Communism is an interesting ideology that seems great theoretically but is very difficult to apply in the real world. From the Soviet Union to China, communism has always been a part of human history. Rather than looking at either of these, this essay will look at communism that unravelled in a small island by the name of Cuba and will try to determine if Cuban communism is an ideology. Before this can be delved into, ideology must be first understood and must set the conditions in which an idea can truly be called an ideology. As defined by the class notes on ideology, ideologies are "political ideals that impact what issues will be focused on in a society, what will be considered political, and what kinds solutions for societal dilemmas will
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First of all, because of the antagonism between the U.S and Cuba, there was an economic quarantine (Foran, 19) This means that there would be no trade between these two nations. To continue, a system was put in place called the "moral economy" which was to give citizens a moral incentive t o work and build the economy based around this. This of course has issues because there might not be enough moral incentives to truly stimulate an economy. (Harowitz, 107). The purpose of the moral economy was to aid in the crafting of the new man (Roca, 87) that was mentioned in the revolution of 1959. In Marxist theory, moral incentives are to act as a solution to material incentives. When ego is fulfilled and there are enough material incentives to share, then moral incentives will come into pay. Therefore, it was a gamble to assume that there was enough nonmaterial incentives in the Cuban economy to sustain an economy (Harowitz 107-108). Now in order to determine the stability of this system both the state of mind of the working class and the consumption and production of the entire Cuban society. Cubans did strongly believe that pursuing the objective of creating the new man not create just one main product but several complementary products (Roca, 87-88). The moral economy founded the belief that wealth created solely through "conciencia" or awareness in English would yield abundance. (Roca, …show more content…
This one party system had authoritarian control over all aspects of Cuban life meaning that the PCC had economic, cultural and political control (Britannica online). Political parties who did try to oppose the Communist party were silenced.
Furthermore, the followers of the followers of the creed is necessary in determining an ideology. The Communist party was made up of 175 members; 150 members being a part of the Central committee and 25 being chosen to be in the Politburo. These 175 members of the Communist party would in fact be followers of the creed with the key follower being Fidel Castro, the leader of the Communist Party.
Finally, the consistency, durability and formal articulation of Cuban communism will be examined. Durability wise, Cuban communism has stood the test of time because it continues to exist even today. Although the ideology itself was not implemented until 1959, the idea of revolution had existed. As for consistency, the ideology is consistent with what it does want to achieve. Although, there is only one political party in charge, they have maintained an economy and placed social services that they believed would work for their nation. And for formal articulation, people did learn about this ideology orally (speeches) and through media
First of all, because of the antagonism between the U.S and Cuba, there was an economic quarantine (Foran, 19) This means that there would be no trade between these two nations. To continue, a system was put in place called the "moral economy" which was to give citizens a moral incentive t o work and build the economy based around this. This of course has issues because there might not be enough moral incentives to truly stimulate an economy. (Harowitz, 107). The purpose of the moral economy was to aid in the crafting of the new man (Roca, 87) that was mentioned in the revolution of 1959. In Marxist theory, moral incentives are to act as a solution to material incentives. When ego is fulfilled and there are enough material incentives to share, then moral incentives will come into pay. Therefore, it was a gamble to assume that there was enough nonmaterial incentives in the Cuban economy to sustain an economy (Harowitz 107-108). Now in order to determine the stability of this system both the state of mind of the working class and the consumption and production of the entire Cuban society. Cubans did strongly believe that pursuing the objective of creating the new man not create just one main product but several complementary products (Roca, 87-88). The moral economy founded the belief that wealth created solely through "conciencia" or awareness in English would yield abundance. (Roca, …show more content…
This one party system had authoritarian control over all aspects of Cuban life meaning that the PCC had economic, cultural and political control (Britannica online). Political parties who did try to oppose the Communist party were silenced.
Furthermore, the followers of the followers of the creed is necessary in determining an ideology. The Communist party was made up of 175 members; 150 members being a part of the Central committee and 25 being chosen to be in the Politburo. These 175 members of the Communist party would in fact be followers of the creed with the key follower being Fidel Castro, the leader of the Communist Party.
Finally, the consistency, durability and formal articulation of Cuban communism will be examined. Durability wise, Cuban communism has stood the test of time because it continues to exist even today. Although the ideology itself was not implemented until 1959, the idea of revolution had existed. As for consistency, the ideology is consistent with what it does want to achieve. Although, there is only one political party in charge, they have maintained an economy and placed social services that they believed would work for their nation. And for formal articulation, people did learn about this ideology orally (speeches) and through media