Cuban Journalists Since the 1960s

Cuban Journalists Since the 1960s

There are stories of Cuban journalists that disappeared since the 1960s because they decided to speak truth and write about how socialism was not helping Cuba. There are multiple stories of journalists that were either sent to a type of gulag or murdered for exposing the temporary lies of socialism in Cuba. This did not prevent Cubans from fighting for their civil rights and journalists kept publishing.

In the 1960s, it was noted that socialism was implemented undemocratically in Cuba when Cuba used to be democratic. There was an uprising and Castro was placed as socialist leader. Nuclear missiles were also placed in Cuba aimed at the US. Cuba became a socialist country with Fidel Castro and this led to a repression of freedom of speech. Journalists published the truth about how socialism does not help anyone. Cuban journalists were envied by socialists and some were either detained or murdered.

Despite the envy and opposition from socialists, journalists kept publishing the truth of how socialism has to do with corruption. Individuals began to see the truth about how socialism was preventing the economy from functioning and led to inequality. Cuban individuals even were prevented from selling cuban sandwiches because they were able to make a profit and better their finances.

Cuban individuals left Cuba in the 1990s and 2000s because of the corruption and inequality that existed. We learn that individuals left in raft boats than stay in Cuba. Individuals decided to leave Cuba and socialism behind. Individuals decided to choose for capitalism than be a socialist. This describes how socialism attempts to prevent the truth from being spoken, prevents competition in economics, and also attempts to prevent autonomy. Socialism looks to restrict individuals so that they do not improve and remain stagnated. That is why socialism hates Christianity, Democracy, and capitalism since they allow individuals to improve themselves through equality and equity. Socialism is the religion of envy that attempts to prevent harmony, empathy, and self-improvement. Even cuban sandwiches were restricted from being sold with the temporary lie that making a profit on selling food is greedy. There were actual snitches who tattled on individuals that sold cuban sandwiches. That is because the government did not have a monopoly on cuban sandwiches. We can persevere being grateful for our freedom of speech rights and also for persevering with motivation. We can also avoid socialism, socialists, and envy. 

George Westinghouse

George Westinghouse

Westinghouse was an inventor who realized that trains needed an air brakes system to prevent accidents. Most of the train accidents occured because train operators needed to apply the brake by hand. Westinghouse created an air brake system that was safer and easier to use. For his resourcefulness and innovation, he was rewarded and obtained renown. 

Westinghouse would keep innovating by creating an electrical brake system that told train operators when to brake. Westinghouse was an impressive inventor and creator in the 1800s. Due to Westinghouse's innovations, lives and cargo were saved. 

Westinghouse would keep innovating and developed generators producing alternating current instead of direct current. Westinghouse was slandered by associates of Thomas Alva Edison for being innovative. While Edison was an impressive inventor it was possible that he may have been corrupted or attempted to prevent competition from occuring. 

Despite being slandered by associates of Edison, Westinghouse persevered and his electric generators producing an alternating current would be chosen over the direct current invention of Edison. Associates of Edison tried to discourage the use of Westinghouse's invention that was a better invention than Edison's by lying and slandering Westinghouse's invention. Instead of competing based on talent and hard work, Edison took the easy way out. Despite slander, Westinghouse's invention prevailed and the direct current system was not used.

The Importance of Competition

The story of Westinghouse describes the importance of competition in true capitalism. Each idea, product, or service should be tested and compared to select the best possible option. This ideal in the United States allowed the United States to prosper describing that there were multiple inventions created. Without competition, the market suffers and the quality of products and services also suffers. This is seen in monopoly "capitalism", socialism, and communism where the market stagnates and there are no innovations. Inventiveness and creativity are shunned and red tape and bureaucracy prevents innovation. 

Edison probably did not want competition after being one of the greatest inventors due to envy. Westinghouse kept being persistent and developed his generators that were better than Edison's. While Edison was impressive for the inventions he created, there is still the need to compete and allow for competition between ideas, products, and services. We have seen how lack of competition in multiple fields has led to stagnation. Bureaucracies have been responsible for most of the red tape and non-compete mentality in the past century. This has been seen in music, sports, academia, and even in entertainment. We can persevere avoiding idolators who hate competition and innovation due to envy. 

Reader's Digest America A to Z