Interested in learning more about Cuba

[Broletariat]

Does anyone have any interviews with Cuban citizens and how they feel about politics in Cuba and in general? Much obliged.

[RadioRaheem84]

Read Richard Levins How to See Socialism article in Monthly Review. Google it free online.

I remember watching the most blatant liberal propaganda video on Cuba and even then the reporter could only get a couple of people bashing the country to the extent that the reporter wanted. One guy who was in utter despair refused to criticize Castro and considered him a good guy. He said Cuba was great before the Special Period and times were much worse (especially since he was black) under Batista. He blamed the revisionists within the government and the US Embargo.

A lot of the criticism the US and Western media lobbiy against Cuba paints the situation as if the population is fed up with socialism altogether and want privatizations. It's the same critique the media used against Russia and China when neo-liberal reforms were adopted. Most are against the reforms.

[GPDP]

Don't you know such interviews would be futile? Whenever you ask a Cuban inside Cuba what he thinks of their country or their government, they will ALWAYS speak favorably of them, either because they're brainwashed, or they know Big Brother Castro has cameras installed all over the country and will arrest you and torture you the minute you dissent! It's true, Glenn Beck told me so!

[el_chavista]

If the language barrier is no problem you may directly ask to the Cubans at this forum in Spanish language: http://www.vanguardia.co.cu/foros/index.php

[fa2991]

If you run a YouTube search on "life in Cuba" you'll probably find what you're looking for. When I see interviews with Cubans, they're usually positive.

[Uppercut]

There's always this if you wonder what the Cuban people think of the Ladies in White.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP6hnHLYuRs

[Broletariat]

Don't you know such interviews would be futile? Whenever you ask a Cuban inside Cuba what he thinks of their country or their government, they will ALWAYS speak favorably of them, either because they're brainwashed, or they know Big Brother Castro has cameras installed all over the country and will arrest you and torture you the minute you dissent! It's true, Glenn Beck told me so!
Actually I'm getting the opposite response from reactionaries, hence my search for interviews.

Thanks a lot so far guys

[Broletariat]

Read Richard Levins How to See Socialism article in Monthly Review. Google it free online.

I remember watching the most blatant liberal propaganda video on Cuba and even then the reporter could only get a couple of people bashing the country to the extent that the reporter wanted. One guy who was in utter despair refused to criticize Castro and considered him a good guy. He said Cuba was great before the Special Period and times were much worse (especially since he was black) under Batista. He blamed the revisionists within the government and the US Embargo.

A lot of the criticism the US and Western media lobbiy against Cuba paints the situation as if the population is fed up with socialism altogether and want privatizations. It's the same critique the media used against Russia and China when neo-liberal reforms were adopted. Most are against the reforms.

I think you mean How to Visit a Socialist Country right? That's the only thing I could find similar to what you were describing.

[RadioRaheem84]

Don't let them sell you the line the since Cubans risk their lives to reach the States that that means the Cuban system is bankrupt. There are major problems with Cuban society, but the basic needs are still met. People that leave who are usually interviewd fresh off the boat do not complain that life in Cuba was unbearable but that they wanted more out of life. Wanted the finer things in life.

This should also be contrasted to the millions of people that flee Russia, China, Mexico and the rest of the world where "democracy" reigns.

[RadioRaheem84]

I think you mean How to Visit a Socialist Country right? That's the only thing I could find similar to what you were describing.

Yes.