Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Martha Beatriz Roque, off the reservation

From an article by Nick Miroff in GlobalPost:

Martha Beatriz Roque, one of the Castro government’s most outspoken critics on the island, said she isn’t so optimistic. But she said she opposes the travel ban on principle. “I don’t think it’s going to change the Cuban government at all,” said Beatriz Roque in her tiny Havana apartment, where a sticker on the front door read “CAMBIO” (Change). “But I believe in democracy and freedom,” she added. “I think everyone should have the freedom to travel, which is something that the Cuban people lack. So if we’re fighting here for democracy, how can we try to restrict the freedom of the American people?”

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

why is she "off the reservation"? It's called freedom of speech, Peters, something that all Cubans should have a right to.

Anonymous said...

what reservation is that Peters? Castro's plantation?

Anonymous said...

no dude, peters is just stating the right analysis here. Cubans (real cubans living on island are wholly, I'd say 95 percent) anti-us embargo and want to open up travel to all americans on MORAL grounds.

They know that travel is not really going to promote democracy, but on principle, its the right thing to do.

By contrast, fatter (and uglier) cuban americans in miami, many of whom don't speak good espanol, and have NEVER been to cuba , say NO we don't care what you filthy cubans think.

Peters is right, he thinks you see.

Anonymous said...

Peters, what did you try to say?

Anonymous said...

"They know that travel is not really going to promote democracy...

Let's not forget that Cuba is ALREADY a democracy, far superior to the decadent imperialista Western concept of "democracy." Just read the pages of Granma to get all the details. Right, Lefty?