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Cuba has fair elections, and maintains extremely close ties with China out of solidarity. China has been providing solar panels and other means by which to help alleviate Cuba's energy crisis right now.
The Nordic Model relies on imperialism to function. The social safety nets are funded by plundering the global south, and control of industry is kept in the hands of capitalists. They are less democratic than countries like Cuba and China, and serve as plunderers of the global south, unlike Cuba and China.
As such, the Nordic countries are declining alongside the general decay in western imperialism, while socialist countries like Cuba and China are rapidly improving.
I'm not surprised anti-communist western orgs don't like Cuba. Cubans like Cuba, though, and participate in their elections to achieve the incredible results socialism can get them despite intense siege. The Meidner plan still relies on imperialism, and failed.