[atlantic]

> You don't need propaganda to see for yourself that Cuba has no free elections.

So far I'm with you. But so what? You seem to be implying that if a country's political system is non-democratic, then third parties are justified in intervening.

I would have thought that the whole concept of national sovereignty implied precisely the opposite: that each nation can decide for itself what system of political representation is best suited to its particular history and culture.

[thefounder]

The "nation" can't decide its political system if the government imprisons and kills the opposition. It's like saying that slavery should have been left legal until the slaves decide to change the law. All humans should have human rights.