I have a friend who I am super close to converting from general lib into a full fledged socialist. He's asking me to explain why Cuba is actually good and not the shit hole he was told it is growing up.
So hit me with some info, I don't know anything about Cuba and I'm busy cramming 4 essays for next Friday. What are the positives of Cuba? What are the negatives? Can you give me some stats?
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I explained some stuff about cold war propaganda and US involvement trying to subvert socialism all over the world. He has Cuban ancestry however and so is sort of iffy in accepting what I'm saying.
The biggest positive is its healthcare system: they have the highest life expectancy in Latin America and spend $300 a head.
the big thing he says is that Cuba doesn’t reward hard work. Obviously I explained neither does the US. But do they really live in poverty there?
They have a lower standard of living than the US, but it is on par with the rest of Latin America. The difference is there is no abject poverty: "before the revolution there were prostitutes on every street corner, now there are doctors" t. Pareni.
Cuba isn't actually socialist in the first place so it's a meaningless discussion.
Some general pros and cons of Cuba, post-revolution
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Cons:
It's more or the less the same as its neighbors, would be in much better conditions if the world's largest military didn't blockade and have sanctions on them. Look at what's happening in Puerto Rico with debt to see what would have happened if America privatized the country.
Haven't been there but a friend did and really liked it, thought the people were cool as hell, and while critical was fundamentally supportive of what the revolution was attempting to do. Essentially, "resistance to capital." That was the attitude of Cubans he talked to. The main criticism he pointed out was the inequality in Cuban society, particularly regarding well-connected political and military types. That was something his minder (this was before things opened up a bit) made a sly remark about, so a lot of Cubans resent that inequality as well.
fuck off cunt