http://nextgenjournal.com/2009/08/your-take-no-toilet-paper-in-cuba/ The One-Stop Site for College Students: News, Politics, Sports, Entertainment, Technology, College Life, and More Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:59:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://nextgenjournal.com/2009/08/your-take-no-toilet-paper-in-cuba/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Brandon López Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:44:51 +0000 http://nextgenjournal.com/?p=1272#comment-165 While I completely agree with your line of thinking, I do not believe that this specific embargo is achieving its goal. It has been over 40 years since this embargo was first initiated and not one major diplomatic/governmental change has occured in Cuba as a result. While this current economic crisis might weaken the sitting government, it will not topple it. Cuba has seen worse days to put it simply. The fall of the USSR crippled the cuban economy (much more than this recession ever will) all the while the embargo was still in place and no dramatic changes toward democracy occured. Not that I'm advising a simple end to the embargo, but something must change unless this 'stalemate' is to continue indefinitely. While I completely agree with your line of thinking, I do not believe that this specific embargo is achieving its goal. It has been over 40 years since this embargo was first initiated and not one major diplomatic/governmental change has occured in Cuba as a result. While this current economic crisis might weaken the sitting government, it will not topple it. Cuba has seen worse days to put it simply. The fall of the USSR crippled the cuban economy (much more than this recession ever will) all the while the embargo was still in place and no dramatic changes toward democracy occured. Not that I'm advising a simple end to the embargo, but something must change unless this 'stalemate' is to continue indefinitely.

]]> http://nextgenjournal.com/2009/08/your-take-no-toilet-paper-in-cuba/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Brandon López Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:44:51 +0000 http://nextgenjournal.com/?p=1272#comment-113 While I completely agree with your line of thinking, I do not believe that this specific embargo is achieving its goal. It has been over 40 years since this embargo was first initiated and not one major diplomatic/governmental change has occured in Cuba as a result. While this current economic crisis might weaken the sitting government, it will not topple it. Cuba has seen worse days to put it simply. The fall of the USSR crippled the cuban economy (much more than this recession ever will) all the while the embargo was still in place and no dramatic changes toward democracy occured. Not that I'm advising a simple end to the embargo, but something must change unless this 'stalemate' is to continue indefinitely. While I completely agree with your line of thinking, I do not believe that this specific embargo is achieving its goal. It has been over 40 years since this embargo was first initiated and not one major diplomatic/governmental change has occured in Cuba as a result. While this current economic crisis might weaken the sitting government, it will not topple it. Cuba has seen worse days to put it simply. The fall of the USSR crippled the cuban economy (much more than this recession ever will) all the while the embargo was still in place and no dramatic changes toward democracy occured. Not that I'm advising a simple end to the embargo, but something must change unless this 'stalemate' is to continue indefinitely.

]]> http://nextgenjournal.com/2009/08/your-take-no-toilet-paper-in-cuba/comment-page-1/#comment-111 basilsunier Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:03:46 +0000 http://nextgenjournal.com/?p=1272#comment-111 The purpose of an embargo is to be used as a bartering chip in an effort to bring about reform of some sort in nations whose governments are unwilling to accept such reforms by any other means. The initial intent of the embargo was to force Cuba into reforming their government from the Communist regime that it currently has. Now that the Cuban government is faced with a serious issue as a result of the embargo, it should not be lifted just because their predicament invokes some level of pity. The embargo should be lifted if, and only if, the Cuban government is ready and willing to permit widespread reform (i.e. implementing a democracy founded on free-market capitalist principles) in their government and economy The purpose of an embargo is to be used as a bartering chip in an effort to bring about reform of some sort in nations whose governments are unwilling to accept such reforms by any other means. The initial intent of the embargo was to force Cuba into reforming their government from the Communist regime that it currently has. Now that the Cuban government is faced with a serious issue as a result of the embargo, it should not be lifted just because their predicament invokes some level of pity. The embargo should be lifted if, and only if, the Cuban government is ready and willing to permit widespread reform (i.e. implementing a democracy founded on free-market capitalist principles) in their government and economy

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