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Ordered this for my new book, I'm looking forward to it

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In 1995 the university teacher invited Susan and me to give a talk to University students, historically a sector for more privileged backgrounds. We wrote about the experience" it was immediately obvious they had a selective positive image of capitalism. they acknowledge the benefits of Cuban socialism but saw the introduction of capitalism as a means of regaining the circumstances they had lost since the onset of the special period. Meanwhile the workers we spoke to in factories schools or on the newly created Cooperative Farms remain committed. we asked some young workers and Coppelia Ice Cream Factory if they were prepared to accept capitalism: "they told us they would not because they would lose everything- their jobs, social provisions, and their dignity. One female engineer of 26 the head technician and the factory of 167 workers told us "I don't want capitalism not even as a gift!"
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    This book is incredible, I am ever more and more in awe of what the Cuban revolution has accomplished and what the Cuban people have endured.

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    I'm crying, this is beautiful

    By 2006 in Cuba was recognized as the only nation in the world living sustainably, 80% of the Island's agricultural production was organic and the annual use of chemical pesticides had fallen from 21,000 tons in 1980s to 1,000 tons (a 95% reduction) with Petro-chemicals used only in sugar, potato, and tobacco production. Researcher Sinan Knoot concluded that Cuba had become the only country in the world to produce most of its food locally employing agro-ecological techniques for production Urban agriculture accounted for nearly 15% of national agriculture occupied 87,000 acres of land and was meeting over 50% of the total vegetable needs of Havana's population of 2.2 million inhabitants in smaller cities and towns Urban agriculture met 80 to 100% of the population's fruit and vegetable requirements calorie intake had recovered from its pre-crisis level by 1999 and continued continued to rise Monty Don concluded " the Cubans have created a working model for the future we all face in the middle of a large city with practically no money and no resources they are producing fresh organic fruit and vegetables buy and for local communities not industrially but in the garden"
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    😭😭😭😭

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    Fidel insisting " I don't need statistics I need the name and surname and the reason the child is underweight who knows this? who is looking after the child? I cannot sleep peacefully and you tell me that it is 3%, that is 1%, that is low in this country that we have improved. No! No! who is that child and what are the causes and what should be done?" is going to stick with me forever

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    Every page I turn there's something else that floors me

    The energy Revolution was a major State initiative to improve energy security and Energy Efficiency through the installation of new power generators increased use of renewable energies Progressive electricity tariffs and the replacement of old durable goods with energy saving equipment this last aspect was carried out by some 13,000 social workers for most Cubans the first indication of the energy Revolution was in July 2005 when social workers arrived at their door with backpacks of energy saving fluorescent light bulbs which they delivered and installed for free they took away every incandescent light bulb within just 6 months 9.4 million light bulbs have been replaced making Cuba the first country in the world to complete the switch during these visits the social workers made inventories of the aging and inefficient electrical equipment in every household next they returned with new more efficient household appliances imported from China from fridges to television and rice cookers some 30 million electronic items were distributed house by house
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    When Cuba closed part of its sugar industry in 2003, in response to sugar prices globally bottoming out, they sent the workers for higher education they missed out on earlier in their lives instead of leaving them to languish. Imagine a world where that practice was normal everywhere

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    "Fidel spoke with the most authoritative voice" hell yeah,that's how you get every single child in a country of millions, who's under 15 and underweight accounted for and on nutrition or other care programs

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    "As we sip tea made from Bérriz's moringa tree, he shows me potato chips and spices dried with the solar equipment on the roof. " we are trying to teach people not to keep speaking about electricity as the universal carrier of energy" he says. He is is beaming about the potential for renewable energies and believes the effects of climate change can be halted. "Trump is a stupid man" proclaims Bérriz, referring to the us president's announcement just 5 weeks earlier that he would withdraw the united states from the Paris climate agreement and renegotiate a deal 'that's fair' for us interests. Motivated by greed Trump's agenda is to enrich the powerful counters Bérriz. "but this is my world as well, and what right does he have to contaminate it to get more money and power?!" "

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    More on being the first sustainable country in 2006:

    That same year the Cuban government added commitment to sustainable development to the nation's Constitution and initiated measures to adjust past environmental harm and minimize future degradation of air, water, and land resources. it was not until 2006 that Cuba's contribution to sustainable development was noted globally. that year the World Wildlife Fund's 'Living Planet Report' identified Cuba as the only country in the world achieving sustainable development improving the quality of human life while living within the carrying capacity of its ecosystem. meanwhile National Geographic magazine described Cuba's environment as 'largely pristine', pointing to State conservation and reforestation programs as evidence of its environmental commitments. The documentary 'the power of community: how Cuba survived peak oil' celebrated Cuba's Embrace of organic farming Agricultural cooperatives and biofuels during the economic crisis of the 1990s, including that 'Cuba has a lot to show the world about a crisis we will all be facing' 2006 was also the year of the energy revolution in Cuba.
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    Work done for the day besides making dinner so I'm going to read and continue the thread when I see something I'd like to share. This chapter is on the Biotech Revolution in Cuba. In the meantime I'd like any westerner who considers themself on the left to read this before showing that they don't know know what they're talking about in my mentions.

    https://blackagendareport.com/western-marxism-loves-purity-and-martyrdom-not-real-revolution

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    And I immediately want to share the first pages of the chapter. "hey we just thought you should know we made a lung cancer vaccine" Transcript will be posted below it's too long for alttext.

    Text too long, transcript below

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    On the medical system in pre-revolution Cuba:

    In pre-1959 Cuba, healthcare provision was divided into contributory, private and public sectors. Through contributory sector, where regular payments were made to mutualist or medical associations, or to trade unions, served the middle classes and sections of the organized working class. The smaller private sector served mainly the rich. The public sector served mainly the poor. It has been estimated that 1/5 of Cubans belonged to mutualist health associations or medical cooperatives by 1958 and private clinics also abounded. In the 1930s, some 200 Cuban doctors were paid by local government authorities Municipal pios, to attend the sick poor part-time. They were free hospital beds in Havana to serve the urban poor. By the 1950s, relative to the rest of Latin america, Cuba had a high number of doctors 6,000, $286 Physicians and then the islands poor had at least the possibility of receiving Medical attention. However, geography, racism and Corruption obstructed the medical access. Some 62% of medical practitioners were in havana. Many mutualist associations banned non-white cubans, While others were racially segregated. This was not the case in the communist-led trade unions, where contributory healthcare plans were funded by payroll deductions. In the 1950s, the Cuban government allocated around 7.5% of its budget to quote Health and Welfare quote, but a large portion was skimmed off through graft and corruption. For the rural population Medical Services were channeled throu
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    'Don't think most people realize how fucked stuff was before the communism' applies to a lot of places. Colonialism is a scourge.

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    Cuba eliminated polio in 62, malaria in 68, diphtheria in 71, measles in 93, pertussis in 94, and rubella in 95. The progress made in the shadow of the dismantling of the Soviet Union is especially incredible

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    When you get around to reading the actual policies of communist countries you start to understand just how reasonable they are and why the capitalists and imperialists, all the bourgeoisie of the world, hate them so much.

    "Article 50 stated: everybody has the right to health and protection and care. The state guarantees this right: by providing free medical and hospital care, by means of the installations of the rural medical service network, polyclinics, hospitals and preventative and specialized treatment centers; by providing free dental care; by promoting the public health campaigns, help education, regular medical examinations, General vaccinations and other measures to prevent the outbreak of disease. All the population cooperates in these activities and plans through social and Mass organizations"

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    "By 2012 there were 488 polyclinics throughout cuba, each serving between 20,000 and 60,000 patients and supporting 20 to 40 family doctors. There are 336 additional maternity homes for women with high risk pregnancies and 234 senior daycare centers. All 15 of Cuba's provinces had at least one general, one maternal and one Pediatric hospital, and most had more. There re 215 hospitals in Cuba. Cubans continue to be well served in medical terms with 7.5 doctors per 1000 head of population, nearly three times the density of doctors in the united states or the united kingdom"

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    People will automatically reject the idea that us does biowarfare while simultaneously believing the most clown shoes self destructive lies about communist led countries cooked up by the state department. Anyway, this keeps happening

    In April 1981, the day after returning from finland, the Cubans moved into house 149 a former Mansion converted into an interferon laboratory, which became the center for biological studies. Fidel Castro visited them frequently, securing them resources they required. Within just 45 days the Cubans produce their first Cuban batch of interferon. Safety and sterility tests were performed on mice before three of the scientists inoculated themselves. They experience the slight Rising temperature, nothing worse. Cantrell's laboratory in Finland confirm the quality of the Cuban interferon. Just in time it turned out. Weeks Later Cuba was struck by an epidemic of dengue, another disease transmitted by mosquitoes. Notably, it was the first time this particularly virulent strand, which can trigger life-threatening then gay hemorrhic fever, had appeared in the americas. The epidemic affected 340,000 Cubans with 11,000 new cases diagnosed every day at its peak. The death toll Rose to 180, including 101 children. The Cuban suspected the CIA of releasing the virus. Castro announced: " we share the people's convictions and strongly suspect that the plagues have been punishing our country, especially the hemorrhagic dengue, could have been introduced into Cuba by the cia. " the us state department flatly denied it, although a recent Cuban investigation claims to provide evidence that the epidemic was introduced from the united states.
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    Cuba's Biotech industry is a thing of wonder. So many people's lives around the world have been saved or improved by it

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    The next chapter is on Cuban Medical Internationalism. Just last chapter they talked about things like Cuba aiding Brazil with fighting a hepatitis outbreak, I'm looking forward to learning more

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    "Cuban volunteer Dr Leonardo Fernandez explained " at my hospital they arrived and asked who was willing to go and told us that we might not return. I had treated hemorrhagic fevers in Mozambique and I raised my hand and said here I am. While I have strength and they accept me, I will go where I am needed"

    I didnt expect this book to make me cry so much

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    One in ten Cubans have gone on an internationalist mission. I can barely wrap my head around that.

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    I know posting 3 pages is expecting people to read a lot but trust me, you'll be glad you did

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    One in ten! Ten percent! 🤯🤯🤯🤯

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    " what motivates the Cuban approach to solidarity? What are its political and ideological foundations?

    First, the revolution of 1959 combines the values of Cuban national Independence hero José Martí with the principles of Marxism-Leninism. second, the post 1959 Public Health Care system was constructed on those values: free, universal, state provision was endorsed as a human and constitutional right. And, third, Cuban medical internationalism is an extension of those principles beyond the island's shores"

    ☭🇨🇺☭🇨🇺☭

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    The evils of the Bush family know no end

    In late August 2005, Hurricane Katrina had struck louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama like a bomb. Three levees in New Orleans were breached and 80% of the city was submerged in water. Within hours, Fidel Castro offered to send three Cuban field hospitals and the medical personnel staff them. By 4 September there were 1,586 Cuban volunteer Medics including 86 recent ELAM graduates, loaded with medical backpacks ready to leave for louisiana. The Brigade was named the Henry Reeve contingent, in honor of a US citizen who fought with Cuban Independence forces in the 10 years war (1868 through 1878) against Spain. The Cubans were ideal candidates to provide emergency assistance in those conditions without clean water, electricity or sophisticated diagnostic equipment. Between them they had worked in 43 countries. President George W Bush's Administration never replied and even omitted Cuba from a list of countries who had offered to help. Two weeks later, Fidel Castro said quote it was as if a big American cruise ship with thousands of passengers aboard we're sinking in Waters close to our coast. It hurts to think that maybe some of those desperate people. Trapped by the water and at death's door could have been saved. " an estimated 1,800 people died as a result of Hurricane Katrina; the great majority of where poor, Black presidents of Louisiana.
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    I'm reminded of the South African firefighters dancing at that Canadian airport when they came to the aid of the people to combat the huge wilfldfires there last year and how beautiful it was to see delegations from around the world showing up to put the work in at a time of crisis. What kind of person refuses that kind of help?

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    I keep posting multi page bits of this but what I really want is for people to read this book themselves. As usual, this is long so transcript below and George Bush is a demon who should be put on public trial.

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    reading about the entire island engaging in diplomatic processes that are months long and discussion and suggestion based and not just throwing a vote to whatever asshole has enough money to get their face everywhere is really showing me how much the liberals and democratic "socialists" (don't laugh!) need a reality check about Cuba.

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    " we are left to ask, what could the Revolutionary people of Cuba achieve if they were left in peace - if they were finally given the chance to prosper, and not just survive."

    Revolutionary cuba, it appears, wrote the rule book on resilience. However, it's best for resistance has been not just the assertion of national sovereignty, but the creation of an alternative model of development that places human welfare and environmental concerns at its core. That this poor, blockaded island has achieved the world leading human development indicators, that it mobilizes the world's largest International humanitarian assistance, that it is contributed to Global Innovations in medical science, that is contributions in culture and the Arts are admired throughout the world, is an achievement to be examined and respected. We are left to ask, what could the Revolutionary people of Cuba achieve if they were left in peace if they were finally given the chance to prosper, and not just survive

    Cuba continues satisfy expectations and flapped the rules; this small Caribbean nation has the had the audacity to survive six Decades of hostility from the United States and its International allies. The Revolutionary people have never been forgiven for dispossessing those who exploited Cuba and transgently refusing to compromise their principles and objectives. They have paid a high price. No doubt, and inevitably, there have been errors, misjudgments, contestation and hardship. More notable than those however, has been the ability to address these issues in each period, making adjustments to realign the process with the project of social transformation under way
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    If you have made it to the end of this thread i would like to extend to you my gratitude. Thank you for taking some time to learn about Cuba together with me. If you are able I would like to ask that you donate to Hatuey Project, a medical relief project dedicated to helping Cuban children who's medical supplies are being blockaded by the cruel blockade imposed by the united states. To circumvent the blockade the project purchases the supplies themselves and ships them to Cuba. If that is beyond your means I ask that you take what we have learned together and discuss it with others, find ways to get engaged, and help increase the pressure to end the blockade on Cuba. <3 🇨🇺

    https://www.hatueyproject.org/donate/

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    After reading about the amazing and heroic Cuban doctors in this thread how do you feel about the Biden administration, on the 24th of June 2024, officially labelling the doctors as "forced labor", accusing the Cuban government exploiting them for profit, and expanding the existing sanctions on Cuba? I think it's a disgrace and I cannot wait for the day we make the us government lift the blockade

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    People wonder how tech stuff has gotten so bad but we're in the timeline where cybersyn got shut down by fascists so 🤷‍♀️

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