Comments on: COHA Staff Memorandum: Cuba Pledges to Release Political Prisoners

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:58:34 +0000

Nobody is defending what happened in Cuba before 1959. There was no freedom in Cuba in the 1950s under Batista, which was why liberal democrats became revolutionaries.

By: Josie Michel-Brüning

Josie Michel-Brüning — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:26:10 +0000

Sorry for my writing mistakes above. For learning more about Cuban elections and their "power of the people" you could read Arnold August's "05/18/10 – Cuba-L Analysis (Albuquerque) – Cuba's Municipal Elections, s.: http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va….

By: Josie Michel-Brüning

Josie Michel-Brüning — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:13:34 +0000

You seem to stick at the perception, that democracy can only be carried out by different parties sending their representatives into the parliament. Cuban people have decided to build another form of democracy a participative one. They are afraid of lobbyism, and they want to give each person who wants to participate at the policy of the country give a chance while such person don't need to have any money, but should be able to convince other persons. You really should read Arnold August, "Democracy in Cuba and the 1997-98 Elections, ISBN 9685084-05
And to your former arguing about the good times befure 1959
More than 30 % of the Cuban people were illeterates, the rural population was much poorer than now, while Havana was dominated by the mafia and a single bordello and
gambling hall.
Well, the rich profited some how of such "freedom", but most of them were afraid of the Batista regime causing 20,000 death and misse persons.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:28:24 +0000

At least the Ostblok police states in Europe like East Germany allowed non-Marxist "bloc parties" to operate. Cuba doesn't even give you that luxury.

By: B R

B R — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:03:36 +0000

Cuban form of democracy? Really?