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You're being dishonest and obtuse on purpose here.
Even Cuba has better access to education and health-care and shelter than in it US. Every other challenges they're facing is because of the US and their sanctions.
Every other challenge? Are you sure? Seems mighty convenient.
With how the U.S. has been apply economic sanctions against Cuba since the 60's it's pretty obvious. Anybody who's been doing trade with the U.S. has been forbidden to doing any trade with Cuba. Their only economic partners have been Russia, China and Venezuela.
More recently, Venezuela was the only supplier of oil to Cuba, and now the U.S. attacked Venezuela and gained control of their oil, and stopped al shipping to Cuba. Because of this, Cuba can't even produce electricity because their power stations ran on oil.
I'm not saying the US had no effect, but it's mighty convenient that you're able to claim that every challenge Cuba has faced is due to the US, not due to mismanagement by the authoritarian Cuban government.
Of course the Cuban government isn't perfect. But Cuba's most important problems aren't due to their authoritarianism. Their biggest problem is trade. They're unable to get the resources they need mostly because of the sanctions, greatly reducing their standard of living.
And honestly, I could excuse the authoritarianism due to the simple fact that US imperialism still poses a huge threat to them, being the only communist country in all the Americas. They don't really have a choice to have a hard stance to protect what they have. Or else it wouldn't be long before they get completely exploited the way they have been before the revolution.
Of course you could.
Honestly is it any better in capitalist countries?
The moment you go protest something the government or a company is doing that's ethically or morally wrong or disadvantages the working class, you get beat up by police and thrown in jail. How is it different?
Or if you talk bad about a company you get sued for slander for millions of dollars to shut you up.
Ever heard of US imperialism? And how it affects the world negatively?
Yes?