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Some members of society have special privileges? I'm glad we don't have that in the US. Cuba has a higher life expectancy, lower infant mortality rate, and a hi

Some members of society have special privileges? I'm glad we don't have that in the US. Cuba has a higher life expectancy, lower infant mortality rate, and a higher literacy rate than the US. They also have more guaranteed rights for women, LGBTQ, and minorities than the US. Cuba has stood pretty well on its own considering the decades of crushing sanctions. Compare it to any other Caribbean nation.

mrtksn 4y ago
I wasn’t comparing with the US or any other country. Anyway, I still don’t know how to feel about Cuba because there were many things that I liked.
SR2Z 4y ago
Delete Mississippi, Alabama, and Arkansas. Are your claims still true?
- xrd 4y ago
  I've visited Cuba and lived in Brazil. The desperation you see in Brazil for much of the population isn't there in Cuba. The people are very poor but they have access to food regardless of their income levels. Cubans are some of the most highly educated people in the world. It's a police state and there are awful things about the corruption. And things are much worse in many other Latin American countries that are pro-US. I would say the impacts of poverty are worse in the US even if you withdraw those states. In absolute terms Americans are richer but in terms of healthcare and general well being, what I saw 20 years ago was that Cubans have it better.
refurb 4y ago
Russia said they are winning the war too. Must be true, right?
pookah 4y ago
Owner of starbucks grew up in the projects. I doubt you see that level of mobility in your cuban utopia. And I'm glad that cuba isn't putting gay people into labor camps and forced re-education anymore. Nice.
- mushbino 4y ago
  Today Cuba is the most socially progressive country in the western hemisphere. There was a time when they put gay people in jail but that was the same time. Alan Turing was castrated for being gay in the UK. Sure, You won't become a billionaire in Cuba, but you also don't have to worry about health care, homelessness, food insecurity, education, etc.

mrtksn 4y ago

I wasn’t comparing with the US or any other country. Anyway, I still don’t know how to feel about Cuba because there were many things that I liked.

SR2Z 4y ago

Delete Mississippi, Alabama, and Arkansas. Are your claims still true?

xrd 4y ago
I've visited Cuba and lived in Brazil. The desperation you see in Brazil for much of the population isn't there in Cuba. The people are very poor but they have access to food regardless of their income levels. Cubans are some of the most highly educated people in the world. It's a police state and there are awful things about the corruption. And things are much worse in many other Latin American countries that are pro-US. I would say the impacts of poverty are worse in the US even if you withdraw those states. In absolute terms Americans are richer but in terms of healthcare and general well being, what I saw 20 years ago was that Cubans have it better.

refurb 4y ago

Russia said they are winning the war too. Must be true, right?

pookah 4y ago

Owner of starbucks grew up in the projects. I doubt you see that level of mobility in your cuban utopia. And I'm glad that cuba isn't putting gay people into labor camps and forced re-education anymore. Nice.

mushbino 4y ago
Today Cuba is the most socially progressive country in the western hemisphere. There was a time when they put gay people in jail but that was the same time. Alan Turing was castrated for being gay in the UK. Sure, You won't become a billionaire in Cuba, but you also don't have to worry about health care, homelessness, food insecurity, education, etc.