Could you please Kindly explain why we are boycotting Communist Cuba?

Question

and right after you do that, please also explain why we are not boycotting the tyrannical, #1 human rights violating regime known as Communist China......you know the one with the record setting arms buildup, the nuclear long range missiles pointed at us, and the ones that have pledged to invade our ally, Taiwan, over our dead bodies if necessary.

Thanks a bunch.

Thank You ......

so it sounds like we are not as much of an anti communist country as we claim to be.....lol.

Answer 1

Pure and simple... the Cuban American block is very anti-Castro and is very vocal and very powerful. That's it.

Cuba is not a threat to our economy or our security. Cuba trades with every industrial and Democratic nation in this world except the United States. Castro has declared himself an enemy of the United States but then again we have tried to assassinate and depose his government... this was all in the 1960s. We have forgiven many world leaders that has threatened us before (anyone remember Khadafi?) and now trade with them.

The problem is that either party is afraid of losing the Florida vote and resuming relations with Cuba could lead to a big loss in Florida. The payoff really isn't worth it from that perspective.

Answer 2

When Castro took over Cuba in 1959 one of the first things he did was nationalize without compensation all of the US and foreign holdings on the island. One of the biggest companies involved was Bell Telephone. Bell, and other corporations doing business in Cuba under the protection of the Bastista government were royally steamed that this 'commie' confiscated their property. The US refused to recognize the new government until compensation was paid...and then there was the 'horror story' of a communist country 90 miles from the US. That alone was something that in Cold War America would be unthinkable...even though we did recognize the USSR and a host of eastern European countries..go figure! As far as China is concerned, we don't go to war with countries that have nukes....particularly when they have about a trillion bucks invested in US T-Bonds and US stocks. Sometimes you just have to shake your head and say, "Say, what?"

Answer 3

It doesn't make sense does it? I've heard reports that the people who suffer the most in Cuba due to this boycotting are the Cuban People not the Government. But I have also heard they have some of the best Doctors and that every individual in Cuba can read and write, so education reaches everybody. Many people in Third World Countries are not literate, so this is one thing the Cuban people benefit from.

Answer 4

JFK, after he ordered and received a plane load shipment of H. Upmanns, signed the embargo order. He did not think the rest of us should enjoy a fine cigar like he himself. He really was an elitist, you know.

Also, he was feeling a little guilty after he let the anti-Communist counter-revolutionaries ("CR") die on the beaches when he withheld the backing of the Marines whose help he had promised when he jointly planned the invasion with the CR.

If you are a foreign country or military force fighting Communism, NEVER trust the US at their word of offer to help when a Democrat is in charge. It happened in Korea and also, especially in Vietnam. Cuba was no different.

Answer 5

The Miami Cubans

Answer 6

Labor costs are cheaper in China and besides, what has Cuba got anyone wants to import?

Answer 7

Cuba has much to offer- full health care and education for all it's citizens, a stable economy. But it is brutal to anyone who disagrees publicly with Castro.
Why are we boycotting? Because we are afraid, quite frankly. Afraid that communism would gain legitimacy, afraid it would spread, afraid of Cuba's proximity to Florida most of all.

As for China, they are our biggest threat. But they also could be our biggest friend, and the relationship could go either way. Better to talk to them than boycott at this time.

Answer 8

China has lots of stuff we want?

That's pretty much the main reason. A huge portion of our economy routes through China; we can't afford to put an embargo on them. Fortunately, it goes both ways; most Chinese government officials recognize that attacking us would be mutually detrimental, moreso to them than us. As much of our economy is routed through them, they have just as much going through us. Further, since their economy is smaller than ours, they can't afford it as much as we can.

Answer 9

Point well-taken. Good question that shows how inconsistent we are. I suppose it has to do with fear and respect for China's strength and disdain for Cuba's weakness...since USSR removed their missiles. Hope you get some good responses to this, because I find it interesting. Thanks!

Answer 10

Just look around your house, China made alot of the things in it! What did Cuba ever make that helped us - other than good cigars?