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Communism in Cuba has at least remained true to its roots, imposing, for more than half a century, a juvenile notion of egalitarianism on the masses. Rather tha
by evbots 10y ago
Communism in Cuba has at least remained true to its roots, imposing, for more than half a century, a juvenile notion of egalitarianism on the masses. Rather than uplifting them, this has reinforced the lowest common denominator: Everyone is poor.
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- mrleinad 10y agoThe country itself is poor, because of the blockade. If the US would let private companies trade with them and with the cubans freely, they wouldn't be poor.
- laura2013 10y agoDon't let Communist propaganda blind you. The blockade did not stop Spanish hotels from settling on the island (taxed at 50% by the state), or dealings with Russia or the Chinese, or gas trades with Venezuela. Do you know where all the wealth from those dealings ended up? The top ranking officials and their families.
- mrleinad 10y agoYeah, it ended up feeding millions that live in the island, training thousands of doctors, and providing all that's required for all the cubans. And it's not enough to live up to the standars of the rest of the world, which could live far better with better distribution of wealth.
- laura2013 10y agoThe Castro family can travel the world and enjoy a lavish lifestyle while most of the population lives in poverty and are not allowed to leave the country. Your naivete is cute.
- Daishiman 10y agoThis applies to literally every head of state that every country's had. It's a tired line of reasoning. I hope you start demanding humility of your own leaders too. But no, we hold Cuba to a standard that no country on Earth has achieved. Maybe except for the Germans, since Merkel is keen on doing her own groceries.
- tehwebguy 10y agoThat sounds like a valid response to the first part: > The Castro family can travel the world and enjoy a lavish lifestyle But not if you finish the sentence: > while most of the population lives in poverty and are not allowed to leave the country.
- evbots 10y agoFree trade between private corporations and individuals is a capitalist concept. After all, free trade is predicated on the ability for a single actor to decide how to allocate goods and services.
- mrleinad 10y agoIn Argentina, Jauretche would say: "O es pa' todos la frazada, o es pa' todos el invierno" (paraphrasing, "Either the blanket covers everyone, or everyone suffers the winter")