Soooo wtf are these Cubans thinking? These embargoes hurt the people in Cuba. So Cubans in Florida are basically Republican women? As in, they'd gladly hurt those like them as long as they can feel superior?

[–] Thunderbird4@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

Absolutely. See also: increasingly conservative Mexicans in US border states who support building a wall.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 24 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Its the "pull up the ladder" phenomenon. You even see it in places you wouldn't expect, like US workers opposing student loan forgiveness proposals because they had to pay, and want to make damn sure everyone else has to go through the pain that they did.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yet I'm called childish when I say the student loan forgiveness shit was just a cheap grab of public support. It is not actually doing anything to prevent further accumulation of more debt for future students.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yeah, Canadian universities and colleges are subsidized and collectively bargain for having Canadian students

Unfortunately provinces refused to raise the amount given with inflation so the schools turned to international students and imported a lot of people

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