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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Daniel Jassim writes:
> I reposted here since this is the best thread for this topic:
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> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > US embargoes, while bogus on their very face, and not something I
> > support in the general case, are not a sufficient excuse for Communism's
> > failure in Cuba in and of themselves.
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> Perhaps it would help if you'd expalin what constitutes "failure" in your
> opinion? Cuba has several strong points:
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> * National health care
> * Higher literacy rate than America
The US is very slightly higher:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
...but the UK is higher still (99%) :-)
Scott A
> * Lower national unemployment rate (only 6%) than America
> * Lower crime rate than America
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> So far, I've looked at it from an economic position and I would agree that
> Cuba's economy is in poor condition. But why blame the form of government?
> Isn't it pretty obvious that the sanctions are a REASON, not "excuse," that
> Cuba is not a properous nation? How can any nation as small as Cuba thrive
> in the global market if they are not allowed to do business without
> restrictive sanctions imposed by a superpower like America?
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> If you really think about it, Cuba is a small enough country where Communism
> COULD be very successful. I guess in order to have a favorable opinion of
> "Communism," one must divorce it from the context of Marx, Lenin or Mao, and
> the former U.S.S.R.
>
> Dan
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| (...) Hmm as do most other EU countries. Perhaps well regulated state funded education systems do have benefits? Infant mortality rate is also higher in the US than the EU - Perhaps well regulated state funded health systems also have benefits? EU (...) (23 years ago, 28-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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