Why would a communist dictatorship do this?
1 year ago by hugarzar · 11 Likes · 3 comments · Fresh
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· 1 year ago
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A vast oversimplification. Fulgencio Batista was backed by the US government and was integral in the exploitation of Cuba and its people for his personal gains. He was overthrown by multiple groups discontent with his policies and deeds, and one of those groups was lead by Fidel Castro who came into power after Batista. Batista had become a military dictator and instituted censorship, secret police, torture, harassment and other means to exert control through force. He was replaced by a dictator who did the same. Castro and Batista were two sides of the same coin- Batista can be said to have been used or useful to foreign powers and saw those foreign powers as a means to keep and benefit from his position. Castro can be said to have been used or useful to foreign powers and saw those foreign powers as a means to keep and benefit from his position.
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· 1 year ago
Some people did very well under Batista and most people did not do so well. Some people did very well under Castro and most people did not do so well. The ideologies of communism or capitalism ultimately don’t factor in to the daily lives of people living in a brutal totalitarian regime under harsh conditions. Does it matter if your loved one was taken away and tortured and killed for speaking out against leaders taking money from foreign powers at the expense of the people or leaders taking money from the people for their benefit? Ultimately both regimes did not take kindly to those who opposed or spoke poorly of the leadership and both regimes held these same policies to those who spoke poorly of their foreign backers. You think in Castros Cuba one could freely denounce soviet communism?
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· 1 year ago
In the broad sense greed and division of labels can be said to be behind many of the troubles Cuba and its people faced in the 20th century. Neither communist nor capitalist powers were terribly content to just let any nation of resources or strategic importance “decide for itself” without interference how it would self govern, and even before communism and capitalism were the prevailing forces in global politics, the exploitation of nations by those with the power to do so was the general way of the world. Cuba found itself in a position many smaller less developed or powerful nations have faced- foreign eyes turned to what they could get and set about getting it.
