I have traveled to Cuba and met them in their homes as well as in Miami where I worked for 3 years. The Cuban people are simply incredible. Their passion for life, patience and resistance to represion is remarkable. Here in the states there has been a tremendous amount of emotion from our exiles. This is the other side of their passion. Their scorn is as deep as their love. We can’t oversimplify their history and plight against the United States in our eyes. They have been subjected to our colonialist efforts for much longer that the Iraqis and it is clear that money is at the bottom of both not democracy or true self rule.
I have traveled to Cuba and met them in their homes as well as in Miami where I worked for 3 years. The Cuban people are simply incredible. Their passion for life, patience and resistance to represion is remarkable. Here in the states there has been a tremendous amount of emotion from our exiles. This is the other side of their passion. Their scorn is as deep as their love. We can’t oversimplify their history and plight against the United States in our eyes. They have been subjected to our colonialist efforts for much longer that the Iraqis and it is clear that money is at the bottom of both not democracy or true self rule.