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For the 32nd consecutive year the UN shows itself to be useless by not doing anything in the material world to prevent American economic warfare and terrorism against Cuba.
Why does the embargo remain? What does the US gain from this? (I’m rather out of the loop)
Badempanada's video on the embargo
Tl;dw is that the embargo makes it so no company/ships trading with Cuba are allowed to trade with the US. And given the US's control over the global financial systems and geographic proximity to Cuba, that essentially means almost any company sacrificing trade with the US to trade with Cuba would be committing financial suicide.
The US ruling class's motives are that a thriving socialist country so close to the US might force them to make concessions to the working class (free healthcare, transport, etc.), similar to what the Scandinavian countries had to do because of their proximity to the USSR.
Guess we know who the rogue states are
The thumbnail image for instances that don't show it
'Just a few more times guys. I am sure we just need to get past 35 times then the US can't ignore us any more'
It's still worth voting to show the basically unanimous agreement. 187–2–1 (with one of the 'Against' being the US itself) is a clear expression of overwhelming disapproval – to an extent that even I, a US citizen who supports lifting the restrictions, didn't know how pervasive and long-lasting it's been until seeing this. It forecloses on any sort of bullshit argument that "that was then, this is now" or that it wasn't like that for some period of time or whatever. And it showcases the complete abdsurdity that no country on Earth except the US itself and what's effectively a US protectorate actually thinks there's any merit to this policy.
For what it's worth, it's actively strengthened my already strong resolve that this policy is insane.
I am more results oriented. Intentions, expressions and thoughts apparently have not had much actual effect on cuba so far and by 32 times, id have expected the UN to maybe try something else
You fail to realize that this is the most meaningful action that the UN General Assembly can take against the US on this matter. The UNGA can be very effective in facilitating international cooperation and settling minor disputes but really has no tools in its arsenal to meaningfully effect action to stop something like this.
I can hopefully demonstrate this by asking you what lever(s) the UN can pull to actually directly address this. Before you say "send aid!", they are. And before you point to something like its past military intervention in Korea, be fully aware that that's not at all applicable here: the US has a permanent seat on the Security Council and therefore absolute veto power; the only reason the UN was able to intervene in Korea was because the USSR didn't use their Security Council veto; and the US is not capable of being directly matched militarily by any nation on Earth, let alone in their home waters. And before you say "sanctions", well I'll give you one guess what organ of the UN controls sanctions.
Okay cool but it still does absolutely nothing
Yeah like with how the US sanctions on Zimbabwe were forced to be removed (for the most part, anyway), this will only end by direct action and protests in the US itself.
That is, if the civil unrest in the US due to the sanctions harms profits for the capitalists more than lifting the sanctions on Cuba does, they will choose the latter.