Seeds in the City - Cuba

June 2003
This is the remarkable story of how the people of Havana have pulled themselves back from the brink of disaster.

Faced with food shortages and widespread hunger, city dwellers began growing food on rooftops and in front of office buildings. "It was a very spontaneous movement. People started to grow things on every available place", states on resident. Now, there are thousands of urban farms and more than a million tons of food is produced within the city.

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[Quick81]

And what should they turn into? Is the US perfect? Do you know how safe it is to walk in the streets and how healthy the population is? No the system is not perfect, but believe me, I've never seen a happier more harmonized society than Cuba, poor they most certainly are - but they have evertying they need, by changing the system radically - it will stand a very good chance to be just another Haiti, look at the mess in Iraq.

[Quick81]

Long Live Cuba, long live a different Society.

[rodolfitocarlos420]

@miglondon hmm because who says it? I am currently studying and who knows what I have on my mind right? you certainly don't know, do you know if I will go back when I finish studying? I love my country and I know that things will get better, our leaders will make better decisions and and workers will again enjoy what they earn. I will go back to Cuba in a future and let me tell you something probably unlike you, I would give my life fighting for it.

[rodolfitocarlos420]

@miglondon The government in the Island has been making reforms that were long needed and there is some hope that things will get better, people are opening businesses, the government is giving land to farmers, people can now sell/buy houses same with cars.

In my personal opinion Cuba doesn't need a U.S like democracy because it will go from an Ok country to a BAD country, crime will rise like in Central and South America.

and many other reasons.

[miglondon]

so go to Cuba

[rodolfitocarlos420]

@miglondon Give this other countries the advantages that are giving to my people when they reach the U.S and and they will overcome anything that they need in order to reach the U.S. Note that Cuba is only 90 miles away from the U.S. Before 1989 few people were opposed to its regime, this was because Cuba could export is goods to the Soviet Union and the Soviet nations did the same toward Cuba, but in the blink of an eye everything changed.

[rodolfitocarlos420]

@miglondon It is absurd to say that Cubans die trying to escape from its regime, this is because Cubans don't die trying to escape from its regime they die trying to immigrate, just like Mexicans die trying to immigrate and just like Colombians, Nicaraguans, Hondurans, Salvadorians and many more. But guess what? Cuba has a way lower quantity of people who immigrate. And this happens even though Cubans are giving advantages better than other immigrants when they reach the U.S.

[rodolfitocarlos420]

@miglondon I am 100% sure that we have better living conditions than the average Mexican, Colombian. Of course you probably haven't taken in mind that this countries that you mentioned are all friends of the U.S and obey their rules except Venezuela of course. We simply don't obey America's rules. Also, Cuba is not an example of failed Communism or Socialism, Cuba is an example of bad leadership and bad interpretation of Communism and Socialism.

[rodolfitocarlos420]

@miglondon I strongly disagree with you in "Cuba dont have any living conditions" this is due to the fact that I was born in Cuba and lived there for 11 years. I am the son of a teacher and an engineer. I was never hungry I never lacked of any medical attention and i can assure to you that no other person in Cuba does. We are fed enough so we don't starve. And it is extremely rare to see a homeless person.

[miglondon]

@rodolfitocarlos420

also

If the Cars come from goverment Bureau?

Comnputers, new advance Technology, New Medical Research?

are thanks for the pursuit of individual glory.

those ideas didnt come from State Bureaus

[miglondon]

Well Venezuela at the moment is poorer, dangerous, and more chaotic than never b4.

Carlos Rodolfo if u compare Cuba with other countries like Mexico, Chile, South Korea, Taiwan you will c a huge different, Cuba dont have any living conditions, huge state bureaus block ideas, dont supply or provide enoght goods, slow the progress or just STOP the progress. Cubans risk their lives trying to escape.

Communist and Socialist proof to be a completed failure.

[rodolfitocarlos420]

@miglondon So far better than Cuba? oh really? tell me how?