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cross-posted from: https://expressional.social/users/Peter_Link/statuses/117520379077300387

United Nations General Assembly (#UNGA) vote for lifting the US blockade against Cuba: 130 votes in favor.

[from a post on IG]

You can observe the impact of the #US blackmail and pressure campaign, as well as the increasing number of rightist governments. But it's yet another big victory for #Cuba against the monster in Washington.

#news #politics #USpol
@cuba

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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 days ago

every single time.

[–] echedeylr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

israel and usa always vote against but Ukraine and some other EU countries... wtf. they used to abstain

[–] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

ukraine, the extreme right-wing shitrael/US loving shithole?
Or the EU right-wing shitrael/US loving shitholes?
What planet have you been living on?

[–] echedeylr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

you are right but they used to still be not that rotting :c

[–] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

That's what decades of US influencing, propaganda and meddling does.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

trump is at the helm and trump has proven anything besides full blown brown nosing paints a target on your back.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

Kudos to the few South and Central American and Caribbean countries that didn't bend their knee or look the other way.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 11 points 5 days ago

Canada, Mexico, UK, France, and Japan all voting For.

[–] Snowstorm@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Why are Germany, Italy and some other European country neutral on this? Like i get the US is able to influence Ukraine or South American countries but why is Europe enabling the US?

[–] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 days ago

do you believe the "we're not friends/vassals anymore" theater?

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

because they'll be punished if they don't bend the knee?

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

900% tariffs to countries who voted 'for' /s

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago

Bosnia is the only surprising one on this list. Did they vote against last time too?

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago

Cuba should become our biggest trading partner -- especially if they just turn around and sell it onward at a small profit.

[–] soyslurper2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 days ago (3 children)
[–] communism@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago

Of course not.

[–] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago

it's the UN.

[–] grous@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago

can't USA just veto it?