February 22, 2006
The Foreign Brigades
One of the most ridiculous aspects of fidel castro's revolution has always been the Foreign Brigades that have travelled to Cuba throughout the years. Groups and organizations hosted by fidel castro that go to Cuba to work in the fields. Cutting sugar cane, reaping tabaco, etc...
I hadn't heard of any lately, but it seems these Foreign Brigades are alive and well:
Almost half a century after the Cuban Revolution, activists from around the world continue to flood in the “red island” to support the revolution of Castro, Guevara and his comrades offering volunteer work.They make up the so-called “Brigades”, the missions of volunteers comprising of young men and women who believe in building the “socialist Cuba” as envisioned by its leader Fidel Castro. The volunteer missions work both in Havana and rural areas in Cuba helping mainly with sugarcane harvest. The activists also work as field hands, help in painting schools or in the restoration of student dorms etc. They maintain that through this contribution they come closer to the people of Cuba sharing with them their experiences and becoming familiar with their customs and traditions.
Brigades come to Cuba from many countries and Greece is one of them. In May and July young people from Greece will participate in two European missions and are scheduled to stay and work in special campsites in Cuba for three weeks. They will also have the opportunity to attend political debates, come into contact with movements and organizations, and participate in cultural activities and social work.
Cuba supports the work of the brigades, told to ANA-MPA Cuban ambassador to Athens Hermes Herrera who pointed out that the Cuban Institute of Friendship Among the Peoples (Instituto Cubano de Amistad con des Pueblos) coordinates activities at global level while the Greek-Cuban Associations in Thessaloniki and Athens are responsible for the volunteer work coming from Greece. The brigades have an open agenda. Their content is political, cultural, ecological and will always be characterized by volunteer work in different fields, he stressed.
Asked to comment on the likelihood of a visit by Cuban President Fidel Castro to Greece, after the invitation extended to him to visit the monastic community of Mount Athos, Mr. Herrera responded that it is hard to say because he does not travel often. He said that he can confirm that the Cuban President has been invited and that he would like to come close to the Greek reality.
Which just goes to prove that the old addage is true: There really is a sucker born every minute.
Posted by Val Prieto at February 22, 2006 01:46 PM
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Val, the adage is in fact very old. The current saying is "there is a disaffected misguided dingbat born every minute".
These fellow travellers and oppurtunists have been of relatively little use to the commies in the past, and at times even have resulted in problems for them. But as long as there are people such as these, the communists will continue with their old ways, exploiting these fools. They won't change, just like their "jefe".
Posted by: omar at February 22, 2006 02:10 PM
I rarely have any complimentary words for the tyrant but he's a genius when it comes this kind of crap. He's got foreigners doing the dirty work that even Cubans (as miserable as their lives are) don't want to do and he's got them doing it for free.
But of course cutting cane requires an amount of skill that is little appreciated (cut incorrectly and the cane won't grow back) and that's why the crops have beeen diminishing. Also unlike other agricultural products cane needs to be constantly grown and cut. Fallow canefields take years to nurture back to productivity.
Anybody that volunteers to cut cane in Cuba desrves to have his toe cut off in a machete accident. I'm laughing my ass off.
Posted by: conductor at February 22, 2006 02:41 PM
And I think it was PT Barnum that made the remark about a sucker being born every minute.
Posted by: conductor at February 22, 2006 02:43 PM
So they've invited the coma-andante to Greece, yes? Well, that would be just the right venue for him to slip-and-fall again - hopefully rollin' from top of Mt. Athos all the way down.
Invited to the "cradle of democracy." This will be totally lost on him, as it no doubt has been lost on his potential hosts.
Posted by: Alberto Quiroga at February 22, 2006 03:30 PM
you know, it's funny that the "brigades" castro sends out are always to countries either far worse than his, or his pals. I would love to see him send HIS brigades to places like Puerto Rico, the US, Canada, etc. These Greek brigades are a bunch of idiots. Que voy a ir yo a construirle el pais a un HP como Castro...
Posted by: La Ventanita at February 22, 2006 04:30 PM
Barf alert. Just the thought of those dirtballs still around after all these years makes me nauseous!
Posted by: A.M. Mora y Leon at February 22, 2006 06:06 PM
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