Do you have anything of substance to add?

:smuglord: "you're from Hexbear" isn't an argument

Please cite me where I state that I support this policy?

You excused it by blaming it on Cuba. There's no meaningful difference between that and support. Any worthwhile take on the embargo starts with ending it immediately, and you can't even manage that.

And sure, I would support sanctions against Nazi Germany. But until Cuba turns fascist, invades its neighbors, and starts a genocide, it's nowhere near a situation where sanctions are appropriate.

Yes, they are doing a genocide.

I'm not sure what other options are available at this point though.

I'd love to hear your explanation for how you totally aren't a fascist

"If you invite your serial killer gun nut friend to build a tree stand on your property pointed at my house, we're going to have problems"

The background was that President Putin declared in the autumn of 2021, and actually sent a draft treaty that they wanted NATO to sign, to promise no more NATO enlargement. That was what he sent us. And was a pre-condition for not invade Ukraine. Of course we didn't sign that.

At least he had some good jokes to warm up the crowd!

I think I've told you before that I know it's hard to allocate money for defence, because most politicians want to spend money on health, on education, on infrastructure instead of defence.

Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti

Sigh

redditor!

I also don’t automatically think that it means Zelenski was “forced to not give up”.

1. Ukraine negotiates ceasefire.
2. BJ tells Ukraine to not go through with it.
3. Ukraine does not go through with it.

Why else would Ukraine have reversed course if not for one of its NATO puppetmasters commanding it to? Either it's that, or BJ making a really impassioned argument for sending a bunch of Ukranians to an early grave and Zelensky fell for it, or Zelensky just changed his mind all on his own and the timing is a pure coincidence.

is somehow losing to the minor Western allies

How are you defining "losing" here? They're occupying the separatist parts of Ukraine and can do so indefinitely.

1. Missiles being used to kill people in an endless stalemate is actually worse than them sitting in a box
2. The people sending those missiles to Ukraine are going to buy more to replace them
3. They're also going to charge Ukraine for the missiles and insist the country sell off state assets for pennies on the dollar to make payments

in a country where face is everything

In America no one cares about being embarrassed, that's only compatible with the Asiatic brainpan!

Toss Orientalism on your reading list:

The term orientalism denotes the exaggeration of difference, the presumption of Western superiority, and the application of clichéd analytical models for perceiving the "Oriental world".

"Sir, their government has brainwashed them by... running the country well enough to consistently raise the standard of living!"

"Those dastardly Chinese!"