Quote from: MedaR on March 06, 2016, 04:20:48 PM

I don't understand why many think in socialism there is no progress only stagnation?
Yes they are maybe stuck in time but they have quality, and this quality is so unbelievably cheap.

"Life expectancy is 77.5 years, one of the world's highest. And until not so long ago, there was one doctor for every 170 citizens - the highest patient-per-doctor ratio in the world. "
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/06/201265115527622647.html

"Cuba has a possible lung cancer vaccine that America can now test"
http://www.vox.com/2015/5/16/8613019/cuba-lung-cancer-vaccine

Russia was communist country and conduct many researcher in honeybee therapy (apitherapy), and they had many achievements in treating rheumatoid arthritis, epilepsy..with bee venom.

I don't know how you can judge by those silly pictures.
Only capitalism can bring you so much joy and happiness and suicidal thoughts after loss only in one day.
Communism, and socialism are more simple for adopting.

What do you say about Cuba now?
https://www.pinterest.com/explore/varadero-cuba/

MedaR

My wife and I know some Cuban-Americans, and even a newly arrived Cuban.

Your pretty pictures only show a small facet of Cuban reality. A couple we know (a Cuban-American and a "Cuban-Cuban") recently went there to visit some of one of their families. Ahh, Cuba has many health problems that we (USA) resolved, ah, 80 years ago.

Both got sick (bad food). They report that Cuba smells bad (bad sanitation?). Neither has any desire to live there (even though they both speak the colloquial Spanish). They did not say anything about delightful beaches... I suppose that the beaches will best be enjoyed once Communism falls, and the AMERICAN hotel companies get down there and put up nice resorts with safe food...

EDIT: Ah, forget about spending your Bitcoin in Cuba, it's hard enough to get internet access.

Oh, and be careful with what you say to to locals, you could get them, or even YOURSELF, into trouble. Cuban jails are worse than the USA's.