“everybody I don’t like is a fascist”
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Cowbee@lemmy.ml 23 hours ago
The revolution freed the slaves in Cuba, ended its colonialism by the US, provided free medicine and education for every citizen, reformed land so there were no big landlords any longer, created vast amounts of infrastructure in rural areas that did not have any before this, and much, much more.
Tja@programming.dev 23 hours ago
Cowbee@lemmy.ml 23 hours ago
I don’t like fascists, and Fulgencio Batista certainly was.
Tja@programming.dev 12 hours ago
Is that the only person che murdered? The post sugeested a few other people. Were all the murdered gays also fascists?
Cowbee@lemmy.ml 12 hours ago
Gay people weren’t murdered. The revolutionary government did continue the former reactionary policy towards gay people and imprisoned them, but this was corrected and overturned through the newly implemented democratic system. Today, Cuba is one of the most LGBTQIA+ countries on the planet thanks to their popular Family Code.
beejboytyson@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Cuba has more doctors per sq. inch than another country in NA. Everybody in Cuba is highly educated despite it being a place where not the smartest people vacation to. Only reason Cuba is not an economic power house is because of the embargo that’s been going on for 50 years.
ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
“How many left countries do I need to destroy to show you that it does not work?” - Every US intelligence agency, probably
TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
indeed. the biggest reason socialism fails is because capitalists keep kneecaping it, not because its a flawed system.
Cowbee@lemmy.ml 21 hours ago
The narrative that socialism has always failed is also wrong, too. Cuba is doing far better than they would have for its people had it remained a sugar colony. China is quickly advancing to the top of the world stage. Socialism does work, despite siege, even if it would do better without it.
beejboytyson@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Shit I’d argue Cubans got it better then Americans rn. At least thier cancer gets treated.
TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
should have put “fails” in quotations TBF.
Cowbee@lemmy.ml 22 hours ago
Yep! It’s also resource poor as an island, which makes it that much more impressive!
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 22 hours ago
Ok, but Guevara got kicked out of Cuba because all he wanted was war. He was also a bastard to his own troops.
kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 hours ago
No, he left (and abdicated all of his own titles and citizenship) to go fight against imperialism in the Congo.