstaining.

  • PugJesus
    16•2 years ago

    Swear to God, it’s just sheer fucking stubbornness that’s keeping the embargo up at this point. It failed, we need to get over it, there’s no sense in reducing both countries’ prosperity for a matter of pride.

    • WagesOf
      9•2 years ago

      The Cuban oligarchy that ran the whole island on slave labor hasn’t gotten their land back yet. Their children have a birthright to recover and their control over Florida still drives the USA’s relationship with Cuba.