[zozbot234]

China is the best case, yes. But "literal communists" also ran Cambodia, North Korea, Cuba etc. Not so good!

[RobotToaster]

Cuba is doing pretty well for a country under one of the biggest and longest blockades in history.

[ryoshoe]

Haiti is capitalist but people don't use it an example for capitalism as a whole. More important than a stated ideology is whether a government is corrupt

[pphysch]

It's only fair to compare them to other victims of unprovoked Western aggression, like Libya. In that arena, they are actually doing relatively well, and imagine how successful they could be without the "global policeman's" boot on their neck.

[fakedang]

Seems like the secret to prosperity is actually nuclear weapons. Rush to get those first, then focus on whatever shit you actually want to do.

[insane_dreamer]

Cuba is doing much better than its neighbors