• ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days 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.mlEnglish
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      2 days 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 “moderate rebels” and Bob’s your uncle.

    • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mlOP
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      2 days 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.

  • bdonvr@thelemmy.club
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    2 days 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 [he/they]@lemmy.mlOP
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      2 days 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.

    • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]@hexbear.net
      English
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      2 days ago

      Is there any way to (legally) circumvent the blockade? I know they don’t have access to steam so it’s not like people can buy Cuban games like they can buy Russian games, but is there any other way (short of going there on vacation)?

  • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    You’re trading one form of corruption for another. Once Castro was given enough time in power, he proved to be no better than Batista. In 1959, he falsely promised free and fair elections in 18 months, and then ruled for five decades.

    I think Che’s idealism may have been better suited for the role, but that wasn’t the plan. With Cuba’s small scale and valuable exports, they should be able to successfully run a socialist or communist nation without intervention.

    • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mlOP
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      2 days ago

      This is entirely false. Life expectancies rose dramatically, slavery was abolished, literacy rates rose dramatically, and the economy was democratized under Castro. To claim Castro is “no better than” the US backed fascist slaver is incredibly out of touch with reality.

      Further, global trade is a necessity. No country in the Global North runs on its own, rather, they function based on Imperialism and plunder the Global South. If, say, France were to be cut off from the countries it plunders, it would collapse. The resiliance of the Socialist system therefore has proven itself.

      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.