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Communism is bad, actually.

If you want lived experience, I'm the son of Cuban refugees. You're never going to convince me. :)

@dwr.eth Sincerely curious, as a son of a Cuban refugee, what are your feelings about US sanctions on Cuba?

(My experience with Cuba is mainly as a popular vacation destination for Canadians, but the impact of sanctions is severely visible every time I visit.)

@dwr.eth Sincerely curious, as a son of a Cuban refugee, what are your feelings about US sanctions on Cuba?

(My experience with Cuba is mainly as a popular vacation destination for Canadians, but the impact of sanctions is severely visible every time I visit.)

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Seems like the have outlived their purpose (punishing the Castros).

That said, they aren't helping themselves:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/cuba-to-host-secret-chinese-spy-base-focusing-on-u-s-b2fed0e0

Contrast Cuba to the Vietnamese (who are still "communist").

I think from a geographic/economic perspective, Cuba is particularly desperate and limited in its options.

(Also ever find it funny how communist countries still do trade with other countries? 🤔)

Anyway thanks for sharing!

Neither of those countries is communist. Just saying you're communist doesn't make it so, certain conditions must be met.