Comment by AndrewKemendo

12 days ago

Do you think they have a better shot than any other country with an explicit firewall (Eritrea, China, NK, Cuba etc…)

I don't think Cuba belongs on that list.

They have limited service because they can't afford anything better, and the USA prevents installing additional undersea cables, but only a small number of sites are blocked by Cuba itself, such as a few Spanish language news sites run by Cuban-Americans.

Many more sites are unavailable in Cuba because their USA owners refuse access to Cuba, but that's not Cuba's fault.

  • The companies block access to Cube due to sanctions, which there because of Cuba's communist government, which is their fault.

    • I am more powerful than you, and I come to you with a request to act against your own interests in order to serve me. You refuse. The harsh consequences for refusing me that I am about to unleash against you are your fault. I am going to starve you for resources for decades, and any bad outcomes for your economy are your fault. You should not have refused me.

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    • Somewhat of an aside, but its odd to me that "communist government" is considered both unworkably unsustainable while also must be sanctioned in order to be stopped.