Communist Totalitarianism: The Cuban Revolution

Cuba is a country that was built on communist totalitarianism. What this means is that, Cuba believes that socialism can be achieved only through a totalitarianism dictatorship. In countries like Cuba were the government dominate its people, it is very difficult to undo a system that have been in place for years. Yes, it is true that with the death of Fidel Castro a lot of Cubans and people around the world hope to see a change with Cuba but, Fidel was in power for over 49 years. The way and mindset of the people must be retrained because culturally they are now use to this way of life of being dictated to and dominated by their government. There also has to be a major change in the government for there to be change in Cuba. Electing leaders

Other nations exposed to corruption are Indonesia, Nigeria and Russia. The government ends up collecting bribes on investments that are supposed to be for the country. The laws in Cuba are not as strong as the laws that regulate us in the United States, so it makes it easier for corruption to be accepted. “Promoters of free trade argue that the best way for countries like Cuba to improve their lot is to lower their barriers to free trade and investment and to implement economic policies based on free market economics (Hill, & Hult, 2015).” Another obstacle that hinders Cuba from thriving is the amount of debts it owes to other nations. In 2016, Cuba paid $5.2 billion in foreign debts. Even with the increase in tourist, Cuba still struggles to thrive and still finds it’s nation in a red zone. The U.S has also maintained a trade sanction against Cuba in hopes that the economic hardship will lead to the downfall of the Communist government. This tactic has not helps much because other countries like Canada and Germany has stepped in and trades with Cuba. While every nation can’t be governed by the rules that govern us in the United States, it is also important that a system is