“I would dare say that Cuba has been able to establish one of the most revolutionary socialist projects in the world, and have been able to exercise degrees of self-determination and popular democracy,” Freeman insisted. “A lot of people don't see Cuba because of the propaganda [as a] democracy. And I would venture to say that Cuba's one of the most democratic places on the face of the earth.”
“The sanctions they're trying to impose, sanctions that affect other countries, say that they'd be aiding 'modern slavery,'" Freeman explained. "They're trying to say that their doctors are forced to do it, and... they constitute modern-day slaves, and anyone who aids this is aiding slavery. The world can see that the US is the biggest supporter of terrorism with what they've done in Syria, in Libya, to overthrow that country, and Cuba has done nothing.”
“But as it relates to Haiti, Haiti is in a particular position where it has been fighting back for so long yet has been infiltrated at the same time and is going through such an incredible crisis in imperialism as well. So yes, for many of those reasons Cuba and Haiti are very similar, but Cuba has been able to withstand a lot of that pressure despite some of those embargo effects.”
“Real democracy in Haiti would mean the poor mass of Haitians who comprise the majority of the population would be in the driver’s seat, electing governments that carry out things they want — like much higher wages, universal free education, and infrastructure development that assists small agricultural producers.”