Originally Posted by
Low Roller
I don't think anyone is saying that Cubans should be kept in poverty for our own enjoyment. As a Canadian who has visited Cuba several times over the years, I'm happy to see trade with the US opening up because of the economic opportunities it can provide for the Cuban people. However, that doesn't mean that people shouldn't take this unique opportunity to see a piece of living history before it becomes just like everyplace else. After all, time travel opportunities don't come up every day
To think it's a case of one or the other seems to be overstating things, especially given the number of European and other tourists already traveling in the country. The Cuban culture seems pretty strong and resilient. Just as the Brazilian culture, for one example, survives strongly despite the presence of fast food restaurants and other trappings of the 21st century; Brazil is certainly not "just like everyplace else". Neither will Cuba be.