End the Imperialist Blockade

I visited Cuba some months ago. Amazing what they can and have done better than supposedly "first world" countries like the US in terms of healthcare, houselessness, etc. Of course they also have many issues but almost all of them can be traced to the blockade.

The blockade is utterly indefensible. A crime against humanity.

Castro's reign was pretty marked with attempted coups, assassinations, and outright invasion. You know, the standard cold war experience.

The whole 'make life as hard as possible so the people have no choice but overthrow their government' strategy hasn't really been effective. Ever.

You’re trading one form of corruption for another. Once Castro was given enough time in power, he proved to be no better than Batista. In 1959, he falsely promised free and fair elections in 18 months, and then ruled for five decades.

I think Che’s idealism may have been better suited for the role, but that wasn’t the plan. With Cuba’s small scale and valuable exports, they should be able to successfully run a socialist or communist nation without intervention.

Leto Atreides II WOULD be a supporter of Batista.

Is that the worm from dune?