| The official rhetoric is that capitalism is the only system that works. Based upon certain criteria, this is true. By other measures, it is patently a lie. That is the reason for my interest in Cuba. I wonder about a committed socialist system and its ability to provide for the populace' basic needs, something that wasn't being taken care of by Batista. If indeed Cuba has been able to accomplish much of what Castro was patting himself on the back for, then maybe Cuba is more of a threat than it would seem to our deeply flawed system. Restricting travel would help prevent the word from filtering back to the US.
"Arms in the hands of the citizens may be used at individual discretion for the defense of the country, the overthrow of tyranny or private self-defense." -- John Adams |