As the United States tightens the screws, Cuba’s supposed allies respond with empty gestures and selective solidarity.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/42561777

By Belén Fernández Jan. 29

One would hope, then, that other countries – particularly the self-declared allies of Cuba – might step up to defend the island against US predations or at least credibly register their opposition to imperial impunity.

Instead, all Cuba has really gotten are some perfunctory professions of support – such as from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who, like her ostensibly leftist predecessor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has perfected the art of pretending to counter US machinations while doing exactly what the gringos want.

Following recent reports that Mexico had halted a scheduled oil shipment to Havana on account of US pressure, Sheinbaum has repeatedly insisted that the business of shipping oil is a “sovereign decision” and that Mexico remains “in solidarity” with Cuba.

  • trollercoaster@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    The “global South” is a stupid pipe dream of people with little to no grasp on reality. The term even lacks a clear definition, so it can be anything and everything.