US and Israel, thick as genocidal christofascist regimes…er, thieves
But why?
I really don’t understand what America gets out of the embargo?
Maybe someone more knowledgeable on the subject can chime in.
It just feels like being a dick for no reason at this point.
The US will do everything in its power to dismantle socialism and convince people that it “doesn’t work” (just ignore how much work they put in to dismantle it)
Best friends forever
Scratching each other’s backs.
That’s pretty wild actually. Can’t imagine that many of these votes are near unanimous.
It’s actually quite common. Most votes have 3 digits voting for and single digit against. A few only have 1 vote against. The thing distinct about this vote is that it usually has the highest “turnout” with only a few abstaining/non-voting countries. They’ve done this same vote almost every year for decades so it’s become a tradition.
It happens all the time
That one, and a bunch of other “common sense measures,” was/were because of internal US laws. I don’t agree with it, but the delegate has/had their hands tied because of our laws regarding the sovereignty of the US. Israel was just voting whatever way the US does, cause, again, their hands are tied politically.
Sounds like internal US laws are a bunch of bullshit that are causing harm to people all over the world including the US
Nonbinding resolutions prepared to embarrass nations is not a good look UN
Why not? It’s the only power orgs like the UN have in situations like these.
The UN exists to prevent another major war between great powers. Alienating such powers is counterproductive.
Letting those powers do whatever they want is counter productive.
Sure. But we’re talking about an embargo. Everyone has the right to use embargoes, and they’re a time-honored method of non-violent opposition. Framing this as the US transgressing some boundary is hyperbole at best.
What is the point of this embargo? What is it trying to accomplish? What is worse about the Cuban government, than all the other countries the US doesn’t embargo?
Whether the embargo is justified or not is beside my point.
No it isn’t. Non-violent opposition to what? Everyone also has the right to violent opposition, but the context makes all the difference.
So is letting such a power bully another country via pointless economic sanctions. Or do you not remember how Hitler got popular in Nazi Germany?
Why not? Shame is giod for bad behavior
I don’t think it’s bad behavior any more than sanctions on bad world actors. Cuba knows how to approach the US, and the UN helps nothing.
Then, the whole world should sanction the US then.
