I have to wonder, last time I checked Canada is a sovereign country, why can trump dictate who we can help and who we can not. My opinion: we should help the Cuban People as much as we can and give the Trumpsters the middle finger salute.
this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2026
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I agree but when the bully that gets away with everything makes a demand they should not be appeased. Personally I'd never want to do what they asked even just out of spite, but if taking a country into consideration then I see why concessions are made. It can only last so long though.
Canada bullshiting again. What cuba need is fuel.
You really shouldn't be getting downvoted on this. Sending $8 million dollars & no fuel is basically just a PR stunt for the politically shallow. It is bullshit.
I expected the downvotes . Lemmy communities about specific country are always over protective of their countries. They can't accept a single criticism like cultists. They looks like fools to me
This doesn't say they aren't sending fuel.
It is pretty clear there is no fuel in the aid
https://bsky.app/profile/anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social/post/3mfp52dobxs2e
There is a fuel embargo. You really believe thst Canada would ignore it?
There is a tariff threat to those who would help. It is disgusting in of itself, but everything Canada says/does is met with a tariff threat, and so we should call the bluff. Cuba is a much better place to visit than Florida, and Canadians are lucky to be one of the few who get to go there, and Cuba would be much better off if US lifted its oppression, but its important to not tolerate pure evil.
Pushing back against the US, or even contributing to its collapse, is the only path to respect for Canada. Doug Ford sucking every dick in Washington not only has it gotten him nothing, he had to apologize for daring to say that tariffs hurt everyone.
I mean, apparently they're willing to go against the US on Cuba, per this article. It's not specified which things Cuba needs they'll be sending, but it's something.
Like Canada claimed to oppose Iraq war while sharing intel with the Americans and providing naval and air support? Canada has always been a disgusting hypocritical country
The US has an embargo, we don't.
I would hope that we would continue to send fuel to them.
Trump threatened anybody who does it with tarrifs
The tariffs that were deamed invalid? Or the new tariffs that will also be deamed invalid?
You think the dictator in the making Trump will keep respecting the courts?
I mean Canada already has tariffs and their Trade Secretary is not backing down, even adding tariffs to the free trade agreements..
Why smart? The goal is to get the oppressive communist regime of cuba to collapse, how is helping them going to get them further towards this goal?
Same with the UK not letting the US use bases against Iran, why are western governments pussy footing around with awful regimes that kill their own citizens?
Can you cite the oppression? Because I have seen you get free medical school there and they have cancer treatments other countries don't.
The western governments, I will remind you, are run by nazi pedophiles
Canada is run by nazi pedophiles? Damn I had no idea
Australia isn’t, when you say western governments are you meaning to say the American government?
In short: it is bad to help any regime do collective punishment on a group of people.
The goal is to get the oppressive communist regime of cuba to collapse,
And replace it with an oppressive capitalist regime willing to sell the country to American capital, don't forget that part. We already fucking know what America bringing "democracy" means, and nobody with any decency should be cooperating with that. Clearly Canada's goal is to not (or at least look like they won't) let America starve Cuba to death.
why are western governments pussy footing around with awful regimes that kill their own citizens?
As opposed to western governments that kill other people's citizens?
Don't you know? When I kill citizens, it's called freedom. When someone else kills citizens, it's called tyranny.
Governments I like are called governments, governments someone else likes is called regimes.
Don't you want to support freedom? Why are western governments so against freedom? Why is Canada playing pussyfoot with oppressive tyrannical communist regimes?
The person who thinks this post is legit doesn't deserve an /s.
In the Iran case, there's a concern about what happens after the US blows stuff up and then leaves.
western governments ~~pussy footing around with awful regimes that~~ kill their own citizens [and are genocidal pedos]
FTFY. I really wouldn’t wanna live in Cuba but don’t tell me the west are the good guys.
Btw "pussy“ as an insult has become kind of weird to me, what makes you use that for something you perceive as "weak“? E.g. being bitch would serve a similar purpose but the meaning of the word seems to actually relate to what you’re trying to express no? Honestly curious.
Btw "pussy“ as an insult
That's not what the term "pussyfoot" means.
Etymology
From pussy (“feline”) + foot; because of the light and careful tread of cats.
Interesting, thank you! not a native speaker but I guess I could have looked this up myself.
western governments kill their own citizens
How many citizens has Canada killed recently? Is it upwards of 30,000?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_massacres
Can you point to me any recent Canadian government massacres?
Btw "pussy“ as an insult has become kind of weird to me
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pussyfooting
Also what makes "dick" mean being rude or "dickhead" meaning acting stupid? who knows
Mossad rioters being called peaceful protestors is the warmongering narrative. Israel media proudly boasting about Mossad rioters, and Ted Cruz calling to arm the Mossad rioters more, exposes the pure demonism of the empire. This message was provided in the off chance that you are fooled by demonic agenda, instead of an active promoter of demonism.
Wasn't this supposed to be about Cuba? Why are you bringing Iran into it?
My comment was
Same with the UK not letting the US use bases against Iran, why are western governments pussy footing around with awful regimes that kill their own citizens?
but hey while we're here:
Political scientists characterize the political system of Cuba as a single-party authoritarian regime where political opposition is not permitted.[12][13][14] There are elections, but they are not considered democratic.[15][16] According to the V-Dem Democracy Indices, Cuba is the second least democratic country in Latin America.[17] Censorship of information (including limits to internet access) is extensive,[18][19][20] and independent journalism is repressed in Cuba;[21] Reporters Without Borders has characterized Cuba as one of the worst countries in the world for press freedom.[22][23]
Friends of yours?
Oh, hell, sorry, I had no idea that the "V-Dem Democracy Index" judged that Cuba was the most evil country on earth. Yes, in that case I hope the nazi pedophile government of the united states completely cuts off all fuel, food, and medical supplies, and drops bombs as necessary, until every last man woman and child on the island has been freed. Then they can build some beautiful casinos over the rubble, like they plan to do with Gaza.
Yes. Cuba is lovely. But you're moving goalposts again. When you decided to weirdly include Iran in all this, you included them due a massacre of 30k people. That's a far cry from your complaints about Cuba. So why are you conflating them as though they were the same place?