Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 7:30 pm
It would've become free eventually anyway given the Civil War.
Considering the ethnicity of the locals I doubt they'd be okay with slavers.
Because sometimes even national leaders just want to hang out
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Outer Sparta wrote:Genivaria wrote:It would've become free eventually anyway given the Civil War.
Considering the ethnicity of the locals I doubt they'd be okay with slavers.
The South wanted Cuba because there would be a way for slavery to expand. Franklin Pierce wanted Cuba via the Ostend Manifesto.
Genivaria wrote:Outer Sparta wrote:The South wanted Cuba because there would be a way for slavery to expand. Franklin Pierce wanted Cuba via the Ostend Manifesto.
I know the details to it, I'm just saying I wish we could've gotten Cuba without spreading slavery.Neo Balka wrote:
Yes.
now if fuckin only we took them over after we kicked spain in the dick.
buuuuut noooooo had to take over the philippines instead.
We could've done both.
Genivaria wrote:Outer Sparta wrote:The South wanted Cuba because there would be a way for slavery to expand. Franklin Pierce wanted Cuba via the Ostend Manifesto.
I know the details to it, I'm just saying I wish we could've gotten Cuba without spreading slavery.Neo Balka wrote:
Yes.
now if fuckin only we took them over after we kicked spain in the dick.
buuuuut noooooo had to take over the philippines instead.
We could've done both.
Kanadorika wrote:Genivaria wrote:I know the details to it, I'm just saying I wish we could've gotten Cuba without spreading slavery.
We could've done both.
So long as we avoided the American atrocities committed in the Philippines, the prospect of Cuba becoming an American territory is attractive.
I doubt the rebels would have agreed, and we would have had to take the same measures the Spanish used to subdue the population.
Kanadorika wrote:Genivaria wrote:I know the details to it, I'm just saying I wish we could've gotten Cuba without spreading slavery.
We could've done both.
So long as we avoided the American atrocities committed in the Philippines, the prospect of Cuba becoming an American territory is attractive.
I doubt the rebels would have agreed, and we would have had to take the same measures the Spanish used to subdue the population.
Neo Balka wrote:Kanadorika wrote:So long as we avoided the American atrocities committed in the Philippines, the prospect of Cuba becoming an American territory is attractive.
I doubt the rebels would have agreed, and we would have had to take the same measures the Spanish used to subdue the population.
And thats why they lost their living privileges.
Fostoria wrote:I support the President's decision. We shouldn't be cooperating with socialist dictatorships.
Greater Carloso wrote:This was an excellent move, quiet frankly, by President Donald J. Trump. Cuba is nothing more than an isolated hermit kingdom with its people living under a barbaric and terror-supporting hereditary dictatorship, similiar to but not to the same degree as North Korea. The current Cuban regime should not be tolerated due to its countless crimes and harbouring of wanted criminals, including terrorists and murderers, who are fleeing from justice from Western countries. Pressure should be continued to be put on Cuba until they are willing to reform and introduce democratic principles to their system, release all political prisoners and deport wanted felons.
That said, I don't want a armed conflict in Cuba or American military intervention. Let this move encourage peaceful opposition by the Cuban people to the Castro regime and set the country on a course to establish a healthy liberal democracy and republic that won't let itself fall so easily to communist hijackers again.
Greater Carloso wrote:This was an excellent move, quiet frankly, by President Donald J. Trump. Cuba is nothing more than an isolated hermit kingdom with its people living under a barbaric and terror-supporting hereditary dictatorship, similiar to but not to the same degree as North Korea. The current Cuban regime should not be tolerated due to its countless crimes and harbouring of wanted criminals, including terrorists and murderers, who are fleeing from justice from Western countries. Pressure should be continued to be put on Cuba until they are willing to reform and introduce democratic principles to their system, release all political prisoners and deport wanted felons.
That said, I don't want a armed conflict in Cuba or American military intervention. Let this move encourage peaceful opposition by the Cuban people to the Castro regime and set the country on a course to establish a healthy liberal democracy and republic that won't let itself fall so easily to communist hijackers again.
Geilinor wrote:We've been putting pressure on Cuba for decades and it didn't create a large opposition movement. The Cuban people need to believe that changes can actually occur.
Greater Carloso wrote:This was an excellent move, quiet frankly, by President Donald J. Trump.1 Cuba is nothing more than an isolated hermit kingdom with its people living under a barbaric and terror-supporting hereditary dictatorship, similiar to but not to the same degree as North Korea. 2The current Cuban regime should not be tolerated due to its countless crimes and harbouring of wanted criminals, including terrorists and murderers, who are fleeing from justice from Western countries. Pressure should be continued to be put on Cuba until they are willing to reform and introduce democratic principles to their system, release all political prisoners and deport wanted felons.3
That said, I don't want a armed conflict in Cuba or American military intervention. Let this move encourage peaceful opposition by the Cuban people to the Castro regime and set the country on a course to establish a healthy liberal democracy and republic that won't let itself fall so easily to communist hijackers again.4
Greater Carloso wrote:Geilinor wrote:We've been putting pressure on Cuba for decades and it didn't create a large opposition movement. The Cuban people need to believe that changes can actually occur.
Raúl's pledge to step down in 2018 offers an opportunity for President Trump and the United States to encourage real change in Cuba, whoever his successor may be. So far, any details on a possible successor to Raúl is really ambiguous, but is likely to be taken from the political and military elite - something I hope isn't the case.
Geilinor wrote:Greater Carloso wrote:This was an excellent move, quiet frankly, by President Donald J. Trump. Cuba is nothing more than an isolated hermit kingdom with its people living under a barbaric and terror-supporting hereditary dictatorship, similiar to but not to the same degree as North Korea. The current Cuban regime should not be tolerated due to its countless crimes and harbouring of wanted criminals, including terrorists and murderers, who are fleeing from justice from Western countries. Pressure should be continued to be put on Cuba until they are willing to reform and introduce democratic principles to their system, release all political prisoners and deport wanted felons.
That said, I don't want a armed conflict in Cuba or American military intervention. Let this move encourage peaceful opposition by the Cuban people to the Castro regime and set the country on a course to establish a healthy liberal democracy and republic that won't let itself fall so easily to communist hijackers again.
We've been putting pressure on Cuba for decades and it didn't create a large opposition movement. The Cuban people need to believe that changes can actually occur.