Michael wrote: "Hamas did certainly not establish democracy in the besieged enclave of Gaza (much more besieged than Cuba ever was). But it allowed various other secular and religious parties with different positions and ideologies to exist, to hold public rallies, to have armed militias, etc. (PFLP, DFLP, PIJ, Popular Resistance Committees, etc.). In contrast, the Cuban regime allows only the existence of a single party - the ruling PCC."
This is comparing apples to oranges. Would you suggest the Cubans allow other parties to compete in elections? The US would pour billions of dollars into ensuring that their horse won. It would be absolutely unacceptable to the US that the PCC win an election in Cuba. We know what happened when it looked like the Vietnamese Communists would win an election. Why would it be different 90 miles from Florida? Would Hamas permit a party that openly advocated for the interests of Israel, to argue for the annexation of Gaza and the expulsion of "troublesome" Palestinians, such as members of Hamas, the PFLP, DFLP, PIJ, Popular Resistance Committees, etc? Would you condemn Hamas if such a group attempted to organise and was repressed? Of course the Palestinian struggle at this point is a national, more than a purely class struggle, so Palestinians would probably act against such a group without the need for Hamas intervention, but the point remains. Michael wrote: "Furthermore, the Palestinian resistance has fought against the imperialist aggressor five wars since 2008 ... and survived under huge sacrifices even the genocidial war in the last three years. What has been the record of the Cuban regime in fighting imperialism in the past two decades?" The Palestinian resistance is fighting for its survival on its land. The various factions have differing views about how a future Palestinian society might best be organised but they are united in their goal of defeating the Zionist aggressor. The Cubans are fighting to save their revolution. That is very different. Political parties other than the PCC would include well funded groups dedicated to the overthrow of the revolution. It would be great if more freedom existed in Cuba to challenge decisions, propose alternatives etc. But the country is under siege. Comradely, John -- "All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks." Sarah Moore Grimke, abolitionist (1792-1873) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#41723): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/41723 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/119270444/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
