>>> Michael Hoover <hoov at freenet.tlh.fl.us> 04/25/00 11:57PM >>>
> 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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CB: Yes, this is important instiutional evidence of Cuba's popular sovereignty , the number one touchstone of democracy. The CDR are close to direct democratic , i.e. not republican, forms.
CB