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Democratic Socialism and the Cuba Crisis

On a conceptual level, the democratic socialist tradition situates the issue of freedom as a central value.

It’s been a month and a half since I had my appointment on my appeal for political asylum in Norway. I’m still waiting for an answer.

It was approximately 2 PM on July 11th. I was in the fields, suffering one of those regular blackouts when my phone rang.

It’s absurd to deny that this was a social explosion, that people weren’t only tired of medicine or food shortages.

People had no time to react or think about repression or subsequent reprisals of power that crushes the individual detained with no rights.

I’ve been closely following events in Cuba, including its widespread shortages, which became a catalyst for a social protest…

I was surprised just like everyone else to see videos of Cubans in the streets to demand their rights for the first time in over 60 years.

A few days ago, my nephew Enrique had an emergency operation at the Mayari hospital because of an appendicitis.

Yesterday, I woke up wanting to be happy. In order to stop anything from getting in the way the first thing I did was put on some music.

One minute I was holding the door open for her, receiving a lovely smile and cheery thank you very much young man, and the next…