Posted on 05/27/2026 2:31:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway
If the ruling honchos had a country to go to and were given safe passage out of Cuba, they just might leave.
A Disneyland in the future.
There is so much potential in Cuba. It would be nice to have the country transformed into a wealthy nation. Everybody would win.
Cuba had the no. 1 economy in the Americas, outside the U.S. at one time.
,,, there was a time when Argentina could claim that as well. Bring Javier Milei in as a consultant on Cuba's future and that island will rock.
“Being a communist is bad, being an incompetent communist is like, the worst.”
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Is there any such thing as a competent communist? I didn’t think so.
Went to Cuba, not legally and nobody cared. We stayed at great old hotel, walked around town in daylight, nobody batted an eye. Friend and I deced togo to Chinatown, walked over during daylight but after dark, we couldn’t find a cab and didn’t dare walk.
While trying to find someone who spoke English, a car from our hotel pulled up, “We thought you mightlike a ride”. We all laughed. The Cubans absolutely knew what we were up to every minute we were there.
Gorgeous island, friendly people, safe enough. Resort business should boom under Capitalism.
The imminent fall of the communist regime in Cuba has been claimed since 1961.
Just like Hyman Roth has been dying of the same heart attack for the last twenty years.
Competent Communist?
Depends on what are your goals.
Stalin was quite adept at mass murder.
As are most communists.
Running an economy? Not so much.
At the center of its message was the role that GAESA, the military conglomerate that controls much of the country's economy, has played in funneling most of the country’s foreign revenue to its hotels and businesses.
“Today, Cuba is not controlled by any revolution,” he said. “Cuba is controlled by GAESA, a state within a state that is accountable to no one and hoards the profits of its businesses for the benefit of a small elite.
A 2025 Miami Herald investigation based on secret GAESA financial statements revealed that the conglomerate, owned and operated by the Cuban revolutionary armed forces, reported $18 billion in current assets in March 2024, while the government was cutting spending on healthcare, education and Cubans were enduring shortages of food and medicine that the island’s authorities blamed solely on U.S. sanctions.
Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article315825655.html#storylink=cpy
“Incompetant communists” is redundant.
The competent communists are the most dangerous.
We were fortunate that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were incompetent.
Competent Communist?
Depends on what are your goals.
Stalin was quite adept at mass murder.
As are most communists.
The only “good” or “evil” for Communists is this: Is it good for the Communist Party? Is it bad for the Communist Party?
Of course, if you are slightly creative in your thinking, those become: “Is it good for me?” and “Is it bad for me?”
All of the time, loudly proclaiming there is no eternity, no soul, and no judgement.
It is a solid recipe for horrible evil.
We could just lift our embargo, if we really cared about “the people”.
Cuba has a lot of economical potential.
If their leaders can be convinced to cooperate with the US, their economy would explode.
Hopefully this will happen soon.
The aid would only benefit those in charge, not the average Cuban.
Castro Commie Karen Bass is doing her best to turn LA into Cuber.
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