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Originally Posted by doublenot7
When Castro eventually dies hopefully the Cuban people will have a transition in government and have a society that enjoys more freedom and prosperity. Then we won't see them risking life and limb crossing the water in mishap boats.
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You have stated:
(a) The reason they risk life and limb in the boats is because Castro is so oppressive
and (b) Castro's death will provide the Cubans with opportunities for more prosperity.
If Castro is so oppressive, why not end the embargo? It will take him out of power, because [as I argued earlier] the embargo keeps Castro in power by providing a scapegoat for his hopeless economic policies and continuing domestic repression, portraying him as the target of a U.S. vendetta that is condemned by the rest of the world (yes, 14 consecutive times) and thus enabling him to maintain at least a vestige of his all-important self-portrayal as a defiant warrior against "U.S. imperialism."
You say you want prosperity for the Cuban people, which you say will come to them via Castro's death, but why wait until he croaks?! We can expedite the prosperity by ending the embargo, which has deprived their economy of $67B since the embargo was enacted, according to UN Press Release GA/9654. An end to the embargo will bring American jobs, American trade, and therefore good ol' American prosperity.