Cuba embargo: Why does the US continue to reject UN moves to end it? • FRANCE 24 English
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- Опубліковано 1 лис 2022
- Now 60 years old, the trade embargo on Cuba has been perpetuated primarily at the behest of Washington. When it was imposed in 1962, John F. Kennedy was US president and Fidel Castro was the revolutionary leader of Cuba: a Communist too close for comfort for Washington at the height of the Cold War. Arms sales to Havana had been banned four years earlier and Cuba leant on its major ally, the Soviet Union, to fill the gap. Our panel discusses why the embargo remains in place today and if there is any hope of lifting it.
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I’ll give it to the Cubans, they are resilient and won’t give in bravo
while you sit on the sideline
Someone stole Erics lunch when he was primary school - two generations later, his grandchildren still egging their house. problem is though, other tenants have long since moved in - and they remain confused about the motivations of Erics grandkids. Yikes.
Eric's lunch wasn't stolen, Eric had 80% of the lunches in the classroom and someone came and took most of the lunches away to give back to the kids.
The reason for maintaining the embargo is personal. The United States considers Cuba to be within its sphere of influence, and Cuba dared to defy the wishes of the American government and align itself with the Soviet Union, and has continued to defy it for decades. Not that different from the Russian government's attitude toward Ukraine.
Maybe that illegitimate despotic government has something to do with it?
Maybe?🤔
US is not trying to invade Cuba
Don't forget the pretend Cubans living in the American state of Florida.
The reason for maintaining the embargo is that Cuba is a dictatorship, when was the last time they had fair elections? Same goes for the dictators in Venezuela and Nicaragua, some comments are just clueless or from paid trolls.
@@bretedwards2899 Is Saudi Arabia a democrecy
As an American, I feel it is high time to end the embargo altogether. A lot of the cause of the embargo is that American companies lost their holdings in Cuba with nationalization by the Castro regime. However, many of those companies were abusive of Cubans and bled Cuban resources. Finally, it is time to let this be and move ahead into an era of better relations.
Americans have a right to travel freely. It is high time to end restrictions on American travel to Cuba or Americans should simply ignore such restrictions.
No its not you will give the dictador regime money and support them not the cuban people.
@scothf1273 yep, Reagan thought the Free Market would change the PRC. Instead, it made them into economic powerhouse.
@@scothf1273who disides what a dictatorship is I don’t think a random UA-cam commenter like you or me can decide what a dictatorship is
"A lot of the cause of the embargo is that American companies lost their holdings in Cuba with nationalization by the Castro regime" You really believe it was only American companies that lost? ALL and I do MEAN ALL companies, Foreign and even Cuban owned businesses and properties were seized "STOLEN"..! As an American... How would you feel if the government seized your Grandfathers farm? Your Mom's Hair Salon? Your own House? Took away your right to Free Speech? Please stop being so naive in thinking that the Embargo is the root of all evil. Cuba imports about 90% of all its chicken from the U.S. It's the Cuban government which stifles the Cuban people. American companies were abusive and bled Cuban resources..? What about Spain or the USSR? You think they "Helped" Cuba out of the goodness of their hearts? BTW, if you're truly American... you will not like traveling to Cuba. Their 5 Star resorts are more like 2 Stars. They people are nice and welcoming, but I'm sure you're not accustomed to regular blackouts or food shortages or sketchy transportation... I went into a Hotel in Havana (The Capital) while sightseeing with my sister, she needed to use the restroom... She shouted "Hey there's no toilet paper", I replied "Well there's no toilet in here..!" Yeah, I'm sure you will never forget your trip to Cuba..!
No, do not rescue that filthy communist government. They are free to trade with any other country. Venezuela , mexico, Canada, Brazil, ect. The reason for their collapse is the filthy communist system. North Korea is no better. You would only be prolonging the inevitable.
My heart felt heavy for the children who needed health care.. And the response from Eric that such story are small, was beyond belief. This situation is cruel and inhumane. The imbargo has no right to be present in today's society time to take the knee off Cubas kneck and let them breath.
The embargo ain't the issue tho, Cuba ain't trading with anyone because of a mismanaged economy.
@@wevon8233 fake
Cuba has very limited trade.
They can buy products but the catch is up to shipping companies who have to weigh the economic benefit of trading with Cuba when the US punishes shippers by banning the shipping company and all its affiliates and parent companies by banning their ships and products from docking in US ports for 80 days and guess what, the major trade partner of every shipping company is the US and companies stand to lose billions of dollars which is why trade is so limited.
@@ernestkhalimov1007 tell them to remove communism
@@BanCommies_Fascists you mean like we told China to stop being communist? Oh wait that’s right we trade with trade with them and they are communist.
@@BanCommies_Fascists doente
The sad thing is, even if restrictions are lifted, going by the history of other Caribbean islands, it will take 50+ years for the country to heal. The place is falling apart.
The reasons? Bullying and impunity.
Communism
@@BanCommies_Fascists is China communist?
@@BanCommies_Fascistsso why do we do business with China then? Or Vietnam? They’re communist too and very cruel yet they don’t have an embargo on them
@Ronaldo No.9 who cares about that? There's no reason to punish the Cuban people because of the actions of thr Cuban government.
@Ronaldo No.9 who cares about that? There's no reason to punish the Cuban people because of the actions of thr Cuban government.
Eric is in the panel only for comedic effect lol
Well done French24! This was a very good and fairly moderate discussion about a topic full of myths. Found it purely by chance 👍
There can be no uprising if the people HAVE to spend most of their time for just surviving! LIFT the embargo so they can strengthen their society and THEN they will have the will, time and power to change their situation. The embargo is a gross violation of Cuban human rights by the US. All it does it help the regime keep the population under their oppressive control.
that's one way of looking at it.
Why would they want to stage an uprising? The whole point of the embargo is that they don’t.
In American view , china and cuba are the same yet they deal with china not with cuba.
Yeah it's pretty hypocritical.. but unfortunately in international relations a lot of countries behave in this manner. The United States knows that China is an economic powerhouse and simply must interact with it in the economic and political realm if it wants to maintain its own international prowess. However, Cuba has a tiny influence on the world relative to China (not saying this to disparage Cuba; it's regionally an important country) and domestic political concerns take precedence over the benefits that could come to Cubans of the embargo was lifted. It is an incredibly silly policy, but unfortunately it seems that it's deeply entrenched in the bureaucracy of American foreign policy.
That’s what bullies do, pick on the small and defenseless to show how bid and powerful you are.
@@jascam1 what does US benefit from trading with Cuba?
The first income of cuba, counted in billions come from the united state, specifically MIAMI.
USA stole money from all over Latin America up to 60s or 70s so the situation we see today is unfortunately a result of that . In example in Venezuela USA took 95% of oil income . I think this must be remembered .
Proof?
How much or little USA took of oil income in Venezuela has nothing to do with stealing at all.
You really need to read up on what stealing means.
Oil companies, no matter what country they come from, make deals with the countries they are going to start searching and drilling for oil in.
That doesn't matter if the company is from Britain, Norway, USA or another country.
This "stealing as you call it, have been done by companies and not by the country USA.
And that is a huge difference from what the Cuba regime did to their citizens.
If a country are not tough enough when it comes to making those deals with the oil companies, they can very well get a small share of the oil profit.
This has happened all over the world.
It is totally natural that the oil companies take a large share of the oil profit as they are the ones taking the huge risks of searching for oil and they are the ones investing all the money in the oil drilling and transportation infrastructure as well.
The countries having the oil, are taking no risks at all.
I am guessing from your name that you are Norwegian and if I am correct about that, I suggest you read up on the start of the oil adventure in your own country.
And Norway was by far one of, if not the toughest countries in negotiations with oil companies from Britain and USA.
Evidence? Source?
how did they do that?
The reason for maintaining the embargo is that Cuba is a dictatorship, when was the last time they had fair elections? Same goes for the dictators in Venezuela and Nicaragua, some comments are just clueless or from paid trolls.
How people have short memories.
The revolution happened because Cuba was a in-effect a US colony.
It was in a nutshell a huge offshore brothel for them.
What people can tolerate that happening to their country?
Listening to Eric made me feel ashamed as an American. It's guys like that who give us a bad name, but fortunately they're also why the Republicans are losing so much now. New generations care more about people than economic philosophy.
What about the humanitarian suffering of the people of Cuba. Mankind needs to look into their hearts and let a good and kind conscience guide us all. Invest in modern technology of peace and for the good of mankind not all the weapons of destruction to our beautiful planet.
The reason for maintaining the embargo is that Cuba is a dictatorship, when was the last time they had fair elections? Same goes for the dictators in Venezuela and Nicaragua, some comments are just clueless or from paid trolls.
@@bretedwards2899 how can u prove that Venezuela and Nicaragua wasn’t elected, as far as they know people went to vote and we’re voted by their people,what the rest feel or believe has no business, same this guy happens in many other countries, we may think people stole elections but the president that came has to be respected even tho it may be easier to prove in USA that the election was dodgy but we have to deal with whatever specimen is supposed to be elected. I’m sorry since I live in America because of this I feel I cannot judge other governments when my current one and previous are and have been so shitty.
@@bretedwards2899 Many dictators around the world were supported by the establishment that place the embargo on Cuba. When you want to point your fingers point with impartiality.
@@bretedwards2899 a bot like you calling people troll?
Look at their government before you blame others.
Good job France 24 for conducting an unbiased discussion
Thanks for making this discussion to bring truth to the world.
I can assure you this documentary doesn't have a clue
@@LuvThatDirtyWater Yo mama got a clue of this dick
@@LuvThatDirtyWaterwhy
Cuban citizens have higher life expectancy than Americans 😂😂😂
Cuba's healthcare system is thriving and very sufficient which is and still mind you the envy of the global south. >90% of Cubans have their own homes while Americans spend half of their income on housing and 37 million of them are uninsured for healthcare and 60,000 US citizens die each year due to lack the health coverage.
why not remove further dependency on Russia from another Country, remove the embargo and allow Cuba to import from USA and not Russia/China. Seems like a smart economical decision.
I believe that the embargo will remain in place UNTIL either:
- America falls as a superpower
- Cubas communist system collapses
Most likely the former, as the Republican Party will never allow the embargo to end. Relocating people, companies, and brands from the States to other countries (up to and including changing nationalities) should free them up to do business in the countries that the States has embargoed (including Cuba) and weaken the States economically.
@@andrewbloom7637 True, however the Republican Party is going to lift the embargo, if the communist system collapses and Cuba restores broken ties with the USA.
Hopefully the American empire falls soon
Very insightful and informative conversation.
So America 🇺🇸 want to lecture 🙄 others about human rights like serious..
The reason for maintaining the embargo is that Cuba is a dictatorship, when was the last time they had fair elections? Same goes for the dictators in Venezuela and Nicaragua, some comments are just clueless or from paid trolls.
@@bretedwards2899 when was the last Saudi Arabia Qatar 🇶🇦 UAE 🇦🇪 and other American allied has elections , urs statement is baseless..
Yes it does! Your point is ?
Lol the USA will align itself with any government and dictatorship that will bend over to them
@@ElJuaritozz exactly..
Well said Luis Miguel Cabrera, the Eric Svane (17:00) thinks selling food at high costs justifies decades of imperialism.
Merca's enemy is not our enemy.
For the people of Cuba to rise and overthrow their government, the have to become strong and prosperous. The embargo hinders their prosperity. It is a counterproductive policy!
It is not a credit to F24 having a loud, obnoxious American republican (do they ALL yell at all times now that Trump is their leader?) try to give an opinion on this program. I never thought I’d miss Bill Buckley.
Same situation why we didn't want to leave Afghanistan. No president want to lose to Cuba while theyre in office.
Erik Svane , “…when McCarthy was in power ..” Freudian slip?
it's called McCarthyism. History much?
@@mekon1971, yes , but he wasn’t not in power, but did have a bit of power .
My God... Eric... lost for words.
#UnblockCuba #LetCubaLive
These people were feeling important about themselves 🤣.
Why ? 60 yr. all that you hate already dead.
no,it is still a one party communist state... name a successful communist state ? North Korea ?
It’s a break away US territory that’s why it ok.
@@milesinnz 60 yr US cannot change the regime, just give up. let the people in cuba decide, let them have easy live, let them built their country. Maybe they will be look like china or vietnam and not look like N korea.
@@edwinnote655 ah, what is there for the US to give up ? how is it that the US is some loser here ? As for China you clearly know nothing.. the only reason why China succeeded is that the US gave it the most favoured trading status, something I should image the US government regrets... as it allowed the hollowing out of US industry... but then why are the Chinese desperate to get out of China.. you know nothing and understand even less.. now which bit did I get wrong ?
@@edwinnote655 explain why if Vietnam is so great, why do people from Vietnam try to enter other countries illegally in order to work.. something else you are clueless about.. stick to your comics
An island surrounded by lobsters, yet no one can eat lobster?
Reserved for the tourists and the elite/military of high rank
Teaching people a lesson in American Might
ideological grudge.
Never
Nemesis
I know children need organs but remember this thing that happened before most of us were born?
Eric is lying there is a secondary by the United States on any government who trades with Cuba!
UN please lift embargo on cuba
🇻🇳love🇨🇺
Not clear how lifting the embargo will benefit a president that advocates it. Nor will it lead to a transition to democracy there, if that’s still an objective.
IMO, morally any sitting president should be able to see how much damage it does for literally no reason and get rid of it..
feels like its just spite at this point.. probably related to the bay of pigs and the embarrassment that whole incident was for the USA
@@notastone4832 Bay of Pigs is a footnote few in the US recall. The embargo stays in place mainly because of inertia. Not enough interest in lifting it because there is more to lose than gain. It could be lifted tomorrow and a year or two later, the communist party would still be in charge. Whoever pushed to lift the embargo would then come under ridicule. Now if a Gorbachev figure arose in Cuba and began making reforms to improve human rights, lifting the embargo would become more likely.
rich countries change there sistems to democracy more often then poor one exluding the ones that are just pumped up with money like south korea.
"So what if you voted to lift the embargo, what you are going to do about it, sanction us? " - United Snakes of America.
@@CM-bi6oy They already have human rights in their Constitution approved by the big majority of Cuban's. You just can't stand the fact that the Cuban people have chosen the socialist road.
Why? Revenge
cuba has nothing to trade...
Then end the US Blockade!!!
@@kimobrien. It will only happen if the international community pulls the plug on the States and directs the country's people (and by extension, its companies and brands) to other countries, up to and including changing nationalities. It is possible to differentiate a country's people and companies/brands from the country's government, you know.
@@kimobrien.Or what? Democracy or sanctions
@@13ased_American Cuba is a Democracy already just because their people don't want a capitalist party system doesn't mean they aren't a Democracy.
@@kimobrien. USSR's democracy
The embargo been in place so long it does not hurt the US to have it still in place. There has to be some tangible benefit to the US to lift it. Cuba is not an ally of the US so keeping them overall poor mean less they can spend on defense. The US is not going to assist a hostile county on my border
Maybe you can ask Cuban political prisoners?
Gitmo is in Cuba but it's a fatmerican torture camp not Cuban.
Ask American political prisoners.
@@ElJuaritozz even better to ask prisoned US children and mates in guantanamo🤣🤣
Like those in Guantanamo bay, under the illegal US base?
^Edward Snowden and Julian Assange
I don't know wether this is true or not but doesn't the embargo only aim at AMERICAn companies of companies inside of America, and not the other countries, which means that Europe, Canada, Mexico, Australia, China, Japan, Brazil and any other nations with enough resources can trade with Cuba.
If the product being sold has/was made with American parts it can’t be sold to Cuba. That bars most products and stops most from even trying to sell
@@jah_alexander Sooo, that explains the reason why we don't see other countries actively trading with Cuba just because their products aren't American. That embargo literally acts 90% like a sanction.
any ship docked in Cuba come to USA have to be hold months before allowed to continue to sail. Which is why many company choose to avoid Cuba
At the very least stop punishing help for Cuba. At the median pay Cuba the 34 billion that has been denied their economy by conservative estimates, beyond that look to cubas barrio assemblies and bring that level of actual democracy to the USA.
El ex embajador Alsugaray no ve como crueldad , lo que hace el Régimen contra de los protestantes pacíficos , el uso de la fuerza brutal y encarcelamientos a niños jóvenes y todo el que proteste contra de la dictadura
Estados Unidos no ve que todo eso que mencionas lo hace ARABIA Saudita multiplicado por 100, aún así son buenos amigos por q les vende petróleo
And then they criticise Russia, the hipocrisy 😑
Using your power to prevent a sovereign country to develop and grow.
At this point is safe to say that America it's like a bitter child throwing a fit!!
It was a cruel and perverse policy when Castro nationalized all foreign investment in 1959. It was cruel to maintain a communist nation for 64 years.
People say America is cruel to embargo Cuba. Cuba can end the embargo any time, just hold free and fair elections between multiple political parties. That is not such a hard thing to do. If the leaders of Cuba care for their people, stand up political parties and hold elections.
Allow free speech, unions, strikes, and all other worker empowering laws found in most democratic countries.
America has plenty of Allies that don’t hold fair and free elections. The embargo was never about that
@@chaseonfroy-jd3be Those dictatorships it works with didn't align with the USSR and try to install nukes 90km from American soil.
America can't afford to risk having a nut job government so close to it's population centers.
Le US continue's 2 reject U.N. move's 2 end ET because = 1. They can open le rear cargo door's on aircraft\spacecraft. 2. Yank designed aircraft seem 2 want 2 eject up through le canopee. Not myyan prefered design, however yank designed vehicle's r yank designed vehicle's.
Free my father’s country.
stop bullying Cuba
👍🔮☮️
The United States needs to end the Cuban Embargo now.
It will only happen if the international community pulls the plug on the States and directs the country's people (and by extension, its companies and brands) to other countries, up to and including changing nationalities. It is possible to differentiate a country's people and companies/brands from the country's government, you know.
Funny
Have often wondered this, seems like I remember something to the effect that Russia was helping arm Cuba to attack the US long ago now, and in retaliation,hence the embargo and sanctions that are currently levied on Cuba, Just saying, this is what I've heard, Anyone else have knowledge here ?
yes, that is right 1963 Cubin Crisis but the embargo has been in place since the American rich and mafia were kicked out by Castro in 59 . Its just spite that keeps it in place.
@@RDSimpson see that's the part I wasn't knowledgeable on
''Cuban Missel Crisis,'' October, 1962.
U$$ placed weapons in Turkey against soviet first and later CUBA armed w soviet weapons to defend temselves against U$$ supremacist-imperial bullying 💪🇨🇺🚩✊
Did you read the John Birch Society historical book ?
All the chicken eating in cuba is exported from United States.
Fake and ghey
Black US farmers protested and demanded to be able to sell chicken to Cuba!!!
@@kimobrien.We don't trade with communists and China doesn't count
@@kimobrien.I have no problem with that ! As long as 95% of it goes to the general Cuban citizens...
@@Richard-mt4zi Did you ever see the Barbra Walters interview with Fidel? He drove her around Cuba in a jeep insisting he be paid for the interview finally they agreed to pay him as driver. Ever since Kennedy they don't even ride in a top down open limousines in the US. All the old mansions in Havana are used for foreign diplomats.
Florida voters.
It is a small group of haters who among Cuban' American's who want the blockade.
Well, people can consult Snowden something about freedom of speech. 😁😁
And Julian Assange or Daniel Hail on human rights
Interesting format. FOUR guests (not including the enlightened host) against the embargo vs ONE guest for the embargo.
I wonder how this would have turned out with a more balanced guest list. Amazing how easy it is to make your point when you stack the deck in your favor.
Such a principled host and show.
Idk, the pro-embargo guy didn’t even refute any points being made
What does it mean to be pro-embargo? What’s the 60 year old reason that people today want to fall behind?
Patria y vida!
Patria O Muerte💪🏿
@@ernestkhalimov1007..NO VENCEREMOS
@@cesarulisesrodriguez9724 Venceremos siempre
@@ernestkhalimov1007 no venceremos
@@cesarulisesrodriguez9724 Si Venceremos 🗿
only usa will decide others just has to follow. no question should be there. its called usa emperor that rules the world.
Attaboy slave.
Because of capitalism.
There is no Capitalism in Cuba..!
Not a very good debate here guys
The first “BLOQUEO” in Cuba, come from the government( d1ctatorship) to the cuban people.
Using the death of a few children, as tragic as it is, in a discussion like this, is firstly very cynical and secondly not very relevant.
No matter what one thinks about this embargo.
Thousand of children are dying every day all over the world because of war, starvation, illnesses and more.
Lots of children die every day because of lack of medicine.
Even in USA are children dying because they don't get the medicine they need.
And that is how it is all over the world.
Including France.
Nonsense you lying fool.
They are dying because of capitalism.
I find it funny how France 24 find 4 people against this embargo and 1 person that is not exactly the best representative, that is for it.
And then pretend it to be some sort of unbiased discussion.
I am not saying that this embargo is right or wrong, but clearly France 24 have their own view about it and that was very easy to see in how they made up this panel to "discuss" it.
This was very far from being a debate.
This program was clearly made to make people have the same opinion about the embargo as France 24 have.
Apply what you've learned here on any topic related to Africa and you're ahead of the pack!
lol nobody aside from deep state actors care about the embargo anymore.
They mostly seem to get who they can get, and roll with it. They have a long list of conservatives who love to hear themselves talk too.
Literally every country votes to end it except USA and Israel, finding people who support it is hard
And SO WHAT??? We are capable of taking in information we're not in agreement with or not sure of and process it to gain new understanding. BTW since the embargo now over sixty years long not a SINGLE politician in Cuba has suffered. Only the people, our fellow humans suffer. Today we're 8 billion precious humans and every year another 80 million net new precious humans join us. Just to accommodate these folks requires construction of one New York City worth of infrastructure food education healthcare etc etc etc EVERY SINGLE MONTH. Nation state model is only three hundred years or so old. It's kaput, no longer works. We face wicked wicked wicked global problems which requires cooperation negotiation COMPROMISE diplomacy. We are capable of achieving this goal it just requires each of us to let down our mental drawbridge and allow new thinking to come on in. 20th century barbarism has no place in our times... Thanks for sparking my thinking!
The US doesn't bring about hunger. One would think that Cuba would learn something from former USSR territories and China. Allowing CAPITALISM to gain income.
Why does Cuba regulate the beef? To protect its citizens or its government officials?
I surmise there are issues with production/distribution.Continuing issues with 12+ hour electricity blackouts does not help with a product that must be refrigerated all the time. ..
@@Richard-mt4zi Has nothing to do with refrigeration when cattle are given government birth certificates and are heavily regulated.
Former Ambassador Alsugaray does not see cruelty , what the Regime does against peaceful protesters , the use of brutal force and imprisonment of young children and anyone who protests against the dictatorship .
The same thing happens in the USA.
they arrest people who protest against government in canada.. hell they can take anyone's bank account away without court order now because of the freedom convoy protests in january..
Facts USA do the same thing
Do you mean in Saudi Arabia, EAU, Indonesia or killing of Afroamerican’s by the police ?
@@Venezolano410 I don't know much about US protests but I don't think I've ever heard of literal children being arrested for advocating for democracy in the US.
As is China is to Taiwan, US is to Cuba
Not the same since China doesn't control world finance through the SWIFT system as the USA does.
China and Taiwan businessman operate in China and trade goes on between them.
It is very easy to ask that the embargo be suspended, and to the owners of North American industries and goods that were stolen by the dictatorship, that must be forgotten, and seeing that Cuba has not paid anyone,? because Cuba is sued in London by various countries.
yknow they have been asking for guantanamo bay to be given back to them for a long time.. and castro never cashed a single check from the US for that land.. they sent him money to keep using the base.. he just never cashed it.. its called strong morals.
In London ? Hehehehe.
@@richardfoster736 , you are right , Cuba credit rating in 2023!
Batista was a dictator but they were far better off with him than they are with castro's regime.
Only if you take into account how the United States treated Batista & Castro.
Regardless, the people of Cuba should be free to elect whichever form of government they want, which they have, without being sanctioned to hell by the US.
Didn’t he literally run slave camps? No way you’re advocating for him
I don't know much about politics but I don't understand why there is so much stink about the U.S. keeping the embargo! Several other countries that trade with Cuba also have available what that socialist country needs. Why are we the "bad guys"? Why doesn't Cuba meet our demands (or their own protestors) for which we might consider lifting the embargo?
Having supplies available doesn’t matter when it’s illegal for those countries to sell it to Cuba
@@jah_alexander Selling to the Cuban government doesn't matter either..! Dictatorships and repressive governments never allow or give its people what they need or want... The people need "Freedom" they deserve to have "Human Rights" at least..! All of the leaders of Cuba, live rich and entitled lives. They live like or even better lives than the "Rich and Middle class" they were so against prior to the revolution... The Embargo exists because Fidel and his government "Nationalized", "Appropriated" and "Stole" lands, businesses, homes, and even entire industries, both Foreign and National owned... with absolutely no compensation whatsoever..! They ran all of them into the ground! They leached off the USSR and then Venezuela. They trade with hundreds of countries worldwide, in spite of the "Embargo", but they don't pay! They are a bad risk as far as business and world trade goes... Remember why the US and many other countries were so heavily invested in Cuba in the first place? Oh Yeah. Cuba is "RICH" in resources, has extremely RICH agricultural lands, which they EXPLOITED for centuries..! Yet this Cuban government cannot even provide enough food for its own people..? When your government only cares about staying in power... the needs of the people comes in, second, third, fourth, fifth and so on.... The Cuban government doesn't even provide for basic infrastructure and needs... Crumbling Buildings, even within its own capital. Deteriorated streets, electrical grids and water distribution..! Hospitals and Schools on the verge of collapse..! Cuba is in dire straits..! None of this ever existed before! Call it what it is..! A corrupt government, with TERRIBLE and FAILED policies for decades, with total disregard of the welfare of its own people..!
Dump socialism and get some new leaders in Cuba 🇨🇺 😎
Keep crying gusano! ¡Yo soy Fidel! 🇨🇺☭
Cuba can be bought from anyone except the USA. So what will happen.
Any shipping company caught making transaction with Cuba will be punished by not being able to dock and trade in the USA for 80 days which is billions off dollars lost and it's why trade is so limited
if you don't like someone's attitude to you, you expect them to do business with you ?... duh... it's a one party communist state.. tell me where is there a successful communist state ? North Korea maybe ?
China and North Korea
Cuba is a break away US territory just like Ukraine is a break away territory of Russia. Cuba was won in the Spanish American war.
@@stephenasarebediako5279 China is a mixture of capitalism and communism.. without capitalism in it's productive sector, people would still be starving.. but with it's communist central control, you get huge miss-allocation of resources on a truly massive scale so China could still go the way of the former USSR...
@@ryandunevant7448 Cuba became an independent country in 1902, recognized as such by the United States. Unless law doesn't matter to you.
China is successful. We have diplomatic relations with them.
An embargo and lack of relations hasn't brought freedom to Cuba so clearly that policy is a failure. Time to try another.
Cant k.o small sovereign island like CUBA for decades lol keep trying hard U$$A
"Hasta la Victoria siempre" 🇨🇺🚩✊✊✊✊🥾🇺🇸😭
¡Viva la Revolución y el Che! ¡Viva el socialismo! ¡Yo soy Fidel! 🇨🇺☭
Lets hope China and/or Russia create a military base in Cuba.
You might of just given CUBA an idea of how to finally have the embargo lifted 🤨
Why do you want WW3? Get a therapist
People don't talk about WHY the embargo began!! If Castro NATIONALIZED many Industries that were in Cuba at that time, that is, if CASTRO has stolen ASSETS and the production of many Companies, and THERE WERE no FAIR INDEMNITIES, is logical to conlude that the EMBARGO was/is fair... CASTRO, by this action, repelled many companies that became afraid of building up new industries in Cuba... The stagnation began!! Not because of the embargo... although Castro (and every communist in the world) blame the embargo for the Cuban crises. Castro made himself a DICTATOR and was not able to attract new investments for Cuba... As other Socialist regimes, the ECONOMY was destroyed. But they have money to buy weapons... 3% of their GDP...This kind of regime must be discouraged by EVERYBODY... USA is doing its part since then... The embargo was not the coause of The Cuban Crisis, it was a consequence of Castro dictatorship... Why some people love dictators but don't accept the logical consequences of their acts??
I don't believe any of the guests are truly educated in the subject to comment, or prepared to do so.
You should hv signed up.
We should lighten the embargo only for humanitarian reasons but in no way should it be lifted if they continue to support Russia.
Who else can they turn to?
The leftist Chanel
they can do business with all these other countries yet they have my people stuck over there it makes no sense . i feel like the regime wants the cuban people to think it’s americans fault why they live like that !
They literally cannot trade with even non American companies. Read the embargo
Why doesn't the Cuban Government initiate a transition to Democracy? This would definitely benefit the Cuban people and make their lives so much better. Communism doesn't work!
Capitalism isn’t working either look at the USA
Do you understand what communism or capitalism or democracy is? Or you are just barking without understanding it?
The American government should transition to a democracy! The oligarchic police state constantly oppresses people! When will America turn to democracy?
Why
@@user-pg3ew1hq7x The elect the assemble of peoples power.
Hello Peeps... Cuba is free to trade with the roughly 208 other countries on earth.
It seems that you didn’t hear the panel .
You didn't watch the video
@@ernestkhalimov1007 Actually, it's true. Cuba can freely trade with other countries.
@@andrewbloom7637 at a limited capacity because the countries companies parent companies and even their subsidiaries that engage in trading with Cuba are punished for 80 days and financial sanctions and not allowed to dock at US ports and are barred from trading with the US whom they trade at a infinitely higher volume than with Cuba.
So Cuba has to make a large enough purchase with their limited funds for the company and freight shipper to weigh the consequences of a transaction with Cuba which is why commerce is limited with the outside world.
You try to sound clever with a simple retort that is partially factual and ignores the reality.
@@ernestkhalimov1007 Perhaps other countries enticing both people and companies to relocate out of the States, up to and including changing nationalities, should lessen the sting.
The embargo should continue until Cuba return the value of properties that were taken away from the original owners. And until Cuba government stop imprisonment of young/kids for protesting the abusive Cuban laws against their own people.
LOL
Yeah, because the embargo only hurts the regime, n not it's citizens, right?
U$$ cant k.o small sovereign island like CUBA for 60yr and still trying hard lol
*"Hasta la Victoria siempre"* 💪🇨🇺🚩🥾🇺🇲🤡😭
Yeah, no. These owners were put in place by our own dictator and the people kicked them to the curb. We should listen to themand their voices if we beleive in so called "freedom".
Return the land of the original owners. You know that the Cubans in the US (Republicans) are all of light skin color European descendants that would abuse dark skin colored Afro Latino Cubans. They ate the rich and the US couldn’t have none of it.
The USA can get over it
What embargo? There is none. What Cuba complains is credit, they want us government to give them credit. The real embargo is from the government to its population
You think the US is the only country that gives credit.
@@frankdunne3440 actually not, every one out there has given them credit but please name one that has been paid back.
USA put embargo
Cuba actually buys food and medicines from USA. Which has slowly declined because they chose not to continue to purchase since they want to buy it with credit.
But No country wants to give Cuba credit, they never pay their debt! That is the truth of the matter!
@@rogersilver8430 , all of them .
Stand strong USA
You're sick
Typical liberal panel: they control and moderate who participates in the panel, then say everyone is against this conservative policy except for you, Mr Republican!
Well , in the last vote in the UN the US got 3 votes : US, Israel and Vanuatu . Are you going to blame the UN for not being balance.
Have you ever seen debate in Fox News?
Man, stick that filthy ameriken snout in your own business. This is Europe, sthu.
Go preach your biblical garbo somewhere else POS.
Liberals and social democrats are not leftists but closeted fascists.
Don't hate the player, hate the game. Play ball, eat good. Many tiny nations think they have a choice. Welcome to the big bad world.
We are already in your country so you lose.
@@ElJuaritozz I know, you clean my restroom 😂