Neo-Fascist Cuba in the 1960's?

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Sumeragi

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Are you saying that Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar was not a neo-fascist, whatever that's supposed to mean?
 

Wolfpaw

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Neo-fascist? What? No. You could get a really anti-Left dictatorship, but that's just going to engender leftist nationalism because then you'll be a sellout to El Pulpo and other yanqui imperialistas.
 
The only "neo-fascist" I could think of would be Fransisco Franco, but then I realized that he was an old school fascist. Like 1930's fascist.

What does "neo-fascist" mean?
 
If someone at Washington realised that the commies could have a chance and that Batista was freaking doomed, it is very possible that they would help any 'reasonable' (rightwing, even far right) alternative as possible. An Harkonnen style devious false savior strategy maybe.
 
The US had already turned against Batista before Castro took power. There were plenty of other anti-Batista rebels than Castro. Although Castro achieved great reknown for his rebellion and hiding in the mountains, there were many other revolutionaries not associated with him.

Castro achieved power because he commanded an independent army and later became Prime Minister and then usurped the revolution.

Without Castro, it is still likely that Batista would still leave the country and anti-Batista forces took over. In our own timeline, the initial leaders of the post-Bastita government were people associated with the old Cuban democracy (as flawed as it was) with political liberal leanings and friendly to business. The Communists are never able to seize power and the Cuban government becomes a stable democracy that initiates social welfare and economic reforms, but is still friendly to the United States.

Cuba had the highest standard of living in Latin America, and life expectancy equal to some European nations. There was inequality and other problems, but nothing that moderate reforms would not have improved. Without the terrible effects of Communism, Cuba today would probably be a very developed nation and a member of the OECD.
 
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