Elian Gonzalez Joins The Communist Party

Originally posted by Palynka
High participation levels are also a feature of many dictatorships. That alone says very little (if anything) about how democratic is a country.

Most dictatorships, however, do not have universal health care.

Originally posted by scherzo
Most dictatorships, however, do not have universal health care.

I'm all in favour of universal health care, but I fail to see what does that have to do with Cuba being a democracy or not.

Originally posted by spurs73
yes indeed...thats how you got there as well...

What? He's a native of the area of the USA that I work in.

Originally posted by Palynka
I'm all in favour of universal health care, but I fail to see what does that have to do with Cuba being a democracy or not.

Is the US a democracy?

Now ask yourself that again knowing the horrible state of our country.

Is the US a democracy?

Originally posted by scherzo
Is the US a democracy?

Now ask yourself that again knowing the horrible state of our country.

Is the US a democracy?

If it was "our" country you'd fly an American flag, not a Jordanian one.

Originally posted by Palynka
I'm all in favour of universal health care, but I fail to see what does that have to do with Cuba being a democracy or not.

I think Cuba's healthcare system goes a long way to refute the idea that it is a dictatorship.

But I don't think it is helpful to say that one nation is a democracy and another isn't.

Cuba and the US are both democracies, I'd say the interesting question is which of the 2 is more or less democratic.