• Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    Why the fuck do you westerners put up people like Castro as good example of communism? I swear some of you really need to live under a communist regime just to get your heads out of your asses.

    • Achyu@lemmy.sdf.org
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      15 days ago

      Didn’t Castro lead the group that freed their country from the dictator Batista?
      They have a very high literacy rate now. Their life expectancy is quite decent in their region.
      And they have good healthcare.

      All this in about 60 or so years, while being under sanctions and other crisis.