re: Everything you’ve ever seen about Cuba is a lie

“ Impressive “ ?

Which part, the state executions of dissidents, The mass imprisonment of the political opposition, the seizing of private property, the lack of fair elections, the arbitrary nature of the law, the enrichment of Communist Party members, Etc ?

For fricks sake man.

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Also, fun fact: Cubans have a longer life expectancy than Americans.

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And?

How come you don’t bring up the excellence of Cuban doctors?

(Because Cuban “doctors” are not trained on a par with the that required in the US to be a PA, much less to be an actual physician)

You can say your cat is a dog all day long but it’s still a cat.

The same is true of any statistic (life expectancy, literacy rate, etc.) about Cuba.

The stats are cooked.

While Cuba sucks, the ordinary folks there do not.

Idk what this video is trying to get across but everything I’ve ever heard about Cuba is that it’s poor, run down, has a terrible government and that it’s citizens are willing to cross the ocean in makeshift rafts to leave. Never heard of anyone claiming Cuba is a paradise besides online commies

Sao wants Cuban style government here

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They also claim a 100% literacy rate. I'm skeptical.

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Truthfully it doesn’t surprise me at all that they’re literacy rate is in the high 99th percentile. It is so for very similar reasons as much of the prior Eastern European Bloc.

First, the schools aren’t babysitters for parents who cry about every perceived wrongdoing or slight to their child at the hand of a teacher.

Second and far more importantly, for the majority of these folks the only way out of the slums and neighborhoods they live in is to do well in their classes, graduate in the top tier and hope they get noticed for a college admission and/or opportunity for a meaningful career. The kids are encouraged by their parents to do well instead of here where ethnicity can be a deciding factor on whether or not you get further ahead.

Clearly even the smart ones won’t have the life they could have here, but with the hand they are dealt it is definitely in their best interest to get real good grades as opposed to the current system we have of what amounts to participation A’s.

I do however find it ironic that someone on a Louisiana based board would have the stones to criticize some other location’s education system.

And btw, yes I have been to Cuba. You should visit some time too and you’ll quickly realize the people are far from illiterate.

I will believe everything I’ve seen about Cuba is a lie when I see Floridians making rafts to sail to Cuba for the better living conditions.

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They also claim a 100% literacy rate. I'm skeptical.

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I can see a totalitarian regime wanting the population to be literate as long as the government can control the flow of information.

But there's no excuse for not being able to read in the US. We provide universal primary and secondary education, we have PBS programs to reinforce the three Rs, and there are even websites like Starfall that you can access from a public library or Obama phone (Starfall is designed by a guy who was 9 when he learned to read and overcame the bad start to become a doctor.)