The conquest of Cuba has been a goal of American nationalists for over a hundred years. The political excuses concocted during the cold war directly stemmed from Cubas economic domination by the American mainland and the resulting popular revolution in response to the looting of the country. Since Cuba left the American sphere of influence, conservatives have turned hatred of Cuba into an identity issue and base a lot of their propaganda on half truths about Cuba and Venezuela. Domination over the Americas is considered critical by American nationalists who view their neighbors as objects to be controlled and looted.
This is because the majority of Cuban-Americans are the descendants and relatives of wealthy plantation owners who fled Cuba during/after the revolution.
Texas is a bit different, since it’s always been purple. It is simply set up in a way that the state legislature will always be whatever party represents rural interests.
Who needs Florida when you have Texas. But seriously, enjoy the irrelevance Florida. May the electoral college drown in an extremely humid, swampy hell.
Marco rubio is secretary of state and he represents a large well funded community of cuban, and Venezuelan, expats who want to see the governments of their homeland toppled. They “succeeded” in Venezuela, now they’re moving on to cuba
Trump wants his name in the history books for doing what no other president “had the balls to do” and conquering cuba.
ELI5 why this blockade exists please.
Because a few big landowners and the mafia got kicked out of Cuba in 1959 and they’ve paying off politicians to steal it back ever since.
The conquest of Cuba has been a goal of American nationalists for over a hundred years. The political excuses concocted during the cold war directly stemmed from Cubas economic domination by the American mainland and the resulting popular revolution in response to the looting of the country. Since Cuba left the American sphere of influence, conservatives have turned hatred of Cuba into an identity issue and base a lot of their propaganda on half truths about Cuba and Venezuela. Domination over the Americas is considered critical by American nationalists who view their neighbors as objects to be controlled and looted.
You also immediately lose the Cuban-American vote if you go soft on Cuba. Which means you lose Florida.
This is because the majority of Cuban-Americans are the descendants and relatives of wealthy plantation owners who fled Cuba during/after the revolution.
Florida is a deep red state and has been since Jeb originally rigged the vote for W. Bush. It will never go dem again
coughTexascough
Texas is a bit different, since it’s always been purple. It is simply set up in a way that the state legislature will always be whatever party represents rural interests.
Who needs Florida when you have Texas. But seriously, enjoy the irrelevance Florida. May the electoral college drown in an extremely humid, swampy hell.
cubans make the majority of hispanic voters in florida apparently, seems like something the gop and some old guard DNC wont touch.
Marco rubio is secretary of state and he represents a large well funded community of cuban, and Venezuelan, expats who want to see the governments of their homeland toppled. They “succeeded” in Venezuela, now they’re moving on to cuba
Trump wants his name in the history books for doing what no other president “had the balls to do” and conquering cuba.
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