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Originally posted by ANOK
Originally posted by interupt42
A couple of questions to those communist here that chose to not live in China,Cuba,etc because they don't consider them to b a TRUE communist society.
Your point is mute because those places are not communist period.
Cuba was never communist, and was never meant to be.
The revolution was to rid the island of the Batista regime, and the capitalist exploitation from America. The only reason the US called it communist is because they accepted help from Russia after America refused. That is what upset the US and started the embargoes, which are the real reason for Cuba's problems as they rely heavily on imports.
Fulgencio Batista
The Cuba problem has nothing to do with communism. They just didn't do what the US wanted, and that was to exploit the workers.
In fact the reason so called 'communist' countries were demonized was not because they were 'communist', they weren't, it was because they were economically isolationist. The Wests capitalists were hell bent on globalism and those countries, along with some middle eastern nations, stood/stand in the way. You see capitalism has to continually create new markets in the search for profit. The harder it is the make profit the more ruthless capitalism will be.
Originally posted by ExPostFacto
reply to post by petrus4
I recently read an article that Cuba was going to a more capitalistic approach overall. Their new system is one that I think all developed countries should use. It makes all life essential businesses (those industries that support life and that are necessary for living) fall under the control of the people, not private corporations. All other industries are given the freedom to be capitalists largely unregulated except where they interfere with the right of the people. I have no doubt, we haven't been told the truth about communism or capitalism. Certainly most countries are not a pure form of either. In fact in almost every country where the needs of many outweigh the needs of a few, it is acceptable to limit the freedom of those few to ensure the tranquility of everyone.
Originally posted by 5pooky
reply to post by Germanicus
You secretly want to be American...that is very evident. Nobody that lives here complains about America as much as you.
Originally posted by 5pooky
reply to post by Germanicus
You secretly want to be American...that is very evident. Nobody that lives here complains about America as much as you. I understand that Aussies are decendents of criminals from the old British Empire, but good god, i would think your attitude would have been bred out by now...
Castro is a tyrant like all other commie leaders. We can't have nukes that close to our shores...at least not in 1963. We could now, our military would drop incoming ICBMs like it was target practice. You sure wouldnt want to be the poor b!$%@#d that fired them though. You would get the taste of Uncle Sams boot leather.edit on 13-6-2012 by 5pooky because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by 5pooky
reply to post by Germanicus
Just be thankful Austraila doesnt have anything we need. You could be our 51st state.