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Originally Posted by terekon
[...] Cuba is an example that is used all the time against communism. They have been communist for a long time and are still surviving even though they have been heavily sanctioned. [...]
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A lot of people mix up communism with socialism. Cuba have been a socialism, but not a communism.
Communism is currently only ideology. Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba and China are socialism. The Soviet Union was socialistic, even if they claimed they are communistic.
Here is a website which explains the difference:
http://www.marxmail.org/faq/socialism_and_communism.htm