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[–] ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Cuba is failure but you could easily argue that outside forces made that happen, and it least it’s not a giga corporatocracy calling itself communist like China is. China feels like late stage ultra capitalism with shortcuts. Yay corporations are married to the government…Pretty much where the US is headed.

[–] somename@hexbear.net 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Why is Cuba a failure in your eyes? It seems to be doing better than other countries in the region. It has a higher life expectancy than the US even, and standards of living have risen dramatically since the revolution.

[–] ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Have you ver been to Cuba? It’s worse than any other country I’ve been to in the Caribbean in terms of standard of living/HDI with way more of the authoritarian garbage you weirdos seem to like.

Move there. Send me a pic of your house. I will visit.

[–] somename@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You’re actually just wrong lol. Cuba has a larger HDI than most countries in the region. And that’s while being economically strangled by the United States.

And what’s this authoritarianism you’re talking about with Cuba? It’s a democracy. And it’s got better rights for minorities than the United States.

[–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wtf does "Cuba if failure" mean? What a bizarre thing to say.

Also telling that you spent 95 percent of a comment that was supposed to be about Cuba ranting about China.

[–] ChestRockwell@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago

Educate yourself with blowback season 2.

https://blowback.show/Season-2