| Cuba Will Never Adopt Capitalist Methods: Cuba's Rectification Process : The Victory in Angola over Apartheid's Army |  | Author: Fidel Castro
Publisher: Pathfinder Press (NY)
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1929066
Media: Paperback
Pages: 30
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.2
ISBN: 0873485386
Dewey Decimal Number: 335.4347
EAN: 9780873485388
ASIN: 0873485386
Publication Date: August 1988
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A great speech a great moment in history March 6, 2006
Tony Thomas (SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL USA)
This speech records a great moment in history the prosecution of Cuba's rectification process a struggle against the type of bureaucratism and corruption that led to Stalin's victory in the Soviet Union. Castro explains this is Cuba's part in the world struggle to build socialism. It also records another great result of Cuba's struggle" the victory of Cuban-Angolan-SWAPO forces against the South African army in southern Angola in early 1988 that led to the downfall of the Apartheid Regime in South Africa and independence for Angola and Namibia.
Fidel emphasizes all of this has been a result of the struggle against the narrow selfish outlook that Capitalism breeds. Fidel's message is really aimed at the discussions that led to the breakup of official Stalinism in the USSR and Eastern Europe. While some use this great opening for free political discussion and mass involvement to fall back to capitalism, Cuba's example and this speech by Castro shows the way forward is to socialism!
What makes Cuba different December 19, 2005
David Salner (Frederick, MD United States)
Some lump Cuba's government in with the wide assortment of progressive or populist regimes that have come and gone over the years. What makes Cuba different? Why has it been able to stand up to the U.S. so successfully? How has it been able to provide such an unmatched record of solidarity and service in behalf of oppressed peoples? The answer is to be found in this speech by Fidel Castro. Cuba had a socialist revolution and does not rely on capitalist methods.It does not rely on wealth, greed, corruption or cronyism to get things done. Cuba relies on the understanding and dedication of its workers and farmers. To take a current example, in Cuba, the government is able to mobilize its population and make sure that no one suffers or dies in a hurricane. Contrast this with the U.S. where capitalist methods are followed, leaving workers in New Orleans or Miami in the midst of an unending social disaster. In this speech, Castro outlines that it will not rest on its laurels or allow any of the corruption that marked the Stalinist regimes of the USSR. In the last part of this speech, Fidel provides a wonderful explanation of the Cuba-Angola victory over South African apartheid in 1988. Once again, Cuba mobilized its workers and farmers, sending tens of thousands of troops, saving Angola from conques,t and proving that apartheid was not invincible. This inspiring little book truly explains what makes Cuba different.
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