Iraq is not the only country that the U.S. has set upon itself to “liberate”. We have a long history of lending a helping hand to our fellow man. In the past when information traveled more slowly and was less available, U.S. “freedom” efforts around the world where able to maintain a benevolent facade. However thanks to technology and Clinton’s Freedom of Information Act, we can take glimpses beyond the headlines.
The United States has had an ongoing struggle to “help” Cuba, although it is already a democracy. Yes, that’s right Cuba is a democracy, the 70 year old Castro, has been in power since 1959, much of this time as the elected President. Of course the typical American’s response to Castro is that he is an oppressive tyrant and the Cuban people wish to be set free, and the headlines we see would suggest just that. But if you look beyond the headlines you might be surprised.
Many Cubans don’t understand what Americans have against Castro after all he can’t be all bad if you really take a look. Just take education and healthcare for example. Despite the U.S. imposed global economic isolation of Cuba the Cuban educational system has been ranked higher than the United States. In 2001 Cuba was even put forth as a model for our own educational system during a Harvard Graduate School of Education Conference. Also more Cubans have access to medical care than Americans. So ask yourself, how can this be? Why would a tyrannical dictator put so much effort into the care and education his oppressed people?
Yes, yes it is agreed that things could be better in Cuba, but then again things could be better in Detroit Michigan as well. Parts of the 313 are in no better shape with all the resources that the U.S. government has. Castro cannot take all the blame for Cuba’s economic situation; the United States has had more than a small part to play. The U.S. has sanctioned and blocked foreign trade to Cuba since 1950’s. In 2004 while we were all distracted by the war, Bush Jr. tightened the squeeze on Cuba with harsher sanctions. In Bush’s own words, “the happy day when Castro’s regime is no more”. (by now you should be able to translate his babble)
First of all what has the 70 year old Castro done against the U.S. recently? Isn’t this all because Cuba will not play nice and let the U.S. use it as a strategic military base? Maybe Cuba does not agree to our World policies and does not want to give into the big bully. If we really wanted to “free” the Cuban people, why have we spent the last decade keeping them impoverished? Sanctions do not hurt the dictator, it is the Cuban people that suffer.
You begin to wonder if our intentions are so noble! The U.S. seems to have a track record in collapsing democracies in the name of democracy. And the people of these countries always seem the worse off for it.
To Be Continued…
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