I’m not skeptical per se. I’ve just been propagandized so fucking much—I grew up watching those propagandocumentaries on the National Geographic Channel about the DPRK, etc., fr that was what I watched instead of cartoons lol.
Pretend I’m a lib who you’re trying to convince, or something. In addition to calming this feeling in my gut like something isn’t making sense, I want to be able to make this argument, myself.
Did you know the US never ended the Korean War? It’s still officially ongoing. Everything you’ve ever heard from Americans and their allies about North Korea is quite literally war propaganda. And it’s not a cold war either since the US annually partners with South Korea to practice invading them.
AES countries are not utopias and are in some cases more reactionary on certain issues than socdem capitalist countries. These are real socialist projects and they are imperfect just like every other system. However, they are making strides towards socialism. Cuba has LGBT+ rights enshrined in the constitution, something the “democratic” U.S. could only dream of.
Oh yeah healthcare is lightyears better in these countries than the old imperial U.S. too.
My usual answer is:
You can just go there. You know that you can do that, right? Just hop on a flight, go see China. It’s a cool country. I highly recommend it!
And (if you aren’t an American—gee, I wonder why that’s illegal for you) you can take a weekend trip to Korea while you’re there. Also an extremely normal place. The street food kicks ass.
Somebody needs to put that on that skeleton meme. YOU CAN JUST GO! HIT DA BRICKS! BYE, CAPITALISM!
You can go there, if you are privileged enough to be able to afford to travel, let alone international travel. Flights to Asia are incredibly expensive from the Americas.
Though tickets to Cuba from the US are pretty cheap, I’m planning on going later in the summer and it’s only like $310 round trip.
Though tickets to Cuba from the US are pretty cheap, I’m planning on going later in the summer and it’s only like $310 round trip.
Remember that you are there for “Support for the Cuban People”
