I wonder if they're going to have major filters on the internet service censoring anti-communist mentality. Also, they're more than likely going to ban anti-communist movies as well. This is no different than what's going on in China. I often laugh when I read "People's Republic" and "Democratic Republic" in the Chinese and North Korean slogans. What a crock of bull. Nothing against their people, but plenty against their governments. Only the U.N. buys into their BS.
The article didn't mention anything about internet access. Judging by Cuba's history, I wouldn't consider it implied. Even if it just seems like a natural conclusion.
China IS a Republic. It has elected officials, Executive branch, Legislative branch, and Judicial branch.
There is no single country in the past 100+ years that's been Communist. A few may claim to be Communist, but they don't actually practice it. Cuba has been Stalinist.
Now, regarding China having elected officials and all that means nothing, the reality is that the communist party does whatever they want. Freedom of expression and other freedoms are extremely controlled/censored. If you call that "People's Republic" then we both have a different opinion of the meaning behind those two words. The same applies to North Korea. How is North Korea a "Democratic" country? Again, maybe you and I have different opinions behind the meaning of that word too.
the article does mention the internet last paragraph
"Many Cubans expect the state to soon allow them to buy cellular telephones. While they will now be able to buy computers, access to the Internet remains controlled by the government."
Never trust a country which has either of the words "people" or "democratic" in it's official name. North Korea fails on both points.
And actually, coastal China is possibly the most capitalistic place ever - all the trappings of modern capitalism without the system of checks and balances.
Cuba is socialist. No way is it anything close to Stalinist and there's no Stalinist personality cults. Ok they revere Castro but it's nothing like the Soviet Stalinist cults. And if you were living in some of the what 4 true communist countries in the world today you wouldn't say something like that. Yea communism isn't around anymore really but there's still a speck of it
China's government may be described in many different ways, but when it's written in their constitution that the Communist Party of China is by law the permanent ruling party in that country, it can make it confusing to those who have not studied Asian/Chinese history. There is a surprising large variations of ideologies among the government, but I would classify them as traditional maoist (which is just another form of communism).
Wow, looks like I haven't forgotten anything from my Asian History class in HS. I know shiz about Cuba though, but this is a step in the right direction.
I live in a Socialist country and I hate it. They give us the opportunity to vote, but we only get to choose between a select few officials that nobody wants in office anyways. When we do vote, if our vote doesn't "jive" with government officials, their votes will actually overrule ours. As a result, only a small percentage of people are under the impression that voting does anything and actually continue to vote. What country do I live in? The good ol' US of A.
Definition argument. China is a "republic" or "representative democracy", because the people get to elect leaders to represent them. The United States, United Kingdom, and many other countries also elect representatives. However, Rob also wants a "liberal democracy", where individual rights, such as the right to privacy and personal freedom, are given higher priority over the rights of the state. By "liberal", I am talking about the concept of individual liberty, and not about some derogatory word a conservative (as in maintain the status quo) party member throws at a less-than-conservative (as in change the status quo) party member to put him back into line with the rest of the party members.
"There is no single country in the past 100+ years that's been Communist. A few may claim to be Communist, but they don't actually practice it. Cuba has been Stalinist."
Communism means that the "Means of Production" are not privately owned, but owned by the State. Read Marx.
Therefore there were lots of Communist countries in the 20th century (USSR, Whole Eastern Block, Cuba, Communist China, North Korea, North Vietnam etc).
Just because you imagine the outcome of Communism to be something other than what actually happened it doesn't mean that those countries weren't Communist. Rather it proves that Communism doesn't work/sucks.
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I wonder if they're going to have major filters on the internet service censoring anti-communist mentality. Also, they're more than likely going to ban anti-communist movies as well. This is no different than what's going on in China. I often laugh when I read "People's Republic" and "Democratic Republic" in the Chinese and North Korean slogans. What a crock of bull. Nothing against their people, but plenty against their governments. Only the U.N. buys into their BS.
The article didn't mention anything about internet access. Judging by Cuba's history, I wouldn't consider it implied. Even if it just seems like a natural conclusion.
China IS a Republic. It has elected officials, Executive branch, Legislative branch, and Judicial branch.
There is no single country in the past 100+ years that's been Communist. A few may claim to be Communist, but they don't actually practice it. Cuba has been Stalinist.
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1329909720080313?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=22&sp=true
The article mentions computers and as a result I jumped ahead thinking it might've include internet.
Now, regarding China having elected officials and all that means nothing, the reality is that the communist party does whatever they want. Freedom of expression and other freedoms are extremely controlled/censored. If you call that "People's Republic" then we both have a different opinion of the meaning behind those two words. The same applies to North Korea. How is North Korea a "Democratic" country? Again, maybe you and I have different opinions behind the meaning of that word too.
the article does mention the internet last paragraph
"Many Cubans expect the state to soon allow them to buy cellular telephones. While they will now be able to buy computers, access to the Internet remains controlled by the government."
perhaps you should read the whole thing next time
Never trust a country which has either of the words "people" or "democratic" in it's official name. North Korea fails on both points.
And actually, coastal China is possibly the most capitalistic place ever - all the trappings of modern capitalism without the system of checks and balances.
Cuba is socialist. No way is it anything close to Stalinist and there's no Stalinist personality cults. Ok they revere Castro but it's nothing like the Soviet Stalinist cults. And if you were living in some of the what 4 true communist countries in the world today you wouldn't say something like that. Yea communism isn't around anymore really but there's still a speck of it
lol yea, north korea, laos, east germany to name a few
China's government may be described in many different ways, but when it's written in their constitution that the Communist Party of China is by law the permanent ruling party in that country, it can make it confusing to those who have not studied Asian/Chinese history. There is a surprising large variations of ideologies among the government, but I would classify them as traditional maoist (which is just another form of communism).
Wow, looks like I haven't forgotten anything from my Asian History class in HS. I know shiz about Cuba though, but this is a step in the right direction.
I live in a Socialist country and I hate it. They give us the opportunity to vote, but we only get to choose between a select few officials that nobody wants in office anyways. When we do vote, if our vote doesn't "jive" with government officials, their votes will actually overrule ours. As a result, only a small percentage of people are under the impression that voting does anything and actually continue to vote. What country do I live in? The good ol' US of A.
Definition argument. China is a "republic" or "representative democracy", because the people get to elect leaders to represent them. The United States, United Kingdom, and many other countries also elect representatives. However, Rob also wants a "liberal democracy", where individual rights, such as the right to privacy and personal freedom, are given higher priority over the rights of the state. By "liberal", I am talking about the concept of individual liberty, and not about some derogatory word a conservative (as in maintain the status quo) party member throws at a less-than-conservative (as in change the status quo) party member to put him back into line with the rest of the party members.
"There is no single country in the past 100+ years that's been Communist. A few may claim to be Communist, but they don't actually practice it. Cuba has been Stalinist."
Communism means that the "Means of Production" are not privately owned, but owned by the State. Read Marx.
Therefore there were lots of Communist countries in the 20th century (USSR, Whole Eastern Block, Cuba, Communist China, North Korea, North Vietnam etc).
Just because you imagine the outcome of Communism to be something other than what actually happened it doesn't mean that those countries weren't Communist. Rather it proves that Communism doesn't work/sucks.