Comments on: Cuba Sets a Global Example for the Achievements of Socialism

By: 03 | July | 2012 | Proletarians Unite!

03 | July | 2012 | Proletarians Unite! — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:50:21 +0000

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By: Economist

Economist — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:46:00 +0000

The latest Economist has the cover and a report on Cuba moving towards Capitalism, including laying off many government workers. So much for the “achievements of Socialism.”

By: Plutocracy101

Plutocracy101 — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:01:00 +0000

March 25, 2012

Cuban police round up beggars in advance of Pope Benedict XVI

The repression in Cuba in advance of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit
this week has been extended to include as its victims the most
“defenseless and vulnerable” in Cuban society.

Human rights activist Elizardo Sanchez complained Sunday that police have rounded up and jailed beggars and other street people
to keep them out of the view of pilgrims, journalists and others
visiting Cuba for the pope’s visit. Sanchez, head of the Cuban
Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation, said the
detainees are being held in a facility known as “La Colonia,” off the
highway leading to Havana’s international airport.

“Our committee believes that the forced internment of these
defenseless and completely vulnerable people is a disgusting violation
of human rights by a government that favors first, its own political
image,” Sanchez said.

Any truth here???

By: row

row — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 05:50:00 +0000

I suggest you make a sincere effort to meet Cubans who have fled the country to find freedom in America. The US has plenty of ills plaguing it, but Cuba is no paradise for the actual people who live there.

Have you ever even met a Cuban-American in your life? Someone whose family wishes they could leave the neighborhood committees and crushing poverty behind?

the real cuba dot c om

By: Person

Person — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:32:00 +0000

Socialism isn’t the worst thing that could ever happen to America.

By: Tony B

Tony B — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:31:00 +0000

exactly, Cuba has internet and soon will have a fibre optic connection via Venezuela. I spoke to people who visited Cuba recently and many use Facebook!

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:56:00 +0000

Best medical care in the world? Name one thing Cuba has done to advance the field of medicine. Companies in the United States have made enormous contributions in this area, all due to our evil capitalist system. If weren’t for the work of the United States and other western democracies Cuba’s medical institutions would still be practicing bloodletting .

By the way, have you heard about all the poor Americans who have died trying to get to Cuba on little rowboats and inflatable rafts? Neither have I.

By: Mr. Blair M. Phillips

Mr. Blair M. Phillips — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:36:00 +0000

RickDeal – Cuban dictatorship and oppression?

Geezz.. I suggest you read William Blums 2004 book on the American Governments ”dictatorship and oppression” for the last 60 years entitled,”Killing Hope – U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War 2″.
I think it’s published in 6 languages and has sold over 2 million copies. The American Government has murdered more people than the Nazis did in the Destruction of European Jews(R. Hilberg) overthrowing democratically elected governments. Fidel, Socialsim and the Cuban people are demonstrating ”one kind” of democratic system that appears to be working for the majority of people.

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:35:00 +0000

Doesn’t everyone want to solve the problems of poverty, education and health care? Cuba and other Communist nations have these problems too, they just hide them and send you on a propaganda tour that you fell for. Taxing the rich is not the solution to everything and Cuba is not a model for the world. I see you don’t mention the benefits of freedom of speech, fair elections, the right to a fair trial and the other rights we have in the Bill of Rights and in the West. Highlighting some of the minor achievements of Cuba does not make their system good. Living under a police state is not most peoples’ idea of good. Go talk to people who have suffered under these governments. I know many who suffered in Eastern Europe, similar to Cuba. It sucked and they had crappy health care, housing, shortages of food and no freedom. Omitting the whole picture is not fair to people who don’t know better and is poor academics.
Your goals of a better society are the same as most people but your ideas of supporting dictators and Communists are way out of line. You have the right to express them under freedom of speech but others have the right to challenge you. You put your ideas on an open internet forum for replies and people are more free to argue here than in your class where they depend on a grade. At least you replied and explained your views. I respect you more for that.

I do enjoy much of Project Censored and this year had some good articles. I think it could be much better without glorifying socialism.

Rick

By: Omarkum3

Omarkum3 — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:07:00 +0000

Hi Peter, I have a huge respect for the enormous and heroic efforts and achievements of Cuba. I fear and dred that Cuba may not be able to hold out much longer…it needs a revolution in the west to do so, I believe. So I read your article as a believer, in the undoubted conviction that Socialism is our only true hope. However, I do fear that the glowing picture that you paint does not help, or reflect, the realities of the hardship that Cuba faces. Cuba having no socialist block with which to trade, has gone down the road of market reforms and unemployment is growing apace. I read recently that Raul had anounced that tens of thousands more were to be laid off. Your non recognition of this, tends to undermine the credibility of the true points that you make. I think this is important…Socialism can only be built upon factual recognition, and upon the democratic dictatorship of the working class. My regards in struggle. Martin