and is it true that castros brother is worst then castro
2006-11-25 04:00:30 · 10 answers · asked by Luis 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
More jobs maybe (especially in the "entertainment" industry), but less corruption? Hardly.
Batista is also an example of the US supporting right-wing dictatorships (such as Saddam Hussein before he went off the reservation) as long as they play ball with American companies and provide a check on oppositional powers - mainly communism in the past, but Islamic fundamentalism now.
2006-11-25 05:31:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When Batista was in power Cuba had free enterprise which created many jobs. Corruption was by no means non-existant in pre-Castro, Cuba. The mafia was allowed to run rampant under Batista, for which he got his piece of the action. The night clubs and gambling casinos in Cuba, were all mafia controlled, back then!
Is Raul worse than Fidel? At what? He's an old man too, but let's all hope that his ambitions to buddy up with Hugo Chavez aren't as ambitious as Fidel's.
2006-11-25 13:26:17 · answer #2 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're pretty desperate if you have to go far back and tout Batista. Fact is, Castro is the best leadership Cuba ever had, and more's the pity. At least he brought near universal literacy and health care to the people. He leveled the Upper Class, but the Upper Class in the Latin American way was small, hogging all the resources for themselves, and oppressing a large lower class with no Middle Class to speak of. Batista was a dictator who was part of the oppression, and yes, corruption.
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Were there a lot of jobs during the Batista era? Well, there were a lot of jobs for Black people here during the slavery era ...
2006-11-25 12:15:23 · answer #3 · answered by kreevich 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, well G-unit to get a real answer you'll have to consider reading some history and politics. Nevertheless, a beautiful island cannot be ruined in 5 or 10 years, it takes decades to do so. Now, to answer your question about more jobs and less corruption...you must realize that people also had more freedom and were able to choose their own set of values, little by little they were being repressed and forced to learn a new system, many emigrated and many stayed and assimilated, new generations were born and grew to see only what the government wanted them to see... no incentives or rewards for hard work so think about it what is the population going to be, but the reflection of their government.(they don't have a choice)
2006-11-25 12:12:50 · answer #4 · answered by simplegal 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is because Batista was not a communist and Castro is a communist. Don't know much about the brother but it appears we will soon find out.
2006-11-25 12:08:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Less corruption? I don't think so. Havana was run by the Mob. The U.S. government turned a blind eye because it kept the bad stuff on the island with the locals. Cubans paid the price before the Revolution drove the Mob out.
2006-11-25 12:03:02 · answer #6 · answered by Isis 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about the brother, but there was plenty of corruption. Cuba was wide open to gambling and prostitution, and the mob was moving in.
2006-11-25 13:39:22 · answer #7 · answered by debop44 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not know if what you say about Cuba is correct. But wouldn't you agree that the hardships and poverty that the Cuban people have suffered for so many years now are the fault of the US goverment sanctions.
2006-11-25 12:09:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Less corruption!!!??? I'll have some of whatever you're having...
2006-11-25 14:26:26 · answer #9 · answered by niko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he was not communist?
2006-11-25 13:10:46 · answer #10 · answered by Bawney 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋