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On 9/11/10 9:30 AM, David Thorstad wrote: > I reread this excerpt three times and still can't understand how Fidel's > comment meant the "exact opposite" of what Goldberg reported,nor how > this explanation clarifies things. Obviously, capitalism doesn't work, > either for the United States or for Cuba, but how does saying that shed > light on his statement that the "Cuban model" doesn't work for Cuba? The > whole thing remains unclear. Louis Proyect responded: Perhaps it might make sense to understand Goldberg's problem with an accurate reporting of what Castro said in relation to his failure to report what Glenn Greenwald supposedly said. As I said starting out, Goldberg is *not reliable*. ================= Yes, thanks. It's clear now that Castro was addressing the idea that a "Cuban model" was one of "exporting revolution." Not, as I had originally read it, a reference to an alleged Cuban economic or social model--which I think Goldberg's sloppiness implied. It was to that supposed "model" that I was referring when I asked earlier just when the "Cuban model" began and what it consisted of. These are two different things, and it looks like Goldberg mixed them up. David ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
