Yeah Dan, Norway has liberal politics. Thats good. I wish Cuba could have liberal politics too.
Now lets compare the circumstances of Norway and Cuba and see if we can figure out why one might have liberal politics and one a more closed repressive government.
Prior Regime- Norway: Liberal Democracy, Cuba: US backed Right Wing Dictatorship
Prior Economy- Norway: Developed and Marshall Plan recipient, Cuba: Sugar Plantation Colony
Access To World Trade- Norway: good trade relations with its region, Cuba: embargoed by the laregest economy in the world and main trade partner
Foreign Interference- Norway- Sovereignity respected, Cuba: Invaded, Assassination attempts, Constant CIA interference.