re: #144 KGxvi

Goes back to the whole idea of normalized relations. We have normalized relations with Russia (and the Soviet Union before that). Why? Because there’s a benefit to having diplomats in contact, even if they’re the enemy, or rival.

The US is normalizing diplomatic relations with Cuba. Doesn’t mean we’re suddenly friends, but it means that diplomats can talk and trade can be developed (as the embargo is being lifted). Doesn’t diminish any of Castro’s actions just as surely as having diplomatic relations with Russia (and former Soviet Union) doesn’t diminish any of the Soviet Union’s harsh repression of Soviet Jewry or minorities, etc.