i have been interested in Cuba for a while now, and i have plans to go there very soon, what does everyone think will happen to Cuba when Castro dies? USA will install a democracy? Castro will have someone pre elected? hopefully the USA won't turn it back into Batistas times........
Cuba is a Worlers Democracy and a multilaterrally developed socialist society. Here is an excellent article writen by someone on Isf
"Recently, I have heard a number of people on this forum stating that the socialist project in Cuba will fail because of lack of “worker’s control†or lack of “worker’s democracy.†I am curious as to what these persons define as worker’s democracy, because I believe (in fact I know) that Cuba has adopted and currently operates well under a socialist people’s democracy.
I have explained many times how the political system in Cuba works, but I will do so again. The people elect all seats within the National Assembly of People’s Power. Candidates are nominated by mass people’s organizations, for instance youth groups, trade unions, woman’s organizations and so forth. Essentially, they are nominated by the working people!
Anti-Fidelistas will claim that this is “how it works on paper†but in truth only President Fidel Castro has any real power. This is also false. I have been to Cuba, and I can tell you that while I was there I saw posters on walls giving the electorate information on candidates running for the Havana municipal assembly, and telling them where nomination meetings were taking place.
In Cuba there is a real socialist democracy, and I invite all of those who differ to present a logical case with any proof that Cuba is somehow not under the working people’s control."
From AWIP......
Here are a few observations I made in Socialist Cuba.
Cuba is a very wonderful country with enchanting natural beauty, which is untouched by commercialism. Most of the westerners who visit Cuba compare with the standards in their country and brand it poor. But What I observed is that everyone has a home and all the basic necessities like food, clothing, shelter, health care and education are provided- what the rich western countries were not able to provide.. I think it would be more appropriate to compare with a developing country like India because Cuba started in 1959, much later than India did.
Transportation:
The Roads in Cuba are really good with all the road signs and directions and very less traffic. The Indian roads are horrible compared to the Cuban roads. Most villages do not have proper roads in India. You have proper good road to every village in Cuba. All of the villages (even the ones in the mountains) are provided with water, electricity, roads , hospitals and schools.
Due to oil scarcity, Cuba doesn’t have frequent bus transportation but there is a rule that every govt vehicle if it can accommodate passengers, must stop for the people who want transportation. So it is not really a problem for the Cubans and for the tourists they have priority buses and trains just for the tourists. You don’t have many accidents on the roads due to the wide roads and less traffic. Everywhere they have speed limits and most of them follow the traffic rules except the speed limit on highways. On highway the speed limit is 100 km/hr and in cities it is b/w 30-40 km/hr. The police do not have radars or any equipment to know the speed. They stop you if they feel you are above the speed limit. They are fined 30 pesos if they exceed the speed limit and 12 points off your driver’s license. They have exit roads and overhead bridges all the way on the highway but the exits are not numbered. In school zones they speed limit is 30km/hr but most of the vehicles slow down to around 20 km/hr.
I have seen a school beside a highway in a town and there was a bridge from the school to the opposite side of the road so that children wont get hurt while they cross the road. This was the first time I saw such a bridge built solely for the purpose of crossing roads though there is hardly any traffic............
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