I'll be honest, I don't know enough about Cuba to know whether or not it deserves the label. I've seen first accounts of events supporting both views, that Cuba is on path to a society exempt from exploitation and that it's ruled by an oppressive elite that uses the aesthetic of Marxism to fool the population.

If you have any suggestions on how to learn more I'd appreciate it.

And yes "authoritarianism" is reductive of all interactions in a political system, we agree on that

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The Republic of Cuba page on Prolewiki is a pretty good starter. Usually people that claim such and such state is only adopting Marxism aesthetically to "fool" the population just fundamentally misunderstand how ideology works and how cultural hegemony works. For that, I recommend the essay Masses, Elites, and Rebels: The Theory of "Brainwashing."

[–] mitram2@lemmy.pt 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Thank you for sharing

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 days ago

No problem!