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The Failure of the Castro Communist Regime
Whether or not communism in Cuba was a success or not and how long will it last is a matter of personal opinion, but before the revolution Cuba was a place of political corruption, social inequality, and imbalance in economic distribution under the Batista government . ... Even though the revolution may have seemed prosperous in the beginning, the move towards communism by the Castro regime would prove to be a backlash in the developing of socialism in Cuba. ...
The mistakes and circumstances that the Castro regime has done, has led to the political failure of true communism in Cuba and also the deterioration of socialist conditions in Cuba. ... The Cuban people now suffer from a totalitarian "communist" regime which they once supported. ... S 3
“Mario Chanes de Armas, former revolutionary who later served 30 years as a political prisoner: The revolution was to combat a dictatorship, but its ideals were crushed from the start by Fidel Castro, who in power trampled the constitutional rights that he promised to defend. ... ” 2
The development of Socialism in Cuba can not thrive under imperialism but neither can it develop under communism because the nationalization of American corporations and other businesses has had a negative effect on Cuban workers much like it did under the Batista regime. ... S 4
runs the entire political system, the Politburo runs the Party and Fidel Castro runs the Politburo." The Castro regime has suppressed Cuban society and allows no opposition to be tolerated. ... The revolutionary group, with Fidel Castro at the head, first issued the Agrarian Reform Law. ... “ 6
Due to their diplomatic relations with the Soviets it was no surprise that the Cuban regime had been heavily subsidized by the soviet bloc but relations with the USSR would make them pay in the future because since were heavily dependent on on them. ...
“Beginning in 1993, with people eating banana peels just to feel something substantial in their stomachs and with the populace suffering an epidemic of blindness and paralysis linked to vitamin deficiencies, Castro borrowed a page from Lenin’s New Economic Policy of the 1920s and turned to capitalism to save socialism. ... ” 18
Even though the Cuban regime may have made significant achievements in
Cerna. ... ” 20
Although the Cuban revolution may have rescued to the Cuban people from American imperialism , the mistake of the Castro regime to shift towards communism has deprived it’s nation politically, socially and economically, even though the outlook of the revolution seemed prosperous in the beginning. ... Many Cubans and non-cubans feel Castro has betrayed
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their original revolutionary ideals and has established a totalitarian communist regime, ruled by command. Castro’s communism has not proved to be much of a
socialist success in Cuba with many resenting the government and many exiles trying
to bring democracy back to Cuba.
Approximate Word count = 2339
Approximate Pages = 9.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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