Oh my god he is so disrespectful. I am offended by this program and I'm not even from cuba. When you don't understand a culture. Don't jump to conclusions. Keep your mouth shut and observe. Try to understand... People invite him into their home for dinner. He returns the favor by making smirky comments and drawing conclusions about stuff he doesn't understand... Cuba reminds me a lot of my country 20-30 years ago. I know what this looks like to a westerner. But I can say from experience, this is way better than what is coming. I would highly reccomend they don't change their system, and don't allow USA to be involved in their internal affairs. Shiny material stuff is irrelevant. You can see how lively the people are. And honest and kind... And I agree with what people are saying here. Look at some other countries in that same region. How does cuba compare? What is the crime rate? What is the mortality? They are way better off. And this is with a 50-year long embargo from USA.
Cuba has open trade with the entire world but 1 country, Yet we can blame the entire economy on an embargo? Please, give me a fucking break. Blame communism and tyranny.
It's not like that. For example, if a foreign ship reaches Cuba for trade or whatever, said ship cannot go to the United States for 6 months. So the embargo has been made in such a way that it doesn't allow other countries to do trade with them.
04:12-8 Must be a government employee. 04:42-50 A. He fooled every1 here, B. He's biethnic, not black, and C. His skin color doesn't make him good or evil!
I was just there. Behind those happy faces there is sadness. I visited people who didn't know if they would eat the next day. Homes without toilet seats, they have to save money when they break. Homes falling apart, but they still laugh and make jokes.
Great thanks Film Makers. Cuba Government has done Revolution since 1962 to this day. My best wish to Cuban having better future since 03/2016 with great supports from Western Nations, the USA and Non-Communist Governments all over the World.
+GuyVelella You are damm right, the majority of people in Cuba with Batista was poor, most of the people were working in the farms of the countryside and they didnt have enough money to pay food or to go to a doctor or to pay the school for your kids.
It's a great place. Money isn't everything they try and bring happiness through community and culture. There are problems with food of course but a US embargo is the reason for that. They US say there's no human rights but you could argue free food education and health care for all should be a human right. Plus with elections when there's been hundreds of USA attempts to kill the leader and replace them with one that likes the US that's undemocratic and probably suggests why Castro was so scared about his opponents. I would be.
Not gonna talk about Cuba but about the video itself. Journalistically is been a bunch of vague stereotypes, a real and biased shit, a total waste of time. Too disappointed.
+Patrick McCarron so if embargo has little to do, why it is stll in place? usa can simply lift the embargo and let cuban comunism fail... why dont they just lift it?
Nimali Liyanage, agree. But you can blame the poor conditions that everybody in Cuba belongs to the Castro Government, not the embargo. Ending the embargo will help communism fall - I agree - end it. It only keeps the Castros in power.
the embargo gets overstated as the reason why the cuban economy is a disaster, and we all agree its a disaster. but the real reason is the failed communist market system, where making a profit is immoral and a crime. no one is gonna work for peanuts. cuba trades with the rest of the world except the US. cuba is capable of producing enough food to feed itself many times over and have extra to export. yet cubans starve, the reason is that farmers or anyone are not allowed to sell or establish businesses for profit. so there is no incentive to work or produce anything. would you work hard in the sun all day so the state takes your products and pays you 15 dollars a month, when your products are really worth 2,000 a month worth of profit? No. from time to time they allow some restricted free markets, the economy starts to pick up, and immediately, or at the right time they get shot down, fined, confiscated or people thrown in jail for "illegal profit" . this goes on n off throughout the years. profit is power, and the few running the state dont want anyone to challenge their power, this is the real reason the life saving free markets get harassed and or brutally regulated. the embargo is the escape goat, and this so called journalists fail to bring this into focus, and most of you cant see this either. that is why when obama offered to drop the embargo, the cuban government started making outrageous demands they knew were impossible, they dont want the embargo lifted because it will show the real reason why cuba is in ruins.
There was no embargo to USSR and it failed. There was no embargo to the countries of Eastern Europe and their marxist systems failed. There was no embargo to China and they had to abandone Marxism or fail. there is no embargo to Venezuela and it has failed. What else do we want?
Bullshit. Every communist country has been attacked either militarily or economically by that great bastion of “freedom” the USA. Your capitalist system is pure evil and it doesn’t work either. The 2008 financial crisis ring a bell?
Oh my god he is so disrespectful. I am offended by this program and I'm not even from cuba. When you don't understand a culture. Don't jump to conclusions. Keep your mouth shut and observe. Try to understand... People invite him into their home for dinner. He returns the favor by making smirky comments and drawing conclusions about stuff he doesn't understand...
Cuba reminds me a lot of my country 20-30 years ago. I know what this looks like to a westerner. But I can say from experience, this is way better than what is coming. I would highly reccomend they don't change their system, and don't allow USA to be involved in their internal affairs. Shiny material stuff is irrelevant. You can see how lively the people are. And honest and kind...
And I agree with what people are saying here. Look at some other countries in that same region. How does cuba compare? What is the crime rate? What is the mortality? They are way better off. And this is with a 50-year long embargo from USA.
Communism is the issue. No private property and propaganda spread everywhere. The goal is clearly to be like North Korea
El comunismo genera miseria,pobresa,envidia,...y toda porqueria negativa de este mundo. Comunism Is like cáncer.
The US does not have free health care.. bahaha
I will give Cuba credit they are hanging in there despite those nasty trade embargoes.
Look's better than North Koreia at least.
GOOD DOCUMENTARY ABOUT CUBA
CUBA is such a nice plae
Cuba has open trade with the entire world but 1 country, Yet we can blame the entire economy on an embargo? Please, give me a fucking break. Blame communism and tyranny.
They are communist. Cannot own property or speak freely = communist country. And it used to be a FIRST Class country before communism.
It's not like that. For example, if a foreign ship reaches Cuba for trade or whatever, said ship cannot go to the United States for 6 months. So the embargo has been made in such a way that it doesn't allow other countries to do trade with them.
Patrick McCarron
You idiots dont even know the difference between socialism and communism😂
Also. Talking about poverty. I have seen people living in dumpsters in other parts of the world...
04:12-8 Must be a government employee. 04:42-50 A. He fooled every1 here, B. He's biethnic, not black, and C. His skin color doesn't make him good or evil!
Very epic #epicEpicEpic please reply
Viva cuba!!!!
Abajo el comunismo parasito
I was just there. Behind those happy faces there is sadness. I visited people who didn't know if they would eat the next day. Homes without toilet seats, they have to save money when they break. Homes falling apart, but they still laugh and make jokes.
Great thanks Film Makers.
Cuba Government has done Revolution since 1962 to this day. My best wish to Cuban having better future since 03/2016 with great supports from Western Nations, the USA and Non-Communist Governments all over the World.
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what song at 0:45??
Looks better than the UK... Fucking 1 month waiting list to see a doctor..
at least Cubans arent eating dirt cookies like in Haiti.
+GuyVelella before castro cubans had a standard of living same as the US, not Haiti.
Only for a lucky few. The vast majority of Cubans were dirt poor with nothing. Income inequality was out of control.
+GuyVelella You are damm right, the majority of people in Cuba with Batista was poor, most of the people were working in the farms of the countryside and they didnt have enough money to pay food or to go to a doctor or to pay the school for your kids.
Oh because dirt pie is better I suppose! Hush sweet baby.
Don't say what the fuck it's not like we want to live like this 😒
it sounds very condescending
tisyaketu sirkar n
America should care poverer country
This doc may have been released in 2010 but it seems out of synch with current events and developments in Cuba to me.
It's a great place. Money isn't everything they try and bring happiness through community and culture. There are problems with food of course but a US embargo is the reason for that. They US say there's no human rights but you could argue free food education and health care for all should be a human right. Plus with elections when there's been hundreds of USA attempts to kill the leader and replace them with one that likes the US that's undemocratic and probably suggests why Castro was so scared about his opponents. I would be.
Not gonna talk about Cuba but about the video itself.
Journalistically is been a bunch of vague stereotypes, a real and biased shit, a total waste of time.
Too disappointed.
The problems are caused by the trade embargo which the US has never had any rite to impose.
Communism is the issue
BBC, where the rich people in Cuba lived? do you have time to visit their houses, you will discover even some of them named Countess or Marquis
Does anyone know the name of the song at the beginning of the clip?
Very lovely!
i came here to see cars
I had to stop watching 'cause so much rubbish & stupidity
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The embargo has little to do with Cuba's Economy. Blame Castro Communism on the horrible economy.
+Patrick McCarron so if embargo has little to do, why it is stll in place? usa can simply lift the embargo and let cuban comunism fail... why dont they just lift it?
Nimali Liyanage, agree. But you can blame the poor conditions that everybody in Cuba belongs to the Castro Government, not the embargo. Ending the embargo will help communism fall - I agree - end it. It only keeps the Castros in power.
Of course it does. It killed their sugar cane industry. USA was the biggest importer.
American capitalist spotted
@@s1050 It’s more degrading to be a communist this all just promotes laziness
Awesome Documentary, Thanks for posting! If the U.S embargo gets lifted Cuba will experience an explosion of tourism, I will be in line!
Venezuela is not under a trade embargo and yet it has turned into a hell hole. Cuba's issues have all to do with its lack of economic freedom.
When we spent a few months in Saigon back in 2005, they called it "market socialism".
What do they call it now?
Obama did live up to his promise 🇺🇸
And which promise was that? "hope and change"? Roflol...
Think I’d rather live there than here in this tory hell even on a low salary
Don't blame The United States of America for this situation; we just don't like Communism.
Cuba no longer makes the best cigars.
what kind of revolution is this?
kunner jaat BHARAT THE SO CALLED. .....FAKE! !!!!......REVOLVER....THION! !!!!!
the embargo gets overstated as the reason why the cuban economy is a disaster, and we all agree its a disaster. but the real reason is the failed communist market system, where making a profit is immoral and a crime. no one is gonna work for peanuts. cuba trades with the rest of the world except the US. cuba is capable of producing enough food to feed itself many times over and have extra to export. yet cubans starve, the reason is that farmers or anyone are not allowed to sell or establish businesses for profit. so there is no incentive to work or produce anything. would you work hard in the sun all day so the state takes your products and pays you 15 dollars a month, when your products are really worth 2,000 a month worth of profit? No. from time to time they allow some restricted free markets, the economy starts to pick up, and immediately, or at the right time they get shot down, fined, confiscated or people thrown in jail for "illegal profit" . this goes on n off throughout the years. profit is power, and the few running the state dont want anyone to challenge their power, this is the real reason the life saving free markets get harassed and or brutally regulated. the embargo is the escape goat, and this so called journalists fail to bring this into focus, and most of you cant see this either. that is why when obama offered to drop the embargo, the cuban government started making outrageous demands they knew were impossible, they dont want the embargo lifted because it will show the real reason why cuba is in ruins.
There was no embargo to USSR and it failed. There was no embargo to the countries of Eastern Europe and their marxist systems failed. There was no embargo to China and they had to abandone Marxism or fail. there is no embargo to Venezuela and it has failed. What else do we want?
Bullshit. Every communist country has been attacked either militarily or economically by that great bastion of “freedom” the USA. Your capitalist system is pure evil and it doesn’t work either. The 2008 financial crisis ring a bell?
@@s1050 How ignorant can you be