For the 32nd year, the entire world voted at the UN General Assembly to demand an end to the illegal US embargo against Cuba. The USA and Israel opposed the international community in a vote of 187 to 2.
  • gnutrino@programming.devEnglish
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    22 days ago

    The author needs to learn the difference between a blockade and an embargo. Cuba hasn’t been under blockade since the end of the missile crisis.

    • Alsephina@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      21 days ago

      It’s very much a blockade in practice since it prevents the vast majority of companies from any country trading with it.

      • turmacar@lemmy.world
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        21 days ago

        That’s an embargo.

        A blockade is military stopping traffic. “Effectively a blockade” is an embargo.