Re: State Capitalism and Cuba

[Louis N Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Louis: Oh, no. Not another state capitalist! This is like the final scene
in "Night of the Living Dead". Somebody please nail some planks up against
the window before another zombie creeps in. First of all, knucklehead,
before you go jumping feet first into a debate on a list like this, you
should learn the terrain a little bit or else somebody nasty like me is
going to punch you in the nose figuratively speaking.

Now, as to the question of Cuba vs Canada on health-care. What is wrong
with you, puppy-dog? Canada is an IMPERIALIST nation. Cuba is an
agricultural, THIRD-WORLD country that has been facing economic warfare
>from the USA for its entire existence. It is UNIQUE for having the kind
of superior health care and education facilities it has among countries
with similar socio-economic characteristics. The comparison is not between
Canada and Cuba. It is between Cuba and Jamaica.


On Thu, 20 Jun 1996, Tony Tracy wrote:

> Yes, we defend Cuba against American imperialism. But my vision of a
> socialist society looks very little like Cuba. You can speak at length about
> the nationalized healthcare system, the progressive education system, etc.
> in Cuba -- I see no advances for the working class there that are not
> present in, lets say, Canada. And here in Canada, socialists fight to oppose
> the state and smash it -- not to prop it up.
>
> Tony Tracy
> International Socialists
>




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