Remarkable that the Cuban government, and its apologists, can blame the US embargo for economic ills at the same it claims capitalist exploitation was the cause of Cuba's economic backwardness.
One would think that the US embargo is the single most powerful guarantee against capitalist exploitation of Cuba and so, the key to endless socialist abundance.
To be fair, Cuba’s Potemkin health system had collapsed well before COVID. When you have to bring your own linens, soap, bandages, and medicines with you, your hospitals are not functioning.
It seems to me that the level of government repression and economic stagnation in Cuba is more typical of the larger region than it is any special feature of Cuba. I have no interest in being an apologist for the regime, but it also seems like there is no particular reason to single them out among Latin American countries. Other than historical antagonism, of course. I read the "Case descriptions of protestors detained by the Cuban government, July 2021" provided by Human Rights Watch. They are certainly contemptible, but the police abuse described is nothing you wouldn't find in almost any other Latin American country.
A remarkable thought that Cuba's economic problems are causally unrelated to the U.S. embargo.
It is also possible that the problems are independent of the fact that the Soviet Union is evaporating and tourism has all but ground to a halt as a result of Covid. It is interesting that Cuba seems to be an island in more ways than one, where political conditions are developing in isolation from the reality of economic conditions.
A remarkable thought that Cuba's economic problems are causally unrelated to the U.S. embargo.
It is also possible that the problems are independent of the fact that the Soviet Union is evaporating and tourism has all but ground to a halt as a result of Covid. It is interesting that Cuba seems to be an island in more ways than one, where political conditions are developing in isolation from the reality of economic conditions.
Remarkable that the Cuban government, and its apologists, can blame the US embargo for economic ills at the same it claims capitalist exploitation was the cause of Cuba's economic backwardness.
One would think that the US embargo is the single most powerful guarantee against capitalist exploitation of Cuba and so, the key to endless socialist abundance.
"But it wasn't real socialism" xD
thanks for the article - very informative, insightful and interesting
To be fair, Cuba’s Potemkin health system had collapsed well before COVID. When you have to bring your own linens, soap, bandages, and medicines with you, your hospitals are not functioning.
It seems to me that the level of government repression and economic stagnation in Cuba is more typical of the larger region than it is any special feature of Cuba. I have no interest in being an apologist for the regime, but it also seems like there is no particular reason to single them out among Latin American countries. Other than historical antagonism, of course. I read the "Case descriptions of protestors detained by the Cuban government, July 2021" provided by Human Rights Watch. They are certainly contemptible, but the police abuse described is nothing you wouldn't find in almost any other Latin American country.
A remarkable thought that Cuba's economic problems are causally unrelated to the U.S. embargo.
It is also possible that the problems are independent of the fact that the Soviet Union is evaporating and tourism has all but ground to a halt as a result of Covid. It is interesting that Cuba seems to be an island in more ways than one, where political conditions are developing in isolation from the reality of economic conditions.
A remarkable thought that Cuba's economic problems are causally unrelated to the U.S. embargo.
It is also possible that the problems are independent of the fact that the Soviet Union is evaporating and tourism has all but ground to a halt as a result of Covid. It is interesting that Cuba seems to be an island in more ways than one, where political conditions are developing in isolation from the reality of economic conditions.