Cuba Si! Yanqui no!
Today is Moncada day, the 53rd anniversary of the storming of the Moncada garrison by Fidel Castros forces in the first action of the Cuban revolution. Granted the action was a failure, and lead to Castros imprisonment, as well as all of the other leaders, but it was the first action against the Cuban dictatorship of Batista, and heralded the coming victorious revolution.
But, the forces of international reaction have not given up.
The United States have outlined their new plans for a "free Cuba", a Cuba brought back into the fold of American imperialism. The United States plans to return all of the land expropriated from Cuban exiles to their original owners, effectively evicting thousands of Cubans in the process. It has been almost 50 years, and still America refuses to leave Cuba alone.
The Miami Cuban "Friendship Organizations", many of which are fronts for drug smuggling operations, effectively control Americas foreign policy towards socialist Cuba. These Cuban Exiles, and descendants of exiles, have been plotting against Cuba for many years, and they will all be dead and in the grave before they let up.
The American economic embargo of Cuba is still in place, supported by the USA and it's colonies,
Israel, Micronesia and Palau. American Radio propaganda is broadcast into Cuba with the hopes of turning the people against the revolution, from planes equipped with loud speakers that violate Cuban airspace.
What could possibly be the point of all of these overly elaborate and costly attacks on Cuba? What is America so afraid of?
The same reason America bombards Cuba with propaganda and strangles their trade is the exact same reason that they invaded Grenada. It is the exact same reason that they financed a coup against President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. It is the exact same reason that they armed the most reactionary death squads in Nicaragua and El Salvador.
The reason is very simple: America can not tolerate the presence of a peoples revolution anywhere, but especially not in their own backyards. The existence of any Socialist state on the North/South American continents, is a very grave threat to the empire.
Cuba is not scary because they have missiles, or a formidable army. Cuba is scary because they have Nationalized healthcare, and free education, public housing and wage equality. Cuba is scary because they have Socialism and take care of their people, no matter how desperate the situation is. This is very scary, because America doesn't want Latin America to rise up from under their thumb, nor do they want their own citizens getting any ideas from successful revolutions in other countries.
The only good news is, at least Cuba no longer stands alone. Both Venezuela and Bolivia are allied with Cuba now, and hopefully will stand by Cuba if they are needed.
So, this basically marks the 53rd anniversary of revolutionary armed conflict on the island of Cuba, therefore Moncada day is an anniversary, a celebration of the Cuban revolution, and another year that it has endured. So here's to 53 years of the Cuban revolution, may they have at least 53 more.
But, the forces of international reaction have not given up.
The United States have outlined their new plans for a "free Cuba", a Cuba brought back into the fold of American imperialism. The United States plans to return all of the land expropriated from Cuban exiles to their original owners, effectively evicting thousands of Cubans in the process. It has been almost 50 years, and still America refuses to leave Cuba alone.
The Miami Cuban "Friendship Organizations", many of which are fronts for drug smuggling operations, effectively control Americas foreign policy towards socialist Cuba. These Cuban Exiles, and descendants of exiles, have been plotting against Cuba for many years, and they will all be dead and in the grave before they let up.
The American economic embargo of Cuba is still in place, supported by the USA and it's colonies,
Israel, Micronesia and Palau. American Radio propaganda is broadcast into Cuba with the hopes of turning the people against the revolution, from planes equipped with loud speakers that violate Cuban airspace.
What could possibly be the point of all of these overly elaborate and costly attacks on Cuba? What is America so afraid of?
The same reason America bombards Cuba with propaganda and strangles their trade is the exact same reason that they invaded Grenada. It is the exact same reason that they financed a coup against President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. It is the exact same reason that they armed the most reactionary death squads in Nicaragua and El Salvador.
The reason is very simple: America can not tolerate the presence of a peoples revolution anywhere, but especially not in their own backyards. The existence of any Socialist state on the North/South American continents, is a very grave threat to the empire.
Cuba is not scary because they have missiles, or a formidable army. Cuba is scary because they have Nationalized healthcare, and free education, public housing and wage equality. Cuba is scary because they have Socialism and take care of their people, no matter how desperate the situation is. This is very scary, because America doesn't want Latin America to rise up from under their thumb, nor do they want their own citizens getting any ideas from successful revolutions in other countries.
The only good news is, at least Cuba no longer stands alone. Both Venezuela and Bolivia are allied with Cuba now, and hopefully will stand by Cuba if they are needed.
So, this basically marks the 53rd anniversary of revolutionary armed conflict on the island of Cuba, therefore Moncada day is an anniversary, a celebration of the Cuban revolution, and another year that it has endured. So here's to 53 years of the Cuban revolution, may they have at least 53 more.
posted by RedJulie at 8:35 PM
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