[Marxism] Re ;Cuban "journalists" get US money

[dirkstir@xxxxxxx]

Though I do support the Cuban revolution and their 45+ year struggle with the 
US.When it comes to matters of "Freedom" of the press,expression etc...I am 
some what troubled by the Cuban govt's response.
I see no point in limiting the peoples access to the internet or any other  
info.I do understand in Cuba there are tech issues and cost issue that limit 
the penetration of the net,and the Cuban peoples access .These issues mandate a 
policy of rationalization in how scares resources are best allocated,and 
used.These are not the areas that cause concern,its the censorship,the 
limititation or blocks on certain info that causes concern.
Such actions are counter productive and imply rightly or wrongly that the Cuban 
gov does not "trust 'it's own people,or their ability to deal(decipher and 
interpet)with other points of view .
Such policies reek of paternalism,and in my view takes away from the over 
whelming positive aspects of the Cuban revolution.Such policies only cause 
division,and as the net expands in Cuba,such policies will surely cause more 
divisions and doubts.
Education is the answer,not censorship.Censorship also adds an element of doubt 
that can be exploited and exaggerated by those people and forces dedicated to 
the restoration of capitalism.
Censorship is censorship pure and simple.Someone is still deciding what other 
can see or know,how can this be justified.
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