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HAVANA – Cuba's communist economic model has come in for criticism from an unlikely source: Fidel Castro.
The revolutionary leader told a visiting American journalist and a U.S.-Cuba policy expert that the island's state-dominated system is in need of change, a rare comment on domestic affairs from a man who has taken pains to steer clear of local issues since illness forced him to step down as president four years ago.
The fact that things are not working efficiently on this cash-strapped Caribbean island is hardly news. Fidel's brother Raul, the country's president, has said the same thing repeatedly. But the blunt assessment by the father of Cuba's 1959 revolution is sure to raise eyebrows.
I have only one question to ask you, Fidel. What in the hell took you so long? All you had to do, any time in the last 50 years, was to just take a look around you.
Article is here.
Ummm.... which liberals are you talking to?
the ones who are always telling us how great it would be if everyone was equal and the govt provided everything for everyone and controlled everything
I've literally never heard a single person ever say that in my entire life.
Michael Moore and his sheep
you could not meet the challengeLeft Wing people admire the Communists, even if they can't always admit it. Indeed, 23 Labour Members of Parliament signed what's known as an Early Day Motion PRAISING Castro on his retirement for his 'achievements' during his murderous dictatorship. This was the GOVERNING party of Britain at the time. And its deputy leader, Harriet Harman, said Castro was a 'hero of the Left'.
And these hypocritical people have the temerity to moan about the BNP on the grounds of their being extremists!
you could not meet the challenge
nowhere in your cites do we find that michel morre has advocated communist government as the one most appropriate for cuba
but keep trying
don't want those on the far right to insist that they were not given an opportunity to document their spurious claims
At this point it may be worth mentioning a topic I started outlining the Communist Party's recent campaign against 'state repression' in Poland! Lefties then tried to pile into me to defend or sympathise with their fellow Reds, despite the very obvious truths on the Communist world contradicting them:
http://www.debatepolitics.com/europ...nst-oppression-anybody-else-see-oxymoron.html
And Michael Moore's defence of Communism, or leastways refusal to condemn Castro's murderousness?
Allow me....
YouTube - Michael Moore Defends Dictator Fidel Castro and Communist Cuba; Bashes U.S. and Capitalism
They ride to his rescue too, for propaganda services rendered, though the Cubans lock up their own journalists:
Say Anything » Cuba’s Communists Ride To Michael Moore’s Rescue
Communist Cuba: This is how the Cuban Police treats peaceful Pro-Democracy Demonstrators! « Rafael Román Martel
Moore junkets to Cuba for his SICKO film:
Communist Shill Michael Moore’s Trip to Cuba Under Investigation! « Red Alerts: The American Survival Blog
Let's annoy the Reds who praise Castro purely for his 'healthcare' (when not murdering people):
The Myth of Cuban Health Care by Jay Nordlinger on National Review / Digital
Heroes of the Left in Cuba? No wonder our liberal nation-wreckers are so twisted and wicked!
you could not meet the challenge
The Soviet Union WANTED to be communist.
Lets imagine a society where everyone was treated equally, and all people had all the things they needed to live a peaceful and happy life. All property is owned by all people, and all people share equally.
I do not know a single person, either far right, or far left who does not feel that such a society would be a pretty damn nice place to live.
The problem is, and what Fidel has learned, as well as countless other "communist" leaders, is that it is simply NOT possible. Oh sure, if you had maybe 20 people completely isolated on an island somewhere, and they decided to form a communal type of society, they might manage it for a while, but eventually person number 12 would decide that person number 3 wasnt quite doing his fair share, and the fighting would commence.
The word communism is thrown around a lot. Castro WANTED a communism. The Soviet Union WANTED to be communist. But neither of them ever managed it. Communism is simply not possible in a society of any real size. It defies what we are. We cannot ignore human nature, and human nature always wants more. So lets call a spade a spade, shall we? Cuba was a fascism. The Soviet Union was a Fascism. There has NEVER been a communist govt. Communist ideals, perhaps. But they never managed it..because it can't be done.
You wont find one much more liberal than I..and I know this very simple fact. So keep your petty generalizations to yourself.
What? Bust my ass, everyday, then share the fruits of my labor with everyone else; even if they didn't put out as much as I did?
That would suck ass!
Can we end the embargo now? Potential market people
There is NO SUCH THING as bigwigs or a dictator in a true communism. This is why a true communism has never existed.
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