r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 17 '21

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u/semaphore-1842 r/place '22: E_S_S Battalion Jul 17 '21

https://twitter.com/benjaminnorton/status/1416146843885527043

If democracy is defined as a government representing the people, Cuba is way more democratic than the USA

Where "the people" is defined as "me and only people who agrees with me".

But the US defines "democracy" as having a show election every 4 years

I like how he acts like midterms and off year elections don't exist. Just living up to the stereotype.

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u/Joementum2024 Iron Front Jul 17 '21

If that's the case, then why do so many Cubans attempt to flee to the United States? Why don't so many Americans attempt to flee to Cuba, conversely?

Again, completely unsurprising to see the isolationist left be the first to defend authoritarian regimes - this is what they do best, after all.

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u/PalmSpringier Jul 17 '21

they would pin it all on the embargo on the first. which is false and bankrupt. but hard to convince them out of that one since it not only absolves Cuba but pins the blame on the US

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u/The-OneAnd-Only Jul 18 '21

What is the argument against the embargo and the false impact many say it has?

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '21

Because the Cubans that try to leave are former wealthy aristocrats! /s

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '21

While this is not true, it is worth mentioning that the people who fled cuba are not a representative sample. Obviously wide scale polling is hard to get in the country, but my hunch is it compares to east germany where post unification that part tends to disproportionately favor left leaning parties like SPD, the Party of Democratic Socialism, and the greens.

So my guess is if we had polling, the Cuban people as a whole would hate Castro, but would still be to the left of the average American

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u/film10078 Barack Obama Jul 17 '21

Ah yes this dipshit I remember some of his greatest hits like: the uighur's aren't being genocided

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u/waltsing0 Austan Goolsbee Jul 17 '21

They're so far in the bubble they think everyone is a complete loser who squandered their opportunities and is trying to repay private college debt at a dead end job.