Socialism, a primer

Robo said:
Cuba’s Lessons after 55 Years of Socialism https://panampost.com/carlos-sabino/2014/01/10/lessons-55-years-socialism/?cn-reloaded=1

Cuban revolution and its 55-year anniversary. Cuba is a living example of how socialism hasn’t kept its promises; rather, it has achieved the exact opposite of what it previously offered. Let’s analyze this in Cuba’s case.

Even though there was a democratic euphoria at first, it only lasted a few weeks. The result was what we see today, 55 years of dictatorship, first led by Fidel Castro and then — due to his weakened health — by his brother Raúl. This regime couldn’t be further from democracy, similar to North Korea, and could even qualify as an absolute hereditary monarchy, similar to colonial times.

For half a century, Cuba’s government denied its citizens the right to leave the country, banned all political parties and groups, and denied all press freedoms. Cuba’s government also brutally harassed any kind of anti-government protest and filled prisons with political prisoners.

Some would say these are inevitable downsides of a revolution that had to confront United States’ imperialism and maintain a small country’s dignity. This couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s easy to remind these dreamers that Cuba has lived four decades as the Soviet Union’s colonial satellite, and it has survived only through other nations’ charitable handouts, currently from the generous oil-producing Venezuela.

The regime, however, continues to argue that the United States’ blockade has impeded Cuba’s economic growth. But there hasn’t been any blockade, only an embargo or prohibition to trade, established by the North American country and followed by a few others. Nothing has stopped Cuba from trading with the rest of the world, and they’ve had plenty of time to adjust.

This is the sad reality of a socialism that exemplifies the biggest ideological fraud of modern times. These are the facts, the hard facts, that those who still advocate policies that only lead to oppression, misery, and inequalities should keep in mind.
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When the US Sugar Beet lobby won the day and the US stopped buying Cuban sugar.. The Soviets stepped into the void and bought all their sugar until the collapse of the USSR.

What a way to treat a small neighbor.
 
kudzu said:
When the US Sugar Beet lobby won the day and the US stopped buying Cuban sugar.. The Soviets stepped into the void and bought all their sugar until the collapse of the USSR.

What a way to treat a small neighbor.
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We should have starved Cuba after the USSR fell, taken it over, and sent all the freeloading leeches there to live.
 
Cuba has advanced and universal healthcare. When a hurricane strikes, they have systems that evacuate the people quickly and efficiently. But there is no Socialism, just like there is no Capitalistic society. All are an amalgam of other systems.Cuba has lots of restaurants and tourism industry. They however, had a 60 year blockade by the biggest financial power in the world sitting on their economy. They never had a chance thanks to us.
 
floridafan said:
You should have a great handle on big government and corruption while cheering on this administration. Now what is so bad about socialism?
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Robo lived through segregation, so he knows ALL ABOUT it. He cuts and pastes an article about Cuba and now he’s an expert on socialism.

He’s one of these idiots, like Flanders, who sees a communist behind every bush.
 
CFM said:
Your jealousy of someone superior to you, boy, is embarrassing. Rather than making excuses and telling lies you should try to better yourself. If you pieces of shit spent 1/4 the time trying to do better as you do making excuses and lying, you might have $10 in your pocket one of these days. You might be able to buy a cheap bottle of wine or get Kamala Harris drunk enough to do to you what she did for free to Willie Brown.
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Trump is not superior.. He's a lifelong liar, bully and cheat.
 
domer76 said:
Robo lived through segregation, so he knows ALL ABOUT it. He cuts and pastes an article about Cuba and now he’s an expert on socialism.

He’s one of these idiots, like Flanders, who sees a communist behind every bush.
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Communism is not a threat to the US..
 
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