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...Boorstein said Cuba, which is about 50 per cent black, has attained a high level of racial equality. "There is no comparison between the racial situation now and before Castro," he said...
Although most high government positions are still held by whites, Boorstein said this was due to educational differences rather than racism. "Jobs newly created by the government now accurately reflect the racial balance of the population," he said...
Some of the roots of Cuban racism can be found in the influence of American business contact in the late 19th century, Boorstein said. He said that Americans visiting Cuba expected special treatment as whites, and spread racist attitudes...
...lecture, Boorstein elaborated on American influence in the third world. He blamed U.S. multinational corporations, which he termed "the sanitized form of American imperialism," for worsening conditions in developing countries...
...Boorstein emphasized that he is optimistic about America. While warning that "fascism is going to come to us unless we stop it," he said that signs of an emerging "anti-imperialist awareness" in the United States are increasing...