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> Where and when have we had communism on a nation-state scale? Cuba arguably comes closest to the ideal, and they're doing well. Sure, Cuba does well in some
by gsk22 7y ago
> Where and when have we had communism on a nation-state scale? Cuba arguably comes closest to the ideal, and they're doing well.
Sure, Cuba does well in some important metrics like education and healthcare, but overall it is still an impoverished authoritarian state. Not exactly a communist utopia.
- pmiller2 7y agoYes, this is why I said "comes closest to the ideal." I would argue that Cuba, relative to its neighbors, is not that impoverished, and that being under sanction from all of the world's top economic powers has put a damper on Cuba's potential. Cuba is no paradise, but they have made some significant strides.
- aaomidi 7y agoIt's pretty difficult trying to run a country where you still have an extremely strong blockade against you ran by the strongest economy in the world.