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In straightforward language, understandable by Muzhiks and Cossacks alike, Lenin noted that a revolutionary situation occurred when those above can no longer govern as before, and those below can no longer bear their government as before.

Hardly anyone speaks of socialism in Cuba, a better world or the laws of history blowing at the nation’s back – core arguments from when there were more Soviet flags in Havana Bay than in Red Square.

While LASA is only an academic point of reference for other governments in the region, for the Cubans it is an object of political attention.

In late April, the so-called first meeting of Cubans living in the US was held in Washington, suspiciously convened by the island’s Interests Section. This included the appearance of a deputy foreign minister who thanked them for their support and assured them that the US maintains its intention to overthrow what he called the “Cuban Revolution.”

Nationalism has always been the ace in the hole of Cuban political culture, which is logical: that’s the typical reaction of a small society facing immense external challenges. This has endured since the times of Spanish colonialism to the period of intervention by the United States, whose imperialist vocation for the island has always been a love-hate relationship.

“CAFE” is the acronym of a new Cuban-American organization. It stands for Cuban Americans for Engagement, a promising name that seems to indicate the will of their supporters to involve themselves in actions and policies in support of the Cuban community in the United States.

Without a doubt, the presence of Cuban doctors and paramedics in Haiti is something that has to be considered as positive. For many reasons, that country should be a preferred object of our foreign policy.

Under the current system, all Cubans, inside and outside, are compelled to conduct themselves “properly” if they want to leave and enter the country.

The visit by the Chilean student leader Camilla Vallejo (CV) to Cuba has been an opportunity to make mistakes that were well taken advantage of by everyone. It’s unfortunate that a woman as brave and as smart has been put in contact with a reality so reprehensible without her being able to raise her own criticisms.

I want a Cuba without discrimination or exclusionary vetoes; one without monopolies of posttraumatic accompaniments, because the country belongs to everyone and should be for the good of all.