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[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 29 points 14 hours ago

I visited Cuba some months ago. Amazing what they can and have done better than supposedly "first world" countries like the US in terms of healthcare, houselessness, etc. Of course they also have many issues but almost all of them can be traced to the blockade.

The blockade is utterly indefensible. A crime against humanity.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 hours ago

I'd love to visit one day, such a resiliant and kind people. They have trained doctors globally for decades for little to nothing in return.

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[-] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 9 points 12 hours ago

Castro's reign was pretty marked with attempted coups, assassinations, and outright invasion. You know, the standard cold war experience.

The whole 'make life as hard as possible so the people have no choice but overthrow their government' strategy hasn't really been effective. Ever.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 12 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

It was effective in Syria last month, after a decade (really several decades) of effort and hundreds of billions of dollars. All you gotta do is infinitely fund and arm terrorists and Bob’s your uncle.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Yep, and people think it's silly that North Koreans hate the US that starved them through sanctions, committed genocide, and dropped more tons of bombs on it than the entire Pacific Front.

[-] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

What has been effective is the strategy of "make life as hard as possible on Cubans so most Americans will look at Cuba and think communism doesn't work."

[-] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 16 points 16 hours ago

No, Cuba is a dictatorship because after the guy in the green killed the guy on the throne, he just tool his place on the throne instead of holding free and fair elections.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 23 points 15 hours ago

You should read up on Cuban Democracy. Not only is Cuba now more democratic than under Batista, a fascist slaver US puppet, Cuba is more democratic than countries like the United States.

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 33 points 15 hours ago

I think it's amazing when US people try to claim that other countries they know jackshit about are undemocratic, while having a Dr. Seuss-ass electoral system with legalized bribing that exclusively elects ghouls everyone despises.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 15 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

They wish to see Cuba recolonized, so they dismiss any claims that would get in the way of their moral standing in maintaining that stance. Ie, recolonization is better than living in a system where Castro (who isn't president anymore, though I doubt they know that) eats babies or some nonsense.

Because of this, they pile a large amount of lies on top of Castro (who again, isn't president anymore) and demand the Cuban people be "freed" from themselves, ripe for the US to swoop back in and recolonize. If the Communists aren't evil, then they can't justify wanting to recolonize Cuba anymore morally.

I recommend always Masses, Elites, and Rebels: The Theory of "Brainwashing."