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> most of the island is mired in poverty the elephant in the room is the 60 year old embargo and its third-rail effect on American politics.
The actual elephant in the room is 60 years of brutal communist dictatorship.
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> The police arrest those who spend too much time with foreigners. This is news to me. Do you have a source for this claim?
I’ve caused it, although approx 15 years ago when I was in Cuba for a month. First time, an obviously dodgy couple in Havana approached me at night shortly after I arrived. I will usually be friendly and talk with anyone without prejudice. I enjoy talking to grifters and operators, and I will happily pretend to be a victim when it amuses me to do so if I only risk a few dollars. I have travelled enough to be somewhat…
Pretty sure they would have made that money and more with just one foreign client for whom they were the scene
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Note that this separation is more due to the fact that you’re rich, than any formal currency arrangement. Foreigners in the 1990s got the same treatment, before any formal dollarization or dual currency system existed. Cubans who make their money only from official sources are desperately poor. Those with connections abroad, connections to tourism or to the black market are richer. The money difference merely makes i…
> The police arrest those who spend too much time with foreigners. This is news to me. Do you have a source for this claim?
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> most of the island is mired in poverty the elephant in the room is the 60 year old embargo and its third-rail effect on American politics.
They can trade with the rest of the world, right?
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The actual elephant in the room is 60 years of brutal communist dictatorship.
This right here. Cuba is under a DICTATORSHIP. Stop defending the damn thing. The embargo is NOT the reason they're poor. Ask any cuban. But PLEASE if you're not going to bother to listen to the people who actually live in the place, just be kind and shut up. Your support literally kills people over there.
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> most of the island is mired in poverty the elephant in the room is the 60 year old embargo and its third-rail effect on American politics.
The actual elephant in the room is 60 years of brutal communist dictatorship.
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The actual elephant in the room is 60 years of brutal communist dictatorship.
Good old times of right wing dictatorship, when cuban dictator was USA friendly. No embargo. Nobody cared.
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It is not politically correct to state the reasons for this. For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sacrifice_in_Aztec_cultu... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sacrifice_in_Maya_cultur... Unfortunately, some cultures have this as a part of their history. They need to be taught a different path. Edit: In my other comment I was flagged, so I want to make sure I'm not misunderstood. I am not making a moral…
This is one of the dumbest comments I’ve seen on this site. It’s been 500 years. 500 years ago, the catholic church was burning people at the stake for heresy and vlad tepes was impaling peasants. I’ve spent a lot of time living with the Maya people in Guatemala. I was raised Irish catholic and they’re more catholic than my family is for sure.
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Correction: India unbanned in in March 2020, however some nations do still keep it banned particularly other middle eastern countries and some latin ones. Full list here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_bitcoin_by_country...
My question is who will fight the law and be the ones to take the risk of going to jail in order to save a few bucks when inflation happens so slowly you don't have time to react?