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Arelin@lemmy.zip 9 months agoHow so? Cuba has one of the most open democracies in the world. Plus free healthcare, no homelessness, and enough free high level education to provide Italy with doctors during the pandemic.
All while the US has an embargo on them for 60 years now to prevent them from trading with other countries, which will hopefully change once China’s Belt and Road Initiative is complete.
Clearly this model works. It does require expelling landleeches, plantation owners and billionaires if they don’t comply (like Cuba did), but I don’t think most people would be mad about that.
Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 9 months ago
That first paragraph already proves that you can’t be readoned
Arelin@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
So you understand my point. Thanks lol
Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 9 months ago
No, it’s just pointless to argue with someone so out of touch with reality he believes Cuba is one of the most democratic countries
Arelin@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
It is though? People directly nominate individual candidates in their area, and the ballots are checked in public where anyone can attend.
This results in a Parliament that evenly and properly represents the entire population. That’s why Cuba has an unusually high percentage of women in the government, 53.22% now (U.S has 29.0%), and better LGBT rights than the U.S. nowadays. The power of a proper democracy
Being rich as an advantage is also taken away by banning advertising yourself. You need social connections with the people in the area (Socialism) instead.
Not knowing something is fine, but being ignorant and arrogant about it is unfortunate.