Cuban Democracy at Work (was Re: RES: a trip to North Korea)

Michael Hoover hoov at freenet.tlh.fl.us
Tue Apr 25 20:57:03 PDT 2000



> By Jon Hillson
> Popular participation in the revolutionary government, and confidence
> in it, have made Cuban civil defense programs a model.

Above line from Yoshie's forward stands out amidst lbo blather about Castro and Cuba...

Two most significant features of Cuban political system are grassroots organizations: Committees to Defend the Revolution (CDR) that perfor defense, education, and community functions *and* Organs of Popular Power (OPP), elected assemblies designed to make party and national government responsive to local needs. Michael Hoover



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