Category Archives: democracy
My 44 oranges and why socialism does not work
Dear John Goodrich I decided to answer this call “I’d like those who think that socialism can’t work to explain that to me.” and will focus specifically on this statement you made “The fact is that there is enough of … Continue reading
Freedom beautiful freedom!
Here is a performance in Cuba. Yoani Sanchez and many others use a minute to express freely http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVV1Q6qT8Kk What follows is a translation of what Yoani Sanchez said. Cuba is an island surrounded by sea and is also … Continue reading
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L’État c’est Moi (I am the State).
” Le Roi Soleil or the Sun King, Louis believed in the Divine Right of Kings” that is a fragment of Wikipedia’s entry for Louis XIV of France. He was considered the archetypal absolute monarch of early modern Europe. World history has a way of recycling old cliches … Continue reading
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Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.
A few days after the earthquake in Cuba’s executive mansion, we are still feeling the aftershocks. Carlos Lage Davila (Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba) and Felipe Perez Roque (the foreign minister of the Republic of Cuba) both wrote letters recognizing errors and renouncing … Continue reading
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Site of Blogger Yoani Sanchez is down.
The site of Cuban Blogger Yoani Sanchez is down We get this The last two post in our blog reproduce the last post from her site regarding the current changes in Cuban goverment.
Fidgeting on Mount Olympus.
Yoani’s site generationy seems to be down fortunatelly I have a copy of her post so people can read here while the site is down. “Yesterday, with my lunch half eaten, a friend called to ask if I had … Continue reading
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Is the revolution reinventing itself? Do we have a new revolution with Raul Castro?
Raul Castro’s name may have being practically unknown to many for about 50 years but now he is the man in charge of the Cuban government. After some timid changes looking more like window dressing and that deal more with … Continue reading
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Can a one party system be called a democracy?
As we know the Cuban government is ruled by only one party “the communist party” and Fidel Castro in multiple speeches has mentioned that Cuba’s government is one of the most democratic governments of the world. A one party system … Continue reading
Aquila non captat muscas.(Eagles catch no flies.)
The Cuban government has always explained as a reason for not allowing opposition or having a one party system that their close appointed enemy the USA is looking for any opportunities to bring down the communist government. We see that … Continue reading
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