Source: Libertarian Institute
by William Anderson
“While communist systems elsewhere fell like dominoes, beginning in the late 1980s, Cuba stubbornly kept its state-dominated economy, even as the standard of living deteriorated after Russia failed to continue subsidizing Cuba after the USSR disappeared into political history. Because of aggressive U.S. policies, Cuba’s political leaders — beginning with Castro — were able to appeal to Cuban patriotism and keep the communist system in place. Although U.S. government pressure has played a role in Cuba’s stubbornness of holding onto a failed system, American supporters of the revolution have also spread falsehoods about what they believe has been the superiority of communism over capitalism, especially in the areas of literacy and healthcare. Indeed, left-wing Americans have been supplying propaganda about Cuba since the late 1960s.” (02/23/26)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/u-s-actions-toward-cuba-are-criminal