Erasmo Calzadilla’s Diary

Some progressive researchers warn of the possibility of a catastrophe, but it’s curious to see how those same people miss the boat when dealing with the issue in Cuba.

I began my conflicts with this man as an adolescent, the same time that I began forming my own identity, a process that turned out being more difficult than climbing the Himalayas.

I know of a concrete and living example of something that’s finally changing. What is it? – or rather, who is it? Well, it’s me myself.

I’m now returning to that issue to discuss the final ruling of the People’s Supreme Court (the highest level for appeals in cases like mine), which rendered its decision a few days ago.

Given the interest that Afro-Cuban culture has been receiving lately, I gladly accepted an invitation from a friend to go to a “violin ceremony,” and I dragged along Irina Echarry, one of the writers with Havana Times.

I propose changing the photo for one with a person dying of cancer. I’m sure this would convince many people not to walk around with Popular cigarettes hanging from their mouths. However, it seems that profits are more important than people’s health, though ultimately those profits will have to be spent on caring for those who become sick from the aromatic product.

Anyone who seriously reflects on madness and the insane cannot avoid feeling unrest. How can you be sure you don’t belong to those catagories? Once I became concerned about this and began making inquiries.

Not too long ago a law was passed approving the hike in the minimum retirement age in Cuba by five years. A short time later, in April 2010, President Raul Castro made reference to the millions of redundant workers who would begin (and now are) being laid off or “relocated” from their jobs.

The book is written with a basically moralistic tone, and it is as blind to the errors of the Cuban political system as it is fervent about pointing to such failings abroad. Nevertheless, I consider the book a first step worthy of praise.

One of the most important services that philosophy can offer us is teaching us how to think. However, to me it seems that the traditional way (from what I’ve seen) of approaching the teaching of philosophy and its history is not even conceived to achieve this aim.