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minus-squareintelshill@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down23·6 months agoOnly the US is allowed to enforce sanctions or institute a blockade. Silly Yemen.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoA blockade is an act of war. If you’re going to commit an act of war. Don’t be surprised when there’s a response.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoThat’s an embargo. Non US businesses and ships are free to interact with Cuba. The US doesn’t stop other countries from trading with Cuba.
minus-squaredonuts@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down23·6 months agoDo you think America enforces sanctions against Russia by attacking their civilians? Follow up, do you have a clue how anything in the world actually works?
minus-squarebluehexagon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down5·6 months agoThe world works through violence and threat of violence. Typically those supporting and carrying out violence see that violence as legitimate and those defending against violence see that violence as illegitimate.
minus-squarejeepwangler@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·6 months agoMaybe some day you’ll graduate middle school and come to a deeper understanding of the world around you. But I doubt it
Only the US is allowed to enforce sanctions or institute a blockade. Silly Yemen.
A blockade is an act of war. If you’re going to commit an act of war. Don’t be surprised when there’s a response.
@Cuba
That’s an embargo. Non US businesses and ships are free to interact with Cuba. The US doesn’t stop other countries from trading with Cuba.
Do you think America enforces sanctions against Russia by attacking their civilians?
Follow up, do you have a clue how anything in the world actually works?
The world works through violence and threat of violence. Typically those supporting and carrying out violence see that violence as legitimate and those defending against violence see that violence as illegitimate.
Maybe some day you’ll graduate middle school and come to a deeper understanding of the world around you.
But I doubt it