> Unambiguous dismissal isn't much better than unambiguous embrace. The
> Cuban revolution can claim some real achievements in education,
> health, and the provision of basic goods - their social stats are
> closer to those of the U.S. than those of the Dominican Republic. But
> it all comes at a high cost - political and cultural repression. I
> guess what I'd conclude from this is that as long as the U.S. remains
> fully fanged, this is the best a poor country can do. So we've got to
> get down to business & defang the U.S.!
>
> Doug
Presently, Cuba is a midly authoritarian state that does a surprisingly good job of providing for a number of its population's basic material needs. Why should we think that its authoritarian character is necessarily a consequence of US opposition?
-- Luke