The biggest problem is Cuba does not recognize the inherent human rights of corporations. In a real democracy, like america, corporations are afforded all the rights of a person. And a service is not a service unless it is delivered under the auspices of the invisible hand. Any joining together of humans except in the corporate form is anti-democratic.
Sven do you know anything about their political system at all?
Their political system seems to have outlets for venting displeasure with any policy of the government. Of course the idea of replacing the whole constitution of the nation is not open for discussion. But then arguing that America or Canada should become an Islamic theocracy is not open for debate in either of our countries. The problem is that some people refuse to recognize that america is an imperial power whose economic clout comes from stealing other peoples resources not some inherent greatness of the american political and economic system.
I'd love to see someone do a study that showed two poor neighbourhoods, one in Cuba and one in the US. Compare and contrast the economic and social effect of the two systems and then ask the people who live in them which system they would prefer to live under.
But a fairer study is between Cuba and its neighbours, other than the empire. Maybe a poll of people from several of the island states that are democracies and capitalist to see how they view Cuba.