Telling your buddies that Cuba is great helps. So does a prominent politician saying the same thing. Running away from the history of socialist projects doesn't help because:
- Enemies won't believe you anyway. People will think you're basically Castro even if you drape yourself in the NHS.
- It alienates socialist international allies.
- There's no clear point at which you can flip the switch and say "actually we meant Cuba this whole time. We were just lying." This alienates the base that you've been building.
- It serves as an antagonist to the formation of class consciousness.
radical grassroots membership
They know Navalny is fash, right? Or is this Nazbols?