Havana, Cuba

[ajoknoblauch]

Theres one million outside Cuba for six millions inside, and the very great majority in the island support Castro and the Revolution.

I can perfectly know about a place without being in it, because of comments or opinions or writings or news of other people.There are people that say that is a social paradise, like the one I mentioned, other will say the opposite, some gringos tourists wont have a clue, some argentinians doctors come back admiring them, others bitching and talking about how bad the people live. Of course you choose what to believe.

It has some issues, but I repeat, we are talking of average people there, considerating the 100% of the population. And if we look Cubas population as a whole, they are far better than the average Latin American, way better than Mexico that has 60 million under povertry, + the one that they export to the US, better than Colombia, Peru, Brazil, etc...

If Cuba was a capitalist society would be much closer to Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua than to Germany or France, be sure.

The Human Development Index is an index that the UN elaborates about the Human Development (health, education, GDP, life expectancy, Gini index, povertry, etc). Almost every country has it, (you have to be member of the UN) if you go put some country on wikipedia on your right youll see it. They measure this no matter if theres a democracy or not, a socialist or a capitalist regime, etc, no matter the tendency the government has. So, the social indicators are pretty much about quality of life, and Cubas numbers are pretty good.


So what I have chosen to believe pretty much fits with United Nations Cubas numbers.

The easiest way to undercut the Castro regime would be to end the US embargo.

 

[Joe]

The easiest way to undercut the Castro regime would be to end the US embargo.

Hilary attempted negotiating an end to the embargo but Cuba wouldn't give anything in return. The regime knows that if they don't have the US to blame for their failures, they would have to take responsibility.

The idea that the US embargo is responsible for Cuba's problems is lame to say the least. The US is no longer the only market in town. There are plenty of other rich countries to trade with now.

Anyone that doesn't think Cuba is a disaster has never been there.

The fact that women throw themselves at you in desperation is a sign of the failure.

 

[Rich One]

Hilary attempted negotiating an end to the embargo but Cuba wouldn't give anything in return. The regime knows that if they don't have the US to blame for their failures, they would have to take responsibility.

The idea that the US embargo is responsible for Cuba's problems is lame to say the least. The US is no longer the only market in town. There are plenty of other rich countries to trade with now.

Anyone that doesn't think Cuba is a disaster has never been there.

The fact that women throw themselves at you in desperation is a sign of the failure.

Joe well said! at last we agree on something. The HDI apparently is not a measure of happiness!

 

[Matiasba]

but is the best way to know how a society is doing, in human conditions.

 

[Rich One]

but is the best way to know how a society is doing, in human conditions.

if you say so...!!

 

[robwerwe]

My experience of my week in Havana was that there were very nice tourist areas and then as soon as you step out of those areas you see real poverty with people living in crumbling houses.

 

[Splitty]

My experience of my week in Havana was that there were very nice tourist areas and then as soon as you step out of those areas you see real poverty with people living in crumbling houses.

The same can be said about Buenos Aires, but most people never venture outside of the tourist areas.

There are actually some nice places outside of Havana, try Vinales.

 

[Matiasba]

if you say so...!!

not me; the best people that work on this and use the best method the world knows today.

 

[Rich One]

not me; the best people that work on this and use the best method the world knows today.

May the force be with you..!!

 

[Matiasba]

May the force be with you..!!

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