The idea that "Not much has changed since Reinaldo Arenas’ time. " is so bizarre that it couldn't possibly have been written in Cuba. One wonders where that idea came from? My guess would be Miami. It's true that there are no officially-sanctioned explicitly sanctioned LGBT oranizations and institutions in Cuba. As a member of PFLAG (Parents Families an Friends of Lesbians and Gays) in the United States, I think it would be better if there were. At the same time, opposition to homophobia is today the official policy of the Cuban government. World Anti-Homophobia Day is celebrated in Cuba as …
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walterlx
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Thanks for posting this article. It's thoughtful and nuanced. Particularly I appreciate your recognition that the fundamental decisions about Cuba and its future has to be made in Cuba by the people who live there. Others who reside elsewhere can have opinions, but it's the Cubans on the island who have to make the final decisions. The tendency and the temptation to see things as one wants or wishes them to be is a deeply held human characteristic. Some on the political left wish away the numerous problems which obviously exist in Cuba, not all of which are attributable to the …
Posted to INSIDE CUBA: Voices From the Island
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Ken Brociner calls Chavez an authoritarian, yet Chavez has both been elected and won constitutional affirmation probably more than any other candidate in Latin America. Indeed, what he seeks with the upcoming referendum is the right to face the voters again. What kind of an authoritarian is that? Let's recall that the Republicans imposed term limits on the United States because they were unable to defeat FDR at the ballot box. Having read Ellner's work for years, he's hardly an apologist for Chavez, whose actions Ellner has critically assessed more than once. Thanks for providing Ellner with a platform. Chavez is …
Posted to Chávez Wins Again
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Thanks to Steve Ellner for a thoughtful discussion of Chavez and his politics and challenges. Given the close relationhip between Chavez and Fidel, and thus between Venezuela and Cuba, readers of this might be interested in the CubaNews list, a free Yahoo news group which has been active for seven years. Lots of material about Venezuela and about Cuba's relations with Venezuela can be found in this news group, including a database with over 70 thousand items which is easily searchable and you don't have to be subscribed to use it. Details: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CubaNews/ My father and his parents lived in Cuba …
Posted to The Trial (And Errors) of Hugo Chávez
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