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I'm not quite sure what you're suggesting...
but in answer to your question, peoples needs are provided for by other people. It's supposed to be some sort of minimalist existence where artisans and craftsmen produce things out of interest for the common good rather than mass production for profit. Or so goes the theory anyway.
I'm not one for war and I'm no specialist on South American politics either. I don't agree with 90% of what America does and, with every government there's double standards and hypocricy...
Not factually correct as alluded to in my previous post.The U.S. regime was backing Castro and co. against the Batista regime for a short period before and after his gang took control.
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Nah, you're missing something here.
The left wing governments of which you speak were not truly "left wing". Maybe socially progressive to an extent...but still working under the functions of capitalism.
Any government which shuns the global market and adopts socialist principles will suffer intolerance from the US - why? A successful socialist society is an obvious threat to the American "way of life"...i.e. people start to reject capitalism once they see an example of a better way...
The USA has a long history of throwing elected socialist governments from power for this very reason.
I think that's my point. Castro didn't want to join the Eastern Bloc. He wanted to be friends with the US. It was US Foreign Policy which drove him in to side with the USSR, after they spurned his offers of friendship.
ewll for starters it's illegal.
Cuba didn't want anything the US has done to it. Neither did it do anything to cause them to do so. They just did. The quality of life there is not as bad as is often made out, and there are people living in far worse conditions in the USA.
In Cuba there still is strong support for Castro as well as opposition, as with any regeime. Cuba is probably the closet thing to Communism the world today has. People love Castro becasue he doesn't take any shit and stands up for what he beleives in, despite Cuba's size. Also, I daresay there are a good number of people who would stand up for Cuba if the US tried anything. And, Russia still owes Cuba a bunch of MiG's...
China is the closet thing to Capitalism we have. They trade with all and paractically make all. The people are exploited and paid little, and have little rights. Its almost like Industrial Revolution England. But with Modern Industry and Western companies exploiting Chinese workers. It is nearly Capitalism pure. Then they invade a small foreign country, and the world is up in arms. America does it, everyone ignores it.
When Castro goes though, I fear for Cuba alot too. We'll either get a Tyrant, a US invasion, or if we are lucky, another guy like him or better. I hope he has been preparing for what will happen when he goes, and has a replacement in mind. Poor chap will be missed, I must say.
Like I said, it's complicated.
China has the worlds youngest political prisoner too... Buuut anyway...
Can you tell the difference between being prejudiced against a nation and its people, and being against the policies of a government?
I don't think you can.
Three words for you:
Pinochet
Taliban
Uzbekistan
The people of Cuba would spit on any concept of democracy the mass murdering, anti-democratic Republican government of George W. Bush could offer them.
LOL. Keep burying your head in the sand Spoilt Child... keep refusing to believe those figures that go against your agenda. Very intelligent and mature
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The US should support action to free American people from the tyranical fascist theocracy of G. W. Bush.
Time for regime change in Washington DC.
It has always been the strategic key to the Caribbean (I'm basing this on what I learned whilst I was there rather than expertise in the area). The name 'Cuba' is derived from a Spanish word for the packing cases that supplies were brought in. Essentially it was one big supply depot for the whole area.
It is also very defensible - even more so than Jamaica - it's large enough to hide a guerilla army in (as Castro demonstrated) and can be self-sufficient.
I found the Cuban attitude to the US to be quite mature. They are a little afraid that the US will invade (I don't think they will in a million years) but they also admire many things about the US and its democracy.
They are fiercely proud of their country but not hugely enamoured of Castro (particularly the younger generation) and, apart from making everyone equally poor, Castro hasn't done great things for the Cubans. Once they realise what the rest of the world has and what they could have, I doubt they'll have much time for their system of government.
Much like the Iraqi's yearned to be free?
Oh, and NEVER mix Politics and Religion. Especially Catholics, they tend to back the wrong guy. See: Mussolini, Hitler.
Hey, the catholics got the vatican city out of Mussolini and pots of nazi gold.
As far as I can tell politics is a religion for it's followers.
And they backed Mussolini inspite of previously saying that no-one should get involved in politics because it was against God or somesuch. Hypocrits. Then look at what a mess Mussolini made... Although, he had some funny camp poses in his time!
Politics is hardly a religion, it doesn't exactally make you go to a building of worship every week and force you to fear an evil overlord. Well, except when a Tyrant gets in power. But we try to avoid that...
And I thought the Bible preached against Idol worship?
Yes. In the "Simon Cowell" prophecies. -
"At the end of days a man will apear with a tan that isn't fake but looks it. And all voices shall cry out "What size chest are those pants, Simon?" and bad sarcasm will reign and there will be a wailing and gnashing of teeth."