• FlowVoid@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    The US submarine is in territory that it legally rents from Cuba.

    It’s not violating Cuba’s rights any more than you violate your landlord’s rights when you invite someone to your apartment that your landlord doesn’t approve of.

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      1 year ago

      I mean, China does the same thing with Taiwan and Japan. People post articles about that all the time but they’re not called ‘shill’ because they support the popular narrative.

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        1 year ago

        Because people think there is a real risk that China will invade Taiwan. Which is not unreasonable, given that China said it considers Taiwan to be part of China and occasionally makes vague threats about ending its independence. Hence their military maneuvers are a potential escalation.

        In contrast, the US came to its senses about 50-60 years ago and finally realized that invading Cuba would be stupid and pointless. Since that flash of insight, the US hasn’t “escalated” anything when it comes to Cuba. Nowadays Americans can barely remember that Cuba exists.