Living conditions for the majority of the population in Cuba are far better than in any capitalist Latin American country. This is despite the brutal blockade on Cuba by the burger empire. Please go make a clown of yourself elsewhere.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

im on latin america and despite being bad over here, i'm a bit skeptical on this one. the blockade is currently making sure cuba can't even get basic medication in sufficient quantities.

i'd say its safer to say they are much better in some aspects, the ones they can control.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The kind of abject poverty you see in Latin American countries simply does not exist in Cuba. Everyone has access to basic necessities, education, and healthcare. Cuba has even higher life expectancy than US.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

when it comes to inequality i can agree its probably among the best, if not the best.

but despite efforts to provide it, they don't always get basic necessities because of the embargo. there is a not insignificant amount of poverty in cuba too.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago

Of course, the blockade is doing incredible amounts of harm. My point is that even despite that, Cuba manages to do a better job ensuring a minimal standard of living than capitalist countries in Latin America. What this shows is that communism performs better under extreme stress than capitalism does under best conditions.