Fidel & Raul Castro's Legacy and What’s Next For Cuba | NowThis World
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- In this episode NowThis World correspondent Judah Robinson looks back at the legacy of Fidel Castro and Raul Castro, asking the question: What’s next for communist Cuba?
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A new era is dawning on Cuba. On April 19, communist Cuba’s National Assembly came together to officially elect the communist nation’s next president, Miguel Diaz-Canel. It was the second leadership change in the communist island since 1959. And for the first time in nearly six decades, the new leader isn’t part of the Castro family.
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"didn't attend U.S. demands of liberalizing the economy" bad habit from U.S. telling other countries what to do.
Of course, the habit of the communists is very desirable, as I would like the whole world to run to Cuba in search of a better life, what a bigger loss.
Umm, I do believe that there were US missiles, pointed straight at the Soviet Union, before there were missiles on Cuba...
That's not really relevant this is about Cuba, not the Cuban missile crisis.
Lachie Clements There are still in turkey
TheDarkendstar The Cuban Missile Crisis 1961 was mentioned in the video, making my point relevant.
Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre Exactly. US aggression continuing past the end of the Cold War.
Lachie Clements It was mentioned the video does not cover the whole even just one piece of it.
The relationship with the USSR "raised alot red flags in the United States." Does anyone else find this the best pun ever
You forgot to say that the us sent nuclear weapons to turkey pointing right at the Soviet Union
The zionist media remarkably always forgets that! ; D
USA did it first and the USSR responded!
Zach Ryder Soviet Union helped North Korea invade South. And US came to South Korea's rescue. How's that sound?
paul han South Korea literally invaded first you dunce.
Revolutionary Marxist Leninist Pingu No moron. After USSR collapsed, a lot of documents have been released and one of them clearly states that NK's leader Kim Il sung visited Moscow to meet his counterparts, Stalin to get permission to invade South and get some aid. Stalin first refused, but after continuous requests from North Korea and communist victory in Chinese Civil war, Stalin finally gave it a go and then the communist reds attacked South in 1950 6.25.
Communist state ? 😂😂😂😂
Socialist state is the correct term
Wrong. Fidel only aligned themselves with Russia. Fidel time and time again said he was not a communist. He said it on air, and he's been saying it for years on camera. Facts are a good thing.
Fidel confiscated private property from civilians so that his government can distribute it as it saw fit. I don’t care what he said, that is communism.
@@johnnylira3312 A leader can lie. A leader can self-delude themselves.
He, objectively, confiscated and redistributed private property (for the better or worse is irrelevent). That's communism.
OCMetals that’s not communism at all, communism would have the workers in control of the economy
This entire thread is a shitshow.
1. Socialist state is the correct term, though many will argue it's only nominally socialist.
2. The ruling party being named "Communist Party of Cuba" does not make it technically a communist state. Duh.
3. Fidel originally said he wasn't a communist, but later changed his beliefs, in part due to his brother Raul, who was a Marxist-Leninist.
Living in cuba is better than living in Qatar & Saudi Arabia.
But one USA sanctions and one USA Supports and allies
Revolutionary Marxist Leninist Pingu so?
Revolutionary Marxist Leninist Pingu because one is a filthy communist dictatorship and the other isn't; i do think Saudi Arabia should be sanctioned tho
vente pa ca depends who you are
Omar De Icaza one is a democracy with separate candidates that only all support socialism just like the American parties all support capitalism. The other is an absolute monarchy that sponsors terrorism.
It's difficult for any government to really bring change when the world's strongest economy is pressing down on you. End the embargo and Cuba can truly flourish.
As a Cuban I know that this is the same rubbish with better foreign PR
USA: ""Please change your economic and political systems" LMAO
I hope Cuba will continue to fight for her economic progress and for her integrity,good luck Cuba in this new begining🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺
Ionut Serbanat Why do they need a new beginning? Cuba is the best third world country to live in in the world, it has representative democracy, and it is successfully resisting US emperialism. I don't see a need for a new start, they are already doing great!
יואבי אייל I agree with you,but some improvments in the country are necessary but I love that country,God bless the cubanese poeple
Ionut Serbanat what do you mean by a new direction? If it's getting rid of money, and using labour vouchers instead, i'm all for it! If you mean letting western corporation in, then i'm opposed.
America is not imperialist country anymore! Also, it was America who liberated most of imperialist countries' colonies.
So i just imagined the recent intervention in Syria? the lengthy occupation of Afghanistan? the bombings in Iraq after its lengthy occupation? the interventions in Yemen? in Libya? The US is an imperialist country. you can support this imperialism, you have a right to form your own opinions, but you can't say it isn't imperialist. That of course, is not saying that i support Al-Qaeda, ISIS, the Taliban, or any organization that kills innocent people (plus, they are fascists, i hate fascism!). you can think that no side is good in a certain conflict.
How can anyone criticize Cuba or any country saying it is a dictatorship, while distorting and manipulating the facts to influence people's opinions? If you want to learn a bit of the history of Cuba from a impartial perspective, watch the documentary called: "Fidel Castro Lost Tapes" from National Geographic.
I would prefer authoritarian communism over authoritarian imperialism any day.
CoolFun 11 1. They don't control the daily lives of their citizens. 2. They have regular elections for parliamentary representatives. 3. What you just said is distorting and manipulating facts and I'm guessing you're from the US? 4. North Korea isn't a communist nation. 5. Want to know more about Cuba? Read a book! And don't just blindly follow the mainstream views.
They semi can own private property - every citizen has a roof over their head, farmers have land they work on, and until recently can own their business.
They have regular elections - they vote for their local representatives in Parliament. Just because there are elections doesn't mean there needs to be diverse parties - citizens vote for local members from their community to represent them in parliament. In a way, its more free than the US elections.
You just proved my point.
I find it funny that you laugh at that. Is it because you don't know what communism is? Or that you're truly that brainwashed, that anything that has the name "communist" in it, and its bad, you immediately assume it is? So do you then Assume NK is democratic - considering in its name it says "Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea"?. You're good at proving my point though..
Black book of communism? LOL Have you read the Manifesto? I have actually. I've also read a good 10 books or so on Castro, Guevara and Cuba, so I believe I at least know a little bit of what I am talking about. You look like you've never read a book on this topic, unless they were critiques by right wing opinion posts.
I love it how you try to portray yourself as being sassy and smart, but really you just show how brainwashed, ignorant and dense you are. Lol Typical yank
CoolFun 11
1. Completely false. That is a popular myth perpetrated by the US to make you think like that. People in fact have protested without being put into jail. One case study example is the public pressure and policy changes towards the LGBTI community.
Everything else here you said is complete rubbish.
2. There's one thing you westerners need to get your head around: just because they don't have multiple parties doesn't mean they aren't free/ have meaningful elections. Cuba has enacted new policies over its course of history through pressure of the public via voting. The US for example, have a two party system, but god luck trying to influence policy change from each party. Take note from this quote (regards to China but also relates to Cuba): In China you can change the policy but not the party, in the US you can change the party but not the policy.
3. Being from Canada you still subjected to the same anti Cuban/ anti communist propaganda without ever really knowing much about it besides all the negatives. You never heard of the success stories and I bet you have never taken upon yourself to look deeper into an ideology that is vehemently demonized in the western world. One must also ask the question: why is it, that everything I hear about this ideology is extremely negative?
4. This (along with your whole argument do far) shows a very lack of critical thinking in your part. Just because they use some symbols and say they're communist, they must be communist! They also claim to be democratic too, so are they democratic? (It is in the name of the country). The world series baseball must be played by every country around the world, no? This is where your logic comes into question and where critical thinking and actual research is needed. Otherwise you are just showing me and to everyone else how ignorant you are on this topic.
5. Well then if you're not interested then expect to not know much about a certain ideology and what it encompasses. I have read some literature on it, as well as plenty on Cuba. I have seen and read arguments on both sides - I've seen the very propaganda that you are fed and I've read opposing views. If you don't open your mind and research about topics where you were spoon fed one side of the argument then do so at your own peril.
It's one thing being ignorant on a topic, it's another thing choosing to be an ignorant. Don't be that guy.
@joseaca While there is only one legal party, technically no party can contest elections, and the members of the parliament are all independent. Plus it's pretty democratic on a local level
Cuba is the best undeveloped country to live in. Period.
Commie.
paul han yeah I'm a commie
I hope you know that communism killed as much people as imperialism and fascism combined.
Communist Carrot Lenin killed 7 million people. Stalin killed 20 million people. Mao Zedong killed 78 million people. Pol Pot killed 2 million people. Kim Il Sung killed 1.6 million people. Kim Jong Il killed 1 million more. Do you want me to go on?
Communist Carrot no i am
Love to Cuba from India
asked my grandmother if she'd consider visiting her old home in cuba, she laughed, and that was that lol
"Cuba continued to align itself with the Soviet Union, a move that raised a lot of red flags in the US." Red flags? Anyone else sense something wrong here? Lol
But..... Raul Castro will just remain as a puppet master. Of Cuba's new leader.
Not a puppet master if heyre both controlled by the people
You already know
Fredrik you got a lot to learn
Gipsy Danger doubt it
Cuba has had a communist political system since 1959, based on the "one state - one party" principle.
Cuba is constitutionally defined as a Marxist-Leninist socialist state guided by the political ideas of Marx (one of the fathers of historical materialism), Engels and Lenin.
The present Constitution also ascribes the role of the Communist Party of Cuba to be the "leading force of society and of the state" and as such has the capability of setting national policy.
Executive power is exercised by the Government, which is represented by the Council of State and the Council of Ministers.
Legislative power is exercised through the unicameral National Assembly of People's Power, which is constituted as the maximum authority of the state.
With effect from the 19th of April, 2018, Miguel Díaz-Canel is President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers (sometimes referred to as the Prime Minister).
The previous president, Raúl Castro - brother of former President Fidel Castro - remains First Secretary of the Communist Party, and Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.
Fidel Castro ruled from 1959 to 2006, before illness forced him to hand power to his brother.
Esteban Lazo Hernández is President of the National Assembly.
How propaganda is now this?
Now This News is some of the biggest left wing propaganda I’ve ever seen. I miss Seeker daily but I’ll admit now this world is ok. They just need more content
Right wingers call this channel a leftist propagandas. Commies and socialists call this western and zionist propagandas./ Evidence that this channel is neutral and factual on its topics.
On this topic I'd say Now This is rather biased pro-US than anything, Looking at the video this comment section belongs to.
+False Alias
They are not a Pro-Left channel, they are a much more Pro-US channel.
paul han
When both sides call you biased, you know you've reached neutrality.
Speaks about Soviet missiles in Cuba>uses stock footage of US missiles
Ask the Puerto Ricans, the Dominicans and the Haitians how "liberalizing" an economy worked out for them? I would also point out the substantive changes made in the 2019 Constitution. What this is actually about is American industrialists wanting to reclaim the fields and industries nationalized by Castro and the Miami "exiles" wanting to regain status like in the "old days".
But the Cuba of today won't be the way they want to remember it. And they use their influence to leverage the Republican Party. If relations normalize between the two nations, their leverage goes "poof".
Comandante Fidel 🎖
El líder mas grande de la historia latino Américana
*Socialist state
Jay Bristowe yep! They are socialist
Technically any state with public institutions is socialist, that would include the United States and even far right uber conservative counties like Saudi Arabia and Iran. Communism was a philosophy that criticized capitalism turned into a science by Engels and employed into a state socialist model by Lenin and Mao where the state tries to control everything.
@@baronvonwolf1457 workers* not state
They will succeed or fail, it is up to them.
You Americans keep away from Cuba.
If you don’t meddle, the chances are they will be better off.
007Chakochi We've stayed away for decades now and Cuba is still underdeveloped and poor. All Cuba is good for is providing refugees who excell in the MLB.
And yet Cuba has one of the best health care systems in the world to the point where persons all over the world including americans fly in to do operations. Hm. I dont see America getting involved in other 'underdeveloped and poor' countries.
I find it amazing how Raul, during the revolucíon was an actual communist, and far greater a supporter of Communism than Fidel come and yet now he has become a reformer
Whether Cuba is influenced by the West or East is irrelevant. Both systems are equally tyrannical.
Cuba aside, Fidel's legacy live on in Canada, with the help of his son. Justin Trudeau.
That was some rough history. I know you need to keep it short but that was rather bad.
I love fidel castro... You are my political master
If you lived in Cuba, he'd has been just your master.
So what you socialists are saying is, Cuba needs the Capitalist USA to have a good economy? I thought socialism was perfect for providing for it's people? Surley you can't say that you NEED the fascist USA to help you? lol, thanks for your support with Capitalism!
It wasn't an election it was an appointment of a figurehead. Raul Castro is still in charge.
ted rohe it was an election
An election where you can only vote to the goverments party... Great democracy
EXACTLY IT IS NOT AN ELECTION, IT’S A RUBBER-STAMP!
It was an election by the legislature, indirect elections are relatively common. It would have been possible for a secret coup to take place and for the parliament to choose someone else and prepare soldiers to protect the legislature like in Russia in Black October in 1993.
More like an elective dictatorship.
'Only Cuba has sustainable development, according to WWF
Cuba is the only country in the world with sustainable development, according to the biennial report presented by the WWF organization in Beijing in 2006, which states that the ecosystem "is degrading at an unprecedented pace in history." According to the report, prepared by WWF every two years and presented for the first time in the Chinese capital, if things continue as they are, by 2050 humanity would need to consume the natural resources and energy equivalent to two Earth planets . It is a vicious circle: poor countries produce much less per capita damage to nature, but as they develop (examples of China and India), damage to the environment is increasing to unsustainable levels for the planet. In its report, the WWF has drawn up a chart in which it overlaps two variables: the human development index (established by the UN) and the "ecological footprint", which indicates the energy and resources per person consumed in each country. Surprisingly, only Cuba has in both cases sufficient levels that allow the country to be considered as "meeting the minimum criteria" for sustainability. "It does not mean, of course, that Cuba is a perfect country, but it is the one that fulfills the conditions," '
just to say that the United States embargo forced the creation of a low-carbon economy and a healthy population that does not destroy the planet.
Could you do a video on the protests in Armenia?
The presenter is soooo handsome!!!
So much biased towards capitalism.
How so?
You should do a video on the terrible situation here in Nicaragua. If you need any insight or help I’d be happy to provide any
Well, the current president, selected by Raúl Castro himself, was given the difficult task of keeping the Castro Kingdom alive...but his ignorant approach to economy and his cruel excesses on previous policies aimed at family division and opression /repression on dissidents and aternative thinkers, have sunken the Caribbean island into the worst social-ecomonic-sanitary crisis of the last 100 years.
Havana, ooh na-na (ay)
Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh-na-na (ay, ay)
He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na
Oh, but my heart is in Havana (ay)
There's somethin' 'bout his manners (uh huh)
Havana, ooh na-na (uh)
Many Cubans are very thankful that they have security within their society.. They watch international television and see how a bloodbath of murders happens on a daily basis in other Latin America countries.. The Cuban government is not perfect, but does it's best to support the people. Long live Cuba.. Long live the revolution!!
Cuba is the strongest country. 🇨🇺🇨🇴
make a video about the protest on nicaragua
It dorsn't teally matters, because cuba's president has no power. The power in cuba is in the hands of a democratically elected assembly of delegates.
The Assembly is democratic. Cuba is more democratic then the US.
How many times has the assembly disagreed with the leader? Is it like China where 100% of the time it' supports the leader? If so, that doesn't sound like democracy to me, sounds like a rubber stamp legislature. Also who selects the candidates? Are there primaries where citizens vote or are they hand picked like in other State Socialist/communist countries? I just want know exactly how democratic Cuba is.
I would say the fact it is a one party system where it is party opinion or no opinion makes the US better.
I think it is also important to note that the the role of the Party, according to the Cuban Constitution, is to be the "leading force of society and of the state", not the National Assembly. Guess who has been First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba since the Revolution? The Castro's.
Baron Von Wolf In Cuba, the party doesn't really have any power, it's mire of a club of people who are interested in communism. The candidates are selected by a council of regular people, who represent their area.
I'm actually visiting there this fall.... first time I'm goimg out of the country.... can't wait :)
So, how was your visit from a 2-years-later perspective?
I do wish for the land that witness my birth to be free one day. I don’t think any real change will happen with the new elected leader and I really don’t think that much progress will be made until I am of old age. But, it is slowly but surely becoming a better place to live in for its inhabitants.
It's free right now, Cuba has participatory democracy. It's free-er then the US. For it to become a better place to live in, the US should stop it's ambargo.
@@user-jq1zr3uf7r agreed
Cuba will be free one day 🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺
As a Cuban American I can definitely tell you that Cuba will remain as it has been for the last six decades. Cuba is just a farm with 11 million people and its owner will always be the Castros
Election?? In Cuba? :D
Electric Fan Election by the legislature.
Also, elections play an important part of authoritarian regimes. If the dictator is secure enough to just fake the election outright, like 99% of the vote and 97% turnout, they make it feel like you can't easily find other dissidents and so it's risky to rebel. Putin being at the 70s% is actually a sign of weakness, as about a quarter of people in Russia would still be opposed to him even among those who voted. Nobody doubted that he'd win, but finding other comrades (pun intended) who oppose him is relatively easy in a country of 144 million.
It also shows to members of parliament that if you try and go against the leader, look at how many thousands or millions of people would be glad to have your job while you are either dead or alone in the jungle or living as some poor commoner.
L O L
cuba has a participatory democracy, basically theres only one party but parties are irrelevant, in fact majoraty of people and workers elected in the parlament are independent, they are not from any party.
you dont need to be part of the communist party
Yes, they have elections. Educate urself
before castro people would immigrate to cuba now we have 3 million cubans spread out all over the world
Last time i was this early Raul was still President of cuba
Loll u really think Raul is still not in power lmaoo get ur facts straight my guy
“Raul Castro was more progressive than his predecessors...He removed a mandate that demanded equal pay for all..”
Do y’all even hear y’all selves???
Equal pay of all? Does that mean doctors got same amount of pay as manual workers
This is some pretty bad propaganda. What did you do? Google Cuba on a Mainstream media site ?
The reason why soviet put nuclear bomb on Cuba because the USA have nuclear bomb near the Soviet Union on the reason so say not make sound like soviet did such for nothing the say go like eye for eye in word "you put nuclear bomb near me I will put nuclear bomb near you"
Make an episode regarding Malaysia upcoming election and corruption
Nothing is going to change,still dream about change,the communist never going to let go
Canel looks like an older version of Jose Canseco. I wonder if they're related.
propaganda!!!
This is anti-Cuban propaganda. This person knows very little about Cuba.
Release my general now
Cubans, could you give us your feedback and opinions, please?
Communism, Fascism, Imperialism: Three worst idealogies the world have witnessed.
Theocracy
Still better than communism.
Imperialism isn't _always_ bad. That's how we got great nations, like the Roman Empire. If the Roman Empire never existed, Europe would have been a VERY different place. Rome made Europe far more civilized and advanced by establishing cities, laws, trade etc. And also, without the Romans we would have never gotten languages like French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Sicilian, and to some extent, even English.
Renovator No, invading a soverign country, killing a bunch of people and making it one's colony is bad and so is the idealogy that justifies it.
So opposing oppression is as bad as oppressing?
How powerful is Romania?
where's my Speech & Debate crew
All of you who like Cuba politics of communism and national socialist crazies. I'll buy a one way ticket to Cuba for you. Have a nice trip...….
one party system doesn't make it undemocratic.
Parties have no role in cuba's political system. So no party, including the communist party, is allowed to be elected.
The basics of democracy are contestation and Inclusiveness. Cuba has neither, thus not a democracy.
people's democracy ≠ bourgeois democracy
Our country will work with Cuba, no it's not USA
Next time can you broadcast about Malaysia's Election that is going on right now
A coup??? A Revolution
cuba has a participatory democracy, basically theres only one party but parties are irrelevant, in fact majoraty of people and workers elected in the parlament are independent, they are not from any party
This comment is nonsensical both structurally and politically. Get better sources son.
Well f*ck, why istn't Raul yanger :'(
I know in oposing literature it is common, but never have a ever seen the 4 years of popular back guerrilla war that was the cuban revolutions being refer to as a coup, like wtf.
Please make Bangladesh's General Election and the controversy of Khaleda Zia soon.
How powerful is Algeria
Do a video on Armenian protests please almost no news covers it.
This sounds more like a leftist-leaning school presentation than anything.
Could you please profile the Polish president. Thanks!😊
Democracy has not existed in Cuba since the 1940s...
Current day cuba is a democracy lmfao
wtf how with just one party and nearly 60 years of family rule ? xD
Revolutionary Marxist Leninist Pingu are you even cuban? Because i am and i can assure you they put media out to make it seem like it but no, there is no democracy
Chelsea Menendez Is life good there?
Revolutionary Marxist Leninist Pingu one party ruling a country with no opposition... seems like a democracy, huh?
My god judah is looking so hot in this video.!
WHERE'S JULES
Hi
Change is coming to Cuba. It’s unavoidable. I have always said that the US’s trade embargo and economic blockade of Cuba was terrible for the Cubans but good for the Castros. The constant threat of an imminent US invasion is what kept the Castros in power. Now that the US has lifted the embargo, the Cuban people are more empowered and the government their will be forced to make changes. If anything, they’ll take the route of China and change their economic and political policies while keeping the Communist Party name in order to save face.
uba has a participatory democracy, basically theres only one party but parties are irrelevant, in fact majoraty of people and workers elected in the parlament are independent, they are not from any party
and people will defend socialism, they said themselves
Open economy to Cuba. I love Cuba
no, cubans will defend socialism and will support them in their struggle
Mr,Fidel Castro very good man. world of hearo, I love Mr, Fidel Castro, 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳👁👁🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
He was alright.
A new face, the same oppression.
You mean: "A new face, the same lack of oppression."
You see, Cuba is a participatory democracy, with a more democratic system then the US.
Whats the difference between the US and Cuba? Cuba simply has half the political parties the US does.
Political parties play no role in the election process or government of Cuba, so it doesn't matters.
I hope they will maintain socialist system.
Commie
free market is incompatible with genuine socialism and building communist future according to most Marxist-Leninist thinkers.
CIA script?
Can somebody tell me what is happening in Armenia? Judging by the comment section it looks like something big and important is happening. Either that or a lot of Armenians are watching NowThisWorld ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Hey guys!
Weres sourcefed
Hey your facts right before you make a video like this.
Make a video about how powerful Romania is .
Rick Stuifzand stfu .
Not very powerful, there is your answer.
Dude wtf i don't want your opinion I just want a video of it . I mean they made a video about how powerful is Bulgaria or Bangladesh and Romania is 10 times more powerful than them .
Missery and more missery.
Do a how powerful is the uk
Mason killed his double then he was captured and they sent him to Russia where he met Reznov
VIVA FIDEL!
One of the west’s greatest ever leaders
Rick Stuifzand but Cuba is in the West
Izzy Skint technically but he did not follow Western ideology
WowHe ll Act on Script Written By Raul Only... Good Luck Cuba ☮️💓🤘😘
Very average video, tell me something i dont know!
Just be a state