March 31, 2008
Told ya so.
La Ventanita brings up an interesting point about all of these reforms announced by the munificent raul castro, king of all he surveys in Cuba (thanks Alberto) and trumpeted by the world's media and that is if that if Cubans can now stay in Cuban hotels legally and can now purchase telephones and PCs legally then it's obvious that such thing were prohibited before. But when we would say such things we were discounted as right-wing batistiano nut jobs that couldn't cope with the beautiful reality of the worker's paradise because fidel castro the great took away our sugar plantations.
Now that Cubans can buy cell phones and stay in hotels the only thing they need is to be able to criticize the government without fear of reprisal, to be able to organize political parties, to be able to vote in free and fair multi-party elections, to be able to move around the country as they please, to be able to work for themselves or other Cubans without interference from the state, to be able to buy, sell and own property as they see fit. Then we can talk about meaningful reforms.
Oh and let's not forget freedom for people like Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet and other political prisoners.
Posted by Henry Louis Gomez at March 31, 2008 05:36 PM
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Henry those reforms you wish Raul should implement will probably have to wait another 5-10 years at minimun. It is clear that they do not want to make changes in those areas for the time being . More clear no puede ser.
If we want that now we are going to have to take it away from them using force. Are cubans inside the island Prepared for that..Hell no
Posted by: Abajofidel ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.babalublog.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at March 31, 2008 06:04 PM
The point Fantomas (can I call you that?) is that neither the Cuban people, the news media, the international community or the US should accept these superficial changes as some kind of real reform.
Posted by: Henry "Conductor" Gomez at March 31, 2008 06:07 PM
Oye que pasa tu eres tocayo mio
I am not accepting those superficial reforms ...yo digo que son migajas , pan y circo, pan y circo, pan y circo
The MSM will say cubans are better off with raul than with fidel and they will buy it ..
total si hasta el dia de hoy todo lo que se habla fuera de cuba es lo grande de la educacion el deporte y la medicina gratis ..y todo el mundo but us ha comprado eso for the last 40 years
Posted by: Abajofidel at March 31, 2008 06:24 PM
The MSM will say cubans are better off with raul than with fidel and they will buy it
Then we still have work to do, don't we?
The point is that sometimes you come in here with this defeatist attitude. Yes I know raul doesn't want to produce real reform.
How can we force him?
Pressure.
That's it. All we can do is try to create conditions that put pressure on the regime.
Maybe it's not enough. But everyone has to do their part.
Posted by: Henry "Conductor" Gomez at March 31, 2008 06:59 PM
How can we force him?
Pressure.
That's it. All we can do is try to create conditions that put pressure on the regime.
Maybe it's not enough. But everyone has to do their part.
I agree we must continue working ..iam not defeated but i am a realistic person also
Posted by: Abajofidel at March 31, 2008 07:28 PM
As I read the news re cell phones and hotel rooms, rudimentary as that may be, I'm happy for those who will be able to afford having these small frills. But I still think this is fachada and nothing more; rc is learning early to engage in a PR campaign. Throw a few bones at the dogs, and keep them at bay - I think that's what he believes and is testing the waters with this maneuvering.
But it occurs to me that perhaps technology will bring be one of the factor in his demise; technologically speaking, you can only keep living in the 19th century for so long before it catches up with you, especially when so much of the population of the island is young and smart enough not to buy the old guard's bs.
Posted by: Gigi at March 31, 2008 11:20 PM
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