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Its too late to edit my prior post so I'll just stick these Castro quotes in here: " They talk about the failure of socialism, but where is the success of ca
by Lordarminius 10y ago
Its too late to edit my prior post so I'll just stick these Castro quotes in here:
" They talk about the failure of socialism, but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?"
" ...I began a revolution with 82 men.
If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15
and absolute faith.
It does not matter how small you are if you have faith
and a plan of action."
Fidel Castro 1926 - 2016
- GunboatDiplomat 10y agoWhere is the success of capitalism? It's in the rapidly falling global extreme poverty rate, soon to be below 10% for the first time in human history. It's in the cell phone networks blanketing Africa and Asia, giving people access to easy communication and banking. It's in the rapidly rising standards of living throughout Asia and Africa and parts of Latin America not under the communist thumb. Capitalism is the greatest force for improving people's lives that has ever been, and likely to be the greatest that ever will be.
- ommunist 10y agoYou should've seen socialism in 1952. That force was far greater than any capitalism today. And it will return.
- MarkMc 10y ago> ... where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America? When Castro asked that question in 1991, around 60% of people in East Asia were living in extreme poverty. Today it is 3.5% [1]. The change is mostly due to China switching from a socialist to capitalist economy. [1] http://www.vox.com/world/2016/10/2/13123980/extreme-poverty-world-bank http://www.vox.com/world/2016/10/2/13123980/extreme-poverty-...
- ommunist 10y agoFunny diagram in your source. They compare 1990 dollar with 2013 dollar directly without reference to purchasing power, adjusted to local market indexes. Classy example of propaganda. But you know, people over here generally can understand what they read.