tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post685616478235917886..comments2023-11-16T03:57:05.158-05:00Comments on The Cuban Triangle: Fidel, vivito y coleandoPhil Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724525896667349935noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-15572973826873852232010-09-10T20:12:15.304-04:002010-09-10T20:12:15.304-04:00Phil, It's great having you around again. I&#...Phil, It's great having you around again. I've checked religiously<br />to see if you're site has been updated. Truly the best of its<br />kind whether I'm viewing info on<br />Cuba or any other worthwhile blog.<br />I believe we're about to see some<br />major changes in Cuba. Great times<br />to be around to witness that.<br />Stay well!bjmacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-36454381956001862422010-09-10T16:02:31.372-04:002010-09-10T16:02:31.372-04:00Phil, Tracey and Anon,
Yes - welcome back Phil!
...Phil, Tracey and Anon,<br /><br />Yes - welcome back Phil!<br /><br />First I thought that the words would undercut Raul. then I read Goldberg's full article and thought it would actually help Raul get ore support for necessary economic changes - given Sweig's adept explanation.<br /><br />Now I've just talked with an old friend from Cuba who now lives in Spain. She calls it more of the same "cara dura - tomandonos el pelo - paternalista" kind of statement from Fidel that Cubans are long used to over the past 10-15 years. In short - our economic system does not really wor that well - so we're going to require you to work more, be more disciplined, we'll continue to pay you the same miserable salaries, and my the way, we remain in absolute power. That's the gist she gave it and her take - while depressing - seems to me to fit best. In other words, it was not an accident but calculated paternalism and control. Another step toward family, military dynasty and state-capitalism.<br /><br />Whacha think?El Yumahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14100978974463973370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-24089561325852060012010-09-10T12:27:44.428-04:002010-09-10T12:27:44.428-04:00Phil, welcome back! Looking forward to more of y...Phil, welcome back! Looking forward to more of your valuable analysis. I'm with you on not reading too much on those 9 words. I suspect that Fidel will shed some light on these remarks, and he certainly could back track.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-49912901099747053452010-09-10T10:12:10.447-04:002010-09-10T10:12:10.447-04:00I agree with you that a lot of folks are reading t...I agree with you that a lot of folks are reading too much into Fidel Castro's comment. I don't think he should be throwing out such a stunning remark without explaining it. But then, he is, as you say, the big guy. He's Fidel Castro.<br />The pro-government blog Cambios en Cuba claims that the foreign press is taking the quote out of context. But the blog doesn't say what the context was.alongthemaleconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03680939149852142989noreply@blogger.com