"The fact we have a trade embargo on cuba and not on, say, china, is simply absurd though completely consistent with realpolitik. "
should real completely consistent with the desires and interests of the fortune 100. realpolitik from a national standpoint would not be our current relations with china.
Ah, of course. The classless society of true equality looked among all it's brother and sister workers and in one voice cast their no-need-for-Diebold vote: "Um, Raul?"