General Election 2010

No, I argue that Cuba's problems are mainly a result of communism. Will argues that it's all down to the US embargo. I would argue that whoever you choose to blame, had Cuba not been communist there would either have been no embargo, or only a short-lived one. America's disproportionate reaction was probably disproportionate because of Cuba's communist status.

To explain further, first of all the expropriation was not only a nationalisation of American companies but the seizing of American owned private property. This private property was typically owned by the sorts of people who had far too much influence on American politics. Nevertheless the initial embargo imposed as a reaction to this was much much smaller in scale than that which exists today.

Unfortunately Cuba's reaction to this was to become a satellite of, and missile base for, the Soviet Union. If they had not been communist this would never have been their reaction.

America's reaction was, and remains ridiculous. Whoever we blame, if the revolutionary government had not been socialist there would have been no seizing of American property in the first place, and if it had not then decided to become a Soviet outpost whatever embargo there was would probably remained small-scale and have ended decades ago.

So you are basically saying you get what you deserve? Had Cuba not been socialist America would not have upheld their embargo?If you do somethign to deserve a bully then it is your fault for annoying them?