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,AU?OR 3 ,KEV9 ,C>SON 

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,L>RY ,GAMBONE REC5TLY WROTE ON ,ANY ,TIME ,N[ ,DISCUSSION3  
  

444,LAT9 ,AM]ICANS >E WELL AW>E ?AT ,CA/RO-!-DICTATOR IS AS MU* A ,U,S PRODUCTION AS A SELF-CREATION4 ,U,S POLICY HAS ALWAYS BE5 :AT !Y CAN'T OV]?R[ FROM \TSIDE1 !Y DE/ROY FROM 9SIDE BY DRIV+ A PROGRESSIVE GOV]NM5T 9 AS AU?ORIT>IAN DIRECTION AS POSSIBLE4  
  

,I'VE LONG TAK5 A FAVORABLE VIEW ( ,HANNAH ,>5DT'S OBS]VATION1 9 ,ON ,REVOLUTION1 ?AT VIRTUALLY EV]Y REVOLUTION HAS SIGNIFICANT DEC5TRALIZ+ ELEM5TS3 ATTEMPTS AT WORK] SELF-MANAGEM5T1 LOCAL ORGANS ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 ETC4 ,A CLASSIC EXAMPLE IS ! SOVIETS & ! WORK]S COMMITTEES 9 ,RUSSIA1 BE=E ,L59 EI!R LIQUIDAT$ OR COOPT$ !M4 ,& \TSIDE PRESSURE ON A REVOLUTION>Y REGIME & =EIGN SUPPORT = C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y =CES 7E4G41 ! ,WE/]N /ATES' SUPPORT = ! ,:ITE >MIES 9 ,RUSSIA7 T5DS TO /R5G!N ! =CES ( CONSOLIDATION & C5TRALIZATION1 & TO ACCEL]ATE ! SUPPRESSION ( DEC5TRALI/ T5D5CIES4 

,I RECALL ,*OMSKY >GU+ SOME:]E ?AT ! ,N,L,F1 DESPITE DEF9ITE AU?ORIT>IAN ASPECTS1 AT LEA/ WAS ALSO 5GAG$ 9 GRASS-ROOTS ACTIVITIES ( G5U9E B5EFIT AT ! VILLAGE LEVEL LIKE BUILD+ IRRIGATION SY/EMS1 ORGANIZ+ PEASANT COOP]ATIVES1 & ! LIKE4 ,IT HAD MORE G5U9E ATTA*M5TS TO ! PEASANTS ( ! ,S\? ?AN DID ! RUL+ P>TY 9 ,HANOI1 AT ANY RATE4 ,! MA9 EFFECT ( ! ,U4,S4 W> EF=T 9 ! ,S\? WAS TO ATOMIZE CIVIL SOCIETY 9 ! C\NTRYSIDE1 ALONG ) SUCCESSFULLY DECIMAT+ ! ,N,L,F4 ,! RESULT WAS A HOLL[$-\T %ELL1 ! ALMO/ TOTAL SUPPLANT+ ( ! GU]RILLAS BY ! ,N,V,A1 & ! FILL+ ( ! VOID BY ! ,NOR? ,VIETNAMESE /ATE :5 ,SAIGON COLLAPS$4 

,9 ! SPECIFIC CASE ( ,CUBA1 ,I'M NOT SURE H[ MU* ( ,CA/RO-!-DICTATOR WAS JU/ 9 !RE WAIT+ = AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME \T1 BUT ! PRESSURES ( ! ,COLD ,W>--! ,U4,S4 ECONOMIC EMB>GO1 COMB9$ ) 9CREAS+ ALIGNM5T ) ! ,U,S,S,R--C]TA9LY HELP$ TO BR+ HIS AU?ORIT>IANISM \T4 ,VIA ,FRUITS ( ,\R ,LABOR1 ,I F\ND AN 9T]E/+ ACC\NT ( ! E>LY PO/-REVOLUTION>Y P]IOD 9 ,CUBA1 A *APT] 9 ,CUBA1 ,CA/RO & ,SOCIALISM1 BY ,PET] ,B9NS & ,MIKE ,GONZALEZ4 ,IT APPE>S ?AT COOP]ATIVE & 0PETTY B\RGEOIS0 ELEM5TS W]E HEAVILY REPRES5T$1 IF NOT PR$OM9ANT1 9 ,CA/RO'S E>LY ECONOMIC POLICIES4 

,! ,CUBAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 BE=E ! REVOLUTION1 HAD HAD A *ECK]$ HI/ORY ( ON-AGA91 (F-AGA9 COLLABORATION ) ,BATI/A4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY C]TA9LY HAD LITTLE USE = ! #bf ,JULY MOVEM5T BE=E IT CAME TO P[]4 ,CA/RO1 ON ! O!R H&1 CAME FROM A BACKGR\ND ( NATIONALI/ OPPOSITION C5T]$ ON :AT ,B9N & ,GONZALES CALL 0PETIT B\RGEOIS0 ELEM5TS & A 0FUNDAM5TALLY NON-WORK+ CLASS TRADITION03 ! 0URBAN MIDDLE CLASS0 & 0MIDDLE F>M]S1 SMALL PEASANTS & UNIV]SITY /UD5TS10 SUPPLEM5T$ BY 0! SEMI-9CORPORATION ( ! ORGANIZ$ WORK+ CLASS40 

,9DE$1 IF ,I RECALL CORRECTLY1 ,CA/RO ACTUALLY LIQUIDAT$ ! ,C,C,P = UNACCEPTABLE COMPETITION ) HIS [N REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T AFT] COM+ TO P[]4 ,:5 HE DECL>$ HIMSELF A 0,M>XI/-,L59I/0 9 ! E>LY #a#i#fS1 HE 9CORPORAT$ ! REMNANTS ( ! OLD ,C,C,P 9TO HIS [N REVOLUTION>Y P>TY4 

,B9NS & ,GONZALEZ1 ) TYPICAL ,M>XI/ BL9D]S1 SEE ,CA/RO'S 9CREAS+LY /ATI/ ECONOMIC POLICY AS A RESPONSE TO 0OBJECTIVE CONDITIONS40 ,! L& RE=MS & O!R CURTAILM5TS ( EXPLOITATION LEFT ! LABOR+ CLASSES ) MORE DISPOSABLE 9COME & GREAT] DEM& = CONSUM] GOODS1 :I* 7NON SEQUITUR AL]T7 C\LD ONLY BE MET BY NATIONALIZ+ ! ECONOMY3  
  

,SO :Y !N DID ,CA/RO MOVE T[>DS ! CREATION ( A MONOLI?IC /ATIS$ ECONOMY8 ,! MAJOR REASON MU/ BE F\ND 9 HIS LONG /&+ COMMITM5T TO DIV]SIFY ! ECONOMY1 TO 5D ITS DEP5D5CY ON ! ,U,S & ! VAG>IES ( ! WORLD SUG> M>KET1 & TO ALL-R\ND ECONOMIC DEVELOPM5T4 ,! QUE/ION ?AT CAME TO BE POS$ 9 ! SUMM] ( #aiei WAS ?IS3 H[ W]E ! RE=MS ( ! FIR/ P>T ( ! YE> TO BE PAID =8 ,! RAPID 9CREASE 9 WAGES1 ! FALL 9 UNEMPLOYM5T1 ! DRA/IC R$UCTION 9 R5TS 7UP TO #e.071 ! *EAP5+ ( ELECTRICITY1 TELEPHONE & M$IC9E *>GES2 ALL PUT MU* MORE MONEY 9TO ! WORK]S' POCKETS4 ,?IS AUTOMATICALLY 9CREAS$ ! DEM& = CONSUMPTION GOODS - ALL ( :I* HAD TO BE IMPORT$ - & FOOD4 ,! LATT] AUTOMATICALLY PUT PRESSURE ON ! L& AVAILABLE = SUG>2 & S9CE ?IS PROVID$ ,CUBA ) MORE ?AN #h.0 ( ! EXPORTS FROM :I* ! IMPORTS HAD TO BE PAID1 ?IS SITUATION C\LD NOT BE ALL[$ TO P]SI/ 9DEF9ITELY4 ,ONLY 9DU/RIALIZATION & DIV]SIFICATION C\LD SOLVE ! PROBLEM4 ,! FANTA/IC V>IABILITY 9 ! PRICE ( SUG>1 & ,CUBA'S ALMO/ TOTAL DEP5D5CY ON IT AS A S\RCE ( =EIGN E>N+S1 MEANT ?AT ! LEVEL ( DEM& 9 ! DOME/IC ECONOMY WAS MU* TOO UNPR$ICTABLE = MO/ CAPITALI/S TO WANT TO TAKE ! RISK ( RELY+ ON IT AS A S\RCE ( 9COME4 ,&1 )\T ?AT1 NO ADVANTAGE ATTA*$ TO 9VE/+ PRODUCTIVE CAPITAL 9 ,CUBA4 ,) A V]Y SMALL & HI<LY UNPR$ICTABLE HOME M>KET1 & ) JU/ AB\T ! HI<E/ WAGE LEVELS 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 !RE WAS NOT ! LEA/ *ANCE ( ! SITUATION *ANG+ IF ! B\RGEOISIE WAS SIMPLY LEFT TO ITS [N DEVICES4 

,! MATT] WAS MADE MORE ACUTE BY L& RE=M4 ,AGA9 ?IS WAS A LONG /&+ COMMITM5T ( ,CA/RO'S FROM ! MID-#a#i#eS3 ANTIPA?Y TO ! LATIFUNDI/AS1 ! HUGE L&[N]S1 WAS ! CORN]/ONE ( ,CA/RO'S RADICAL LIB]AL PROGRAM4 ,! ,MAY #aiei ,L& ,RE=M ,ACT HAS TO BE SE5 9 ?IS LI<T4 ,IT WAS 9 NO WAY A SOCIALI/ MEASURE1 NOR ONE :I* L$ TO COLLECTIVIZATION 9 ANY O!R =M4 ,IT ABOLI%$ ONLY ! V]Y L>GE/ E/ATES 7?OSE ( MORE ?AN #db HECT>ES2 ?\< EV5 H]E !RE W]E EXCEPTIONS :I* ALL[$ MU* BIGG] F>MS - UP TO #a1#c#d#b HECT>ES - ?AT W]E EFFICI5T TO CONT9UE71 & IT DID NOT SOLVE ! PROBLEM ( ! 9DEBT$NESS ( ! SMALL PEASANT4 ,9DE$ ONE PROM95T AGRONOMI/ %>PLY CONTRA/$ ! #aiei RE=M ) ?OSE 9 ,EA/ ,EUROPE 9 ! E>LY #a#i#eS2 & SUGGE/$ /RONG P>ALLELS ) ?OSE 9 ,ITALY 9 #a#i#d#i-#e 9/EAD4 ,YET = ALL ?AT1 SOME?+ LIKE #b#e.0 ( ! CULTIVABLE L& WAS COV]$ BY ! ,ACT1 & WAS DI/RIBUT$ TO ! POOR] PEASANTS4 ,! EFFECT WAS TO 9CREASE ! PROPORTION ( L& ?AT WAS DEVOT$ TO IMM$IATE CONSUMPTION RA!R ?AN PROVID+ ! C\NTRY ) AN EXPORTABLE SURPLUS1 & ?IS ADD$ CONSID]ABLY TO ,CUBA'S PROBLEMS4 ,AL?\< IT WAS ALSO TRUE ?AT MU* ( ! L& PREVI\SLY [N$ BY ! LATIFUNDI/AS WAS POORLY T5D$1 ! FACT REMA9$ ?AT TO 9CREASE PRODUCTIVITY SIGNIFICANTLY W\LD HAVE REQUIR$ LEVELS ( 9VE/M5T & SKILL$ P]SONNEL ?AT W]E JU/ NOT AVAILABLE AT ! TIME4 

,! 9ITIAL RE=MS W]E ?US 9 NO WAY REM9ISC5T ( ! /ATE-CAPITALI/ 0COLLECTIVIZATIONS0 ( ,EA/]N ,EUROPE 9 ! #a#i#eS1 NOR ,CUBA'S [N #aifc RE=M2 BUT :AT !Y DID DO WAS TO CREATE A SITUATION ?AT ONLY A /ATE-CAPITALI/ PROGRAM C\LD SOLVE4  
  

,I'M NOT SURE :Y ?IS IS4 ,IF ! /&>D ( LIV+ HAD 9CREAS$ SO MU* 7R5TS CUT 9 HALF1 ! HI<E/ WAGES 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA71 :Y WAS IT SO SELF-EVID5TLY BEYOND ! PRODUC+ CLASSES TO POOL !IR [N SURPLUS = 9VE/M5T8 ,:Y C\LD PEASANTS NOT HAVE COOP]ATIVELY 9VE/$ 9 LABOR-SAV+ TE*NOLOGY TO 9CREASE !IR [N PRODUCTIVITY1 & FREE UP LABOR = O!R =MS ( PRODUCTION8 ,9 ANY CASE1 IF ! 9CREAS$ PROSP]ITY ( ,CUBAN SOCIETY CREAT$ MORE PUR*AS+ P[]1 & ! 9CREAS$ DEM& = CONSUM] GOODS C\LD BE MET BY IMPORTATION1 :Y WAS ?AT A 0PROBLEM0 TO BE ADDRESS$ ?R\< ! /ATE8 ,DOME/IC 9DU/RY W\LD EXP& AT ! PO9T :5 NATIVE PRODUC]S C\LD SUPPLY CONSUM] GOODS MORE *EAPLY ?AN ! =EIGN MANUFACTUR]S4 ,& IF ANY?+1 ! REMOVAL ( H9DRANCES ON COOP]ATIVE M>KET+ W\LD HAVE MADE ! SUG> 9DU/RY LESS DEP5D5T ON ! VAG>IES ( WORLD COMMODITY M>KETS4 ,9 ! MEANTIME1 ! DOME/IC AGRICULTURAL SECTOR W\LD HAVE BE5 9CREAS+LY DIV]SIFI$ ) /APLE CROPS = DOME/IC CONSUMPTION1 & ! PEASANTRY W\LD HAVE BE5 CAPABLE AT LEA/ ( FE$+ ITSELF ON ITS [N L&1 ) A LITTLE SURPLUS = BUY+ A FEW LUXURIES FROM ABROAD3 A M>K$ IMPROVEM5T OV] ! ,BATI/A DICTATOR%IP1 ,I'D SAY4 

,I'M GUESS+ A LOT ( ?IS /EMS FROM ! AFF9ITY = BLOCKBU/] 9DU/RIALIZATION PROJECTS & A RELIGI\S FAI? 9 ECONOMIES ( SCALE 7FAI?1 BECAUSE !Y'RE 0?+S NOT SE50 BEYOND RELATIVELY L[ LEVELS ( \TPUT74 ,IT ALSO PROBABLY [ES SOME?+ TO AN IMPLICIT ASSUMPTION ?AT L>GE-SCALE 9DU/RIALIZATION CAN ONLY BE C>RI$ \T BY SOME F>-SEE+ 0PROGRESSIVE0 CLASS AGA9/ ! WILL ( ! PRODUC+ CLASSES3 EI!R 0PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION0 ON ! MODEL ( ! ,WE/]N 5CLOSURES & EXPROPRIATIONS1 OR 0SOCIALI/ ACCUMULATION0 ON ! ,/AL9I/ MODEL4 ,EI!R WAY1 ! PRODUC+ CLASSES WILL JU/ SIT >\ND COM=TABLY *EW+ !IR CUD UNLESS !Y'RE DRIV5 LIKE BEA/S 9TO ! FACTORIES4 

,! HYP]-ME*ANIZATION ( AGRICULTURE ?AT WAS BR\<T AB\T UND] 9FLU5CE ( ,RUSSIAN AID WAS ACTUALLY LESS EFFICI5T1 AS %[N BY ! 9CREAS$ /&>D ( LIV+ PRODUC$ BY 9T5SIVE F>M+ ON ! NEI<BORHOOD SCALE S9CE ! PO/-,SOVIET COLLAPSE ( ,CUBAN ME*ANIZ$ F>M+4 ,DUR+ ! YE>S ( ,SOVIET SUPPORT1 ,CUBA WAS LOCK$ 9TO A NEOCOLONIAL POLICY ( GR[+ SUG> = ! ,SOVIET BLOC ON GIANT AGRIBUS9ESS PLANTATIONS 7SORRY1 COLLECTIVE F>MS7 9 RETURN = CONSUM] GOODS4 ,HMMM--S\ND FAMILI>8 ,S9CE ! 5D ( FRAT]NAL ASSI/ANCE BETWE5 PROGRESSIVE PEOPLES1 & ALL ?AT1  
  

4444,CUBA444 LE>N$ TO /OP EXPORT+ SUG> & 9/EAD />T$ GR[+ ITS [N FOOD AGA91 GR[+ IT ON SMALL PRIVATE F>MS & ?\S&S ( POCKET-SIZ$ URBAN M>KET G>D5S--&1 LACK+ *EMICALS & F]TILIZ]S1 MU* ( ?AT FOOD BECAME DE FACTO ORGANIC4 ,SOMEH[1 ! COMB9ATION WORK$4 ,CUBANS HAVE AS MU* FOOD AS !Y DID BE=E ! ,SOVIET ,UNION COLLAPS$4 ,!Y'RE /ILL %ORT ( MEAT1 & ! MILK SUPPLY REMA9S A REAL PROBLEM1 BUT !IR CALORIC 9TAKE HAS RETURN$ TO NORMAL4444 

,9 SO DO+ !Y HAVE CREAT$ :AT MAY BE ! WORLD'S L>GE/ WORK+ MODEL ( A SEMI-SU/A9ABLE AGRICULTURE1 ONE ?AT DOESN'T RELY NE>LY AS HEAVILY AS ! RE/ ( ! WORLD DOES ON OIL1 ON *EMICALS1 ON %IPP+ VA/ QUANTITIES ( FOOD BACK & =?4  
  

,ANYWAY1 JU/IFI$ OR NOT1 ,CA/RO PROBABLY DID SEE ! CUT(F ( ,U4,S4 AID FOLL[+ ! L& RE=M AS =C+ HIM 9TO AN 9CREAS+LY /ATI/ PA? ( 9DU/RIALIZATION4  
  

,IT WAS ! #aiei L& RE=M - LIMIT$ ?\< IT WAS - :I* FIR/ BR\<T A REACTION FROM ! ,U,S,A4 ,BE=E ?AT ,AM]ICA & ITS MULT9ATIONALS COEXI/$ PEACEABLY 5\< ) ! NEW REGIME4 ,BUT AFT] IT ?+S W]E QUITE DIFF]5T4 ,A SUB/ANTIAL AM\NT ( ,U,S-[N$ L& WAS 9VOLV$ & ,WA%+TON DEM&$ FULL & IMM$IATE COMP5SATION = L&S SEIZ$ 9 ! #aiei ,ACT2 IT REFUS$ F9ANCIAL SUPPORT TO ! ,CUBAN REGIME1 SUPPORT$ ! MO/ REACTION>Y ( ! ,BATI/A FOLL[]S :O HAD N[ BECOME REFUGEES 9 ,MIAMI1 & EV5 BEGAN TO AID !IR PIRATICAL ATTACKS ON ,CUBA ITSELF4 

,FROM ! ,AUTUMN ( #aiei ?R\< #aif EV5TS MOV$ V]Y RAPIDLY4 ,FAC$ ) ! REFUSAL ( ! ,U,S,A TO GRANT AID1 & AN ECONOMY ?AT C\LD NOT SURVIVE 9 ITS OLD LAISSEZ-FAIRE =M )\T SU* AID1 ,CA/RO WAS =C$ TO USE ! /ATE 9 A MU* MORE ACTIVI/ WAY 9 ! ECONOMY4 ,9 ,SEPTEMB] #aiei HE ANN\NC$ ?AT H5CE=? ECONOMIC DEVELOPM5T W\LD HAVE TO TAKE PLACE UND] ! AUSPICES ( ! /ATE4 ,ON ! L& ! PROP]TY GA9$ BY ,BATI/A'S FOLL[]S DUR+ HIS REGIME WAS CONFISCAT$ AT ! 5D ( ! YE>4 ,AB\T #d COOP]ATIVES & #dhe ,PEOPLES ,/ORES 7DESIGN$ TO ELIM9ATE RURAL PR(ITE]S7 W]E SET UP BY ! NEWLY E/ABLI%$ ,9,R,A 7,NATIONAL ,ASSOCIATION ( ,AGR>IAN ,RE=M74 ,BUT ,CA/RO AT ?IS PO9T /ILL HUNG BACK FROM NATIONALIZATION MEASURES4  
  

,! LATT] W]E ADOPT$ 9 RESPONSE TO MORE ACTIVE ECONOMIC W>F>E BY ! ,U4,S4  
  

,! NEXT PHASE 9 ,CUBA'S ATTEMPT TO BREAK FROM ! /RANGLEHOLD ( DEP5D5CE WAS CONNECT$ ) OIL4 ,! ,U,S,S,R AGRE$ TO SUPPLY A LIMIT$ AM\NT ( CRUDE TO ,CUBA 9 ! SUMM] ( #aif 9 EX*ANGE = SUG>4 ,BUT ! MULT9ATIONALS - ,TEXACO1 ,%ELL & ,ESSO - REFUS$ TO REF9E IT 9 !IR ,CUBAN REF9]IES4 ,! ,CUBAN GOV]NM5T REACT$ SWIFTLY1 SEIZ+ ! 9/ALLATIONS AT ! 5D ( ,JUNE #a#i#f4 ,)9 A WEEK1 ,EIS5H[] HAD CANCEL$ ,CUBA'S REMA9+ QUOTA ( SUG> IMPORTS TO ! ,U,S,A4 ,?IS WAS FOLL[$ IMM$IATELY BY ! CONFISCATION ( AB\T @s#hM ( ,U,S CORPORATION PROP]TY - 9 OIL1 SUG>1 ELECTRICITY & M9ES4 ,! ,U,S,A RESPOND$ ) A TOTAL TRADE EMB>GO TO & FROM ,CUBA - A DEVA/AT+ ECONOMIC BL[ GIV5 ,CUBA'S TOTAL DEP5D5CE ON ! ,U,S CONNECTION4 ,F9ALLY ! ,CUBAN REGIME COMPLET$ ITS HOLD ON 9DU/RY 9 ,OCTOB] #aif ) ! NATIONALIZATION ( ! BANKS1 HOTELS1 C9EMAS & MO/ ( ! FACTORIES & %OPS4  
  

,9 ! FACE ( SAB] RATTL+ BY ,K5N$Y & A G5U9E ?REAT ( 9VASION1 ,CUBA BECAME 9CREAS+LY TOTALIT>IAN4 ,ONE MANIFE/ATION ( ?IS WAS ! SO-CALL$ 0,COMMITTEES = ! ,DEF5SE ( ! ,REVOLUTION0 7,C,D,RS71 :I* W]E 0.<O.>RGANIS$ ON A BLOCK-BY-BLOCK BASIS1 .<= ! PURPOSE ( =M+.> SMALL SQUADS ( VIGILANTES TO OBS]VE & REPORT ON POSSIBLE FIF? COLUMNI/S AMONG ! ]/:ILE LACKEYS ( ,BATI/A & ! ,U,S MULT9ATIONALS40 

,MEAN:ILE1 AS ,CA/RO 9CREAS+LY RESORT$ TO AUT>KY UND] ! ,U4,S4 EMB>GO1 A MAJOR P>T ( ?OSE 5GAG$ 9 COMM]CE & ! SKILL$ PR(ESSIONS LEFT ! C\NTRY4 ,B9NS & ,GONZALEZ DESCRIBE ! MIDDLE CLASS EXODUS 9 A DISP>AG+ TONE ?AT ,I CONSID] COMPLETELY UNCALL$ =3  
  

! SOCIAL BASIS ( SUPPORT = ! OLD ORD] )9 ,CUBA ITSELF WAS BE+ RAPIDLY ELIM9AT$ BY ! FUNDAM5TAL *ANGES ?AT ! NATIONALIZATION & L& RE=M MEASURES W]E PRODUC+4 ,MORE ?AN #a_/#b MILLION REFUGEES LEFT ,CUBA 9 ! FIR/ #c YE>S ( ! ,CA/RO REGIME1 UNABLE TO MAKE A LIV+ FROM ,! EXPLOITATION ( O!RS ANY MORE4 ,FIR/ TO GO W]E ! B5EFICI>IES ( ,U,S T\RISM3 ! ,U,S BANN$ ITS CITIZ5S FROM TRAVEL+ TO ,CUBA1 & ?IS L$ TO ! #a1 PIMPS1 ! #b#g1 CR\PI]S1 & MANY O!R HANG]S-ON LEAV+4 ,!N FOLL[$ ! BUS9ESS M51 ! ,BATI/A EX-(FIC]S1 ! PAMP]$ /ATE (FICIALS1 ! ELITE PR(ESSIONS1 ! L&[N]S & SO ON4 ,H[EV] MU* ! ,U,S MI<T HAVE WANT$ TO PUT ! CLOCK BACK1 BY #aifa ! LAY]S ( ,CUBAN SOCIETY ?AT W\LD HAVE 5ABL$ !M TO 0,CUBANIZE0 ANY RETURN TO ! OLD ORD] HAD MORE OR LESS DISAPPE>$4 ,! ,CA/RO REGIME HAD QUITE EFFECTIVELY REMOV$ OPPOSITION TO ITS CONT9U$ RULE4  
  

,NO KIDD+4 ,BUT IT SEEMS TO ME HE HAD TO CREATE ! OPPOSITION BE=E HE C\LD REMOVE IT4 ,DUR+ ! E>LY DAYS ( HIS REGIME1 VIRTUALLY ! 5TIRE OPPOSITION CAME FROM ,BATI/A'S (FIC]S & ! LATIFUNDIA [N]S :O'D BE5 EXPROPRIAT$ BY A FULLY JU/IFI$ L& RE=M4 ,TO DEMONIZE ! 5TIRE COMM]CIAL MIDDLE CLASS1 PUTT+ IT 9TO ! SAME CATEGORY AS L&LORD & MILIT>Y OLIG>*S & CORRUPT /ATE (FICIALS1 IS 9SANE4 

,& RA!R ?AN A GRADUAL & PEACEFUL PA? TO 9DU/RIALIZATION1 ) ! 9CREAS+LY PROSP]\S LABOR+ CLASSES COOP]ATIVELY POOL+ !IR [N SURPLUS AS CAPITAL1 ,CA/RO & ,*E W]E LEFT ) ! PROSPECT ( IMPOS+ 9DU/RIALIZATION AS A TOP-D[N ON A VIRTUALLY GUTT$ SOCIETY4 ,! V]Y PETTY B\RGEOIS CLASSES :O HAD BE5 ! BACKBONE ( ,CA/RO'S REVOLUTION HAD FL$ ! C\NTRY4 

,BUT ,I GET ! DI/9CT IMPRESSION ?AT ,AM]ICAN POLICY ELITES NOT ONLY HELP$ ALL ?IS TO HAPP51 BUT ?AT !Y ACTUALLY PREF]R$ A TOTALIT>IAN ,CUBA ) A NATIONALIZ$ ECONOMY1 OV] ! PA? ! C\NTRY APPE>$ TO HAVE BE5 TAK+ AFT] ! 9ITIAL L& RE=M4 ,IF ,JONES C\LDN'T BE BR\<T BACK1 ,ORWELL'S NEI<BOR+ F>M]S PREF]R$ AT LEA/ ?AT ! PIGS RUN ,ANIMAL ,F>M 9TO ! GR\ND1 RA!R ?AN ?AT ! ANIMALS SUCCE$ 9 PEACEFULLY WORK+ IT ) !IR [N LABOR4 ,A 0PETTY B\RGEOIS0 ,CUBA ( PEASANT PROPRIETORS & SMALL TRADESM5 & /OREKEEP]S1 PEACEFULLY PRODUC+ & TRAD+ )\T PAY+ TRIBUTE TO AN OLIG>*Y ( L&LORDS & G5]ALS1 W\LD HAVE BE5 EV5 MORE DI/A/EFUL TO ! PROPON5TS ( 0FREE 5T]PRISE0 9 ! ,U4,S4 ?AN TO ,M>XI/S LIKE ,B9NS & ,GONZALEZ4 

,!RE IS A ,CUBAN REVOLUTION TO BE RECLAIM$ BY ANTI-/ATI/S--MU* LIKE ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION BE=E ! ,CONGRESS ( ,SOVIETS WAS PURG$ & ! ANTI-,BOL%EVIK ,LEFT LIQUIDAT$1 :5 ! SOVIETS W]E /ILL G5U9E ORGANS ( SELF-GOV]NM5T & ! WORK]S' COMMITTEES /ILL FUNCTION$ 9 ! FACTORIES4 ,CA/RO & ! ,MIAMI REACTION>IES1 LIKEWISE1 >E NOT \R ONLY *OICES4 

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