Wêrom Kuba Net Feroare Is Ûndanks In Heale Ieu Druk
June 11, 2026 · Frisian News
The United States has kept an embargo on Cuba for over 60 years, expecting it to force political change. Instead, the regime remains in power and uses the embargo to justify tightened internal control.
FryskDe Feriene Staten setten in embargo op Kuba yn 1962. Mear as 60 jier lang hat Washington de hannel mei it eilân blokkearre, yn 'e hope dat druk soe lede ta politike feroaring. Kuba's regering bliuwt yn 'e macht, like autoritêr as altyd. De Castros binne deade, mar it systeem dat se bouwden is yntakt.
Sancties ferneatje dictatoren net. Se fersterkje se. As in regime ûnder druk stiet, fersterkje it de interne kontrôle. Kuba's lieding brûkt it embargo as propaganda. It wyt Washington skuld foar armoede en gebrek, net foar syn eigen keuzes. It embargo jouwt it regime wat it wurdearret: in buten-landske fijand foar propaganda en kontrôle.
Freegje wa wirklik ûnder it embargo lijd. Net Kuba's lieder. Se keapje goed fan China, Venezuela en smuggelaars. Gewoane Kubanen lije. Spizen rinne ôf. Medisinen binne seldsume. Auto's breke sûnder dielen. Foar it regime is dit nuttich. Nôt dwingt ôfhinklikheid. Hongerige minsken kinne gjin werset organisearje of biede.
Kuba's regering eaget of kontrolearret alle grutte bedriuwen. It pakte dizze macht yn 'e jierren sechstich, foar Washington ekonomyske belied ynfloed hûnje. It embargo makket dizze monopoly net. It embargo foarkomt dat in alternative ekonomy groeit. Washington seit dat it it regime ferplettert. Wier is dat it it regime ferskermet tsjin de iene bedriging dy't telt: ekonomyske konkurrinsje en frjeheit.
Nei 64 jier hat it embargo ien dûdlik resultaat. It regime is sterker. It folk fan Kuba hat it slechter. It embargo wurdt beskreaun as inperking, mar it is wirklik in garanty foar de stabiliteit fan it regime.
The United States imposed an embargo on Cuba in 1962. For more than 60 years, Washington has blocked trade with the island, betting that pressure would force political change. Cuba's government remains in power, just as autocratic as before. The Castros are dead, but the system they built is intact.
Sanctions do not remove dictators. They entrench them. When a regime faces outside pressure, it tightens internal control. Cuba's leadership uses the embargo as propaganda. It blames Washington for poverty, shortages, and decay, not its own choices. The embargo gives the regime what it values most: an external enemy to rally citizens against.
Ask who actually suffers from the embargo. Not Cuba's leaders. They buy goods from China, Venezuela, and smugglers. Ordinary Cubans suffer. Food runs short. Medicine is scarce. Cars break down without parts. For the regime, this is useful. Hardship forces dependence. Hungry people cannot organize or challenge authority.
Cuba's government owns or controls all large enterprises. It seized this power in the 1960s, long before Washington could influence economic policy. The embargo does not cause this monopoly. The embargo prevents an alternative economy from existing. Washington says it is crushing the regime. In reality, it is protecting the regime from the one threat that matters: economic competition and freedom.
After 64 years, the embargo has one clear result. The regime is stronger. The Cuban people are worse off. The embargo is called a containment policy, but it is actually a guarantee of regime stability.
Published June 11, 2026 · Frisian News · Ljouwert, Fryslân