O.K. Everyone including the socialists should get the hell of Cubas back!!I strongly suspect that no one has seriously considered the achievemnets of the Cuban Free State and the difficulties that it has faced in their judgements.
DONT LUMP CUBA IN WITH THE PRETENDERS SUCH AS CHINA OR, PREVIOUSLY, THE USSR.
Cuba has a health service to rival any in the world, excellent roads and public services, guaranteed employment and pensions, a financial level underwhich citizens are not allowed to fall.
80% of citizens belong to a union (one for the IWW people).
The government owned and maintained hoispitals and research clinics are pioneering revolutionary (pardon the pun) vacines and medical technics. A recent one being the inception of new Hepitituse B drugs.
The programs of building the 'New Man' as envisaged by Che Guevara are continuing with great success, 95% of young people believe that socialism could prosper on a level playing field.
The abolishion of money or the decentralisation of state power has not taken place because the authorities know that in the present world cliamate it would be foolish causing poverty and defection to 'Democracy'.
They dont want to had power over to American Multinationals now do they? This incidentally is the reason why the U.S is straving their citizens notice how the U.S has repealed sanctions against China because they where allowed in to make a dime. China has a far worse record on human rights.Cuba does not occupy and neighbouring states like Tibet.
Cuba was also never part of the imperialist USSR either, traded with them by necessity I'll admit but remained critical of them and their terror tactics.
Until a world view emerges the Cuban example is the best we can expect.
Instead of deriding Cuba I would welcome comments on how the emergent Socialism could be improved.
Check out the Cuban Solidarity Pages and read Micheal Moores 'Those Key sone Cubans' in 'Downsize this' then I'll consider informed arguments.
