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,AU?OR 3 ,CUBAN ,LIB]T>IAN ,MOVEM5T 7,MOVIMI5TO ,LIB]T>IO ,CUBANO7 7,M,L,C7 

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,RESPOND+ TO ! 9VITATION EXT5D$ A FEW DAYS AGO FROM ,HAVANA BY ,CELIA ,H>T ,SANTAM>IA - MEMB] ( ! ,CUBAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY & DAU<T] ( PROM95T FIGURES ( ! REGIME - CALL+ = DISCUSSIONS ON LEFTI/ ALT]NATIVES = ,CUBA'S FUTURE1 & :]E %E EXPLICITLY ASKS = AN AN>*I/ OP9ION1 ! ,CUBAN ,LIB]T>IAN ,MOVEM5T 7,M,L,C - ,MOVIMI5TO ,LIB]T>IO ,CUBANO7 MAKES PUBLIC ITS PROPOSALS = ! DEBATE4 

,IT IS ) GREAT CURIOSITY1 9T]E/ & C>E ?AT WE HAVE READ Y\R LETT] 0,AB\T MY ,9T]VIEW 9 ! PAGES ( ,LA ,JORNADA ( ,APRIL #e?01 PUBLI%$ SIMULTANE\SLY BY ! ,SPANI% WEB PAGES ,REBELION & ,LA ,HA9E4 ,!RE >E V]Y MANY ?+S WE C\LD DISCUSS 9 Y\R LETT]1 ,CELIA1 REALLY V]Y MANY ?+S4 ,BUT1 TO BE FRANK1 WE C>E LITTLE :E!R Y\ AWAIT ! DEF9ITE PROPHESIZ$ ASSUMPTION ( ,*RI/1 ,BUDDHA & ,MOHAMM$ OR ?AT Y\ SIT BESIDES ,L9COLN & ,:ITMAN2 WE DON'T C>E Y\ FEEL Y\ >E A 0PR9CESS ( ! ,RACE0 OR ?AT Y\R BRIEF OP9ION AB\T ,JOHN ,PAUL ,I,I 9S9UATES A C]TA9 DISAGREEM5T ) HIS TRAJECTORY ?AT ,FIDEL DID NOT %[ !SE PA/ FEW DAYS3 AS F> AS WE'RE CONC]N$1 Y\ MAY CONT9UE HAPPILY ) Y\R POETIC EXP]IM5TS :I* WE WON'T C5SURE NOR WILL WE C>E A :OLE LOT AB\T Y\R LYRIC \TPUT4 ,ALSO ) CONT9U$ FRANKNESS1 Y\ MAY *ANGE :AT Y\ SAY AS MANY TIMES AS Y\ PLEASE2 :E!R BECAUSE ( A REPRIM& OR :E!R Y\R CONSCI5CE &_/OR Y\R 9TELLECTUAL PICK9ESS DRIVE Y\ TO CORRECT A %OT ?AT Y\ Y\RSELF KN[ IS 9 DANG] ( BE+ MIS9T]PRET$3 Y\ HAVE ALL ! FRE$OM 9 ! WORLD TO DO SO & IT WILL BE UP TO Y\R READ]S FROM N[ ON TO GRANT Y\R WORDS :ATEV] CR$IBILITY & TRU/WOR?9ESS !Y DES]VE & Y\ >E CAPABLE ( E>N+4 ,BESIDES1 AGA9 9 ALL HONE/Y1 9 Y\R LETT] Y\ T\* UPON ISSUES ( VITAL IMPORTANCE SU* AS ! 09]TIA0 ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY OR ! EXI/5CE ( 0C]TA9 ME*ANISMS ( CAPITALI/ RE/ORATION0 9 ,CUBA2 FACTS MORE ?AN WELL KN[N & ( LITTLE NOVELTY :OSE REALLY 9T]E/+ FEATURE IS ! FACT ?AT IT IS PRECISELY Y\ :O ADMITS TO !M3 BUT ?AT ISN'T :AT WE WANT TO DISCUSS EXACTLY AT ?IS MOM5T EI!R4 ,:AT MATT]S AT ?IS TIME1 ONLY AS A BEG9N+1 IS ?AT WE TAKE \R POSITION 9 ! IDEOLOGICAL & POLITICAL MAP1 ?AT WE ADOPT A POSITION REG>D+ SU* & SU* SITUATIONS1 SU* & SU* TRAJECTORIES & SU* & SU* P]SONS4 ,9 ?AT ORD] ( ?+S WE W\LD LIKE TO M9IMALLY & BRIEFLY DEBATE ) Y\4 ,LET'S BE A LITTLE MORE PRECISE4 ,Y\ SAY Y\'RE LOOK+ =1 & P]HAPS BUILD+ A LEFTI/ OPTION1 A LEFTI/ ALT]NATIVE = ,CUBA4 ,WE TELL Y\ !N ?AT Y\R CONC]N IS ALSO \RS & ( A V]Y L>GE NUMB] ( PEOPLE1 9 :OSE FRONT L9ES -- & NOT BECAUSE ( BE+ VANGU>DS BUT BECAUSE ( BE+ COH]5T -- >E ! AN>*I/S Y\ M5TION 9 Y\R LETT]4 ,BUT = SURE :AT WE CANNOT %>E IS Y\R AFFIRMATION ?AT 0TO ! LEFT ( ,FIDEL IS ! *ASM04 ,?AT S5T5CE1 & ONLY ?AT S5T5CE1 IS :AT WE W\LD LIKE TO DISCUSS N[4 

,! FIR/ ?+ WE WANT TO PO9T \T TO Y\ IS ! LOGIC PROBLEM SU* A /ATEM5T CREATES2 A /ATEM5T ?AT MOM5T>ILY NEGATES1 B>R+ SOME RECTIFICATION ON Y\R P>T1 ! EXPECTATIONS Y\ HAVE BE5 G5]AT+ ) SOME ( Y\R P]=MANCES4 ,BY LOGIC1 ONLY TWO ?+S CAN FOLL[ FROM Y\R /ATEM5T3 EI!R ! LEFTI/ OPTION Y\'RE LOOK+ = IS F\ND TO ! RI<T ( ,FIDEL OR ELSE ?AT ALT]NATIVE IS ! V]Y SAME ,FIDEL & ! TOTAL CONT9UITY ( ! SELF-SUFFICI5T MONOLOGUE HE HAS FOLL[$ ALL ALONG4 ,Y\ REALIZE ?AT1 IF Y\R LEFTI/ ALT]NATIVE IS TO ! RI<T ( ,FIDEL - :I* WE D\BT1 Y\ DON'T LOOK DUMB - ?IS DEBATE IS TOTALLY MEAN+LESS & IT W\LD BE BETT] TO /OP IT RI<T N[4 ,BUT Y\'LL ALSO NOTICE ?AT IF ?AT OPTION Y\ SPEAK ( IS NO?+ BUT ! V]Y SELF-SAME ,FIDEL = ALL ET]NITY1 EV5 9 HIS PHYSICAL ABS5CE1 IT IS NOT V]Y CLE> :Y ALL ! HOOPLA ON Y\R P>T :5 IT'S ONLY A MATT] (1 LIKE A BL& CONDIM5T1 READ+ ,TROTSKY1 ,LUKACS1 ,ROSE ,LUXEMB\RG & ,GRAMSCI4 ,BUT ALSO1 NOT FROM ! LOGICAL PO9T ( VIEW BUT FROM ! POLITICAL PO9T ( ,VIEW1 Y\ W\LD HAVE TO EXPLA9 :AT W\LD ?AT LEFT TO ! RI<T ( ,FIDEL BE4 ,IS ?AT LEFT TO ! RI<T ( ,FIDEL RESPONSIBLE = ! 09]TIA0 ( ! ,P>TY & = ! 0ME*ANISMS ( CAPITALI/ RE/ORATION08 ,H[ COME SU* ?+S CAN HAPP58 ,IS IT ,FIDEL'S C>ELESSNESS8 ,BY *ANCE ! ,COMM&] 9 ,*IEF1 ,FIR/ ,SECRET>Y ( ! ,P>TY & ,PRESID5T ( ! ,C\NCIL ( ,M9I/]S & ,/ATE WAS OV]RIDD5 & HIS ORI5TATIONS HAVE BE5 IGNOR$8 ,OR P]HAPS ,FIDEL ALSO P]=MS ! BIBLICAL FEAT ( TR9ITY &1 LIKE ,JESUS - :O IS ONE ) ,GOD ! ,FA!R - SITS TO ! RI<T ( HIMSELF8 ,!SE QUE/IONS ONLY PRET5D TO ILLU/RATE ! CONFUSION G5]AT$ BY ! %ORTNESS ( Y\R EXPOSITIONS & ! TRU? IS ?AT WE HAVE NOT YET T\*$ UPON ! CORE ISSUE3 ?AT IS1 WE HAV5'T AS YET FALL5 9 ! 0*ASM0 Y\ CLAIM IS ! ONLY ?+ ?AT EXI/S TO ! LEFT ( ,FIDEL4 

,! LO/ WORDS 

  

,WE'VE TRI$ TO APPROA* ! SUBJECT RESPECTFULLY & ) C>E = ! SAKE ( ?IS EX*ANGE1 LEAV+ ASIDE = ! TIME BE+ ! DECEPTIONS & RES]VATIONS ACCUMULAT$ OV] SEV]AL DECADES4 ,WE LIKEWISE /RIVE TO BE AMPLE & EXHAU/IVE1 AT LEA/ )9 \R LIMIT$ MEANS4 ,IT OCCURR$ TO US TO TAKE A RANGE ( SUBJECTS NORMALLY ASSOCIAT$ ) LEFTI/ ?9K+1 L9K !M TO ,CUBA & ) ,FIDEL BY EXT5SION & ASK :AT ELABORATIONS OR ILLUM9ATIONS W]E AVAILABLE AS A />T+ PO9T = ! DEBATE4 ,= ?AT PURPOSE WE MADE USE ( ! MO/ P[]FUL TOOL AT \R DISPOSAL AT ?IS TIME3 ! ,GOOGLE ADVANC$ SE>*1 LIMIT+ ! SE>* TO ! EXACT S5T5CE1 9 ! ,SPANI% LANGUAGE1 9 ANY FILE =MAT & = ALL POSSIBLE DOMA9S4 ,?IS WAY1 ANYBODY C\LD V]IFY ! EXACTNESS ( \R F9D+S & Y\ Y\RSELF W\LD BE 9 GOOD %APE TO DO SO1 = WE DON'T D\BT ?AT Y\ HAVE ACCESS TO ! ,9T]NET )\T ANY 9CONV5I5CES4 ,LET'S LOOK AT ! RESULTS ( \R LITTLE RESE>* & P]HAPS Y\ WILL AGREE ) US ?AT !Y >E 9DE$ SURPRIS+4 

,LET'S />T BY SAY+ ?AT TO ! PHRASES 0,CUBAN WORK]'S C\NCILS0 & 0WORK]'S C\NCILS 9 ,CUBA0 ,GOOGLE'S SE>* YIELD$ A 0NO DOCUM5T F\ND02 :I* IS PROBABLY DUE TO A V]Y SIMPLE FACT & ?AT IS ?AT ONE DOES NOT REFLECT ON SOME?+ ?AT DOES NOT EXI/ OR HAS NOT EV5 BE5 IMAG9$4 ,! SAME RESULT HAPP5S ) ! EXPRESSION 0SELF-MANAGEM5T 9 ,CUBA0 AL?\< 9 ?IS CASE WE DID F9D ONE -- ONLY ONE - AB\T 0,CUBAN SELF-MANAGEM5T01 & :I* ONLY 9=MS US ?AT ! IDEA IS PRACTICALLY UNKN[N 9 ! ISL&4 ,FOLL[+ ! SAME PROC$URE1 WE >RIVE AT ! SAD CONCLUSION ?AT AS F> AS ,CUBA IS CONC]N$ ONE DOESN'T WRITE & ONE DOESN'T TALK AB\T 0WORK]'S AUTONOMY0 OR 0AUTONOM\S UNIONS02 :I* ONLY CONFIRMS ?AT ! LEAD]%IP ( SU* ORGANIZATIONS >E NOT T]RIBLY 9T]E/$ 9 ! MATT] & ?AT ! PR$OM9ANT ORI5TATION CONSI/S ( KEEP+ !M )9 ! SPH]E ( DEP5D5CY ON ! /ATE4 ,?+S BE+ :AT !Y >E1 IT IS NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT SOME?+ AS 0EXTREMI/0 AS ! COLLECTIVE & VOLUNT>Y 9T]RUPTION ( WORK B>ELY YIELDS DISC\RSES ( V]Y L[ 9T5SITY3 ! SE>* = 0/RIKES 9 ,CUBA0 RESULTS 9 #e DOCUM5TS ( A HI/ORICAL *>ACT] & :5 WE 9PUT 0,CUBAN /RIKES0 WE F9D ONE LONELY & EXOTIC RESULT4 ,EV5 SO1 WE DIDN'T GIVE UP 9 \R QUE/1 BUT TO \R AMAZEM5T1 9 ! CASE ( 0CLASS CONSCI\SNESS 9 ,CUBA0 & 0,CUBAN CLASS CONSCI\SNESS0 ,GOOGLE AGA9 REPLIES TO \R QU]Y 0NO DOCUM5TS F\ND04 ,?+S GET A LITTLE BETT] :5 WE USE 0,CUBAN COOP]ATIVES0 OR 0COOP]ATIVES 9 ,CUBA0 & !RE F9ALLY WE F9D A MODE/ ?IRTY-ODD DOCUM5TS1 NOT NECESS>ILY ( (FICIAL ORIG9 NOR MO/LY ADULATORY & AMONG :I* WE NOTE SOME PE>LS ( 9T]E/ SU* AS ?AT ( ,JESUS ,CRUZ ,REYES :]E HE TAKES DEEP (F5SE :5 ASK$ :E!R ?OSE ORGANIZATIONS >E 9DEP5D5T OR NOT4 ,FAC$ ) SU* A PROMISSORY - :5 COMP>$ TO ! =M] -- RESULT WE CONT9U$ \R SPIRIT$ QUE/1 ONLY TO BE TOLD RI<T AWAY ?AT NO?+ IS SAID AB\T 0,CUBAN SOCIAL MOVEM5TS0 OR AB\T 0,CUBAN AUTONOM\S UNIV]SITY02 AL?\< TO BE FAIR1 WE DO NOTE N[ ?AT !RE >E #d DOCUM5TS :I* CONTA9 ! PHRASE 0UNIV]SITY AUTONOMY 9 ,CUBA0 TO 9=M US ( ! LACK !RE(1 NATURALLY1 & ANO!R #e1 MA9LY 9 REF]5CE TO ! PA/1 ?AT CONSID] IT OPPORTUNE TO MAKE USE = SOME REASON OR ANO!R ( ! PHRASE 0SOCIAL MOVEM5TS 9 ,CUBA04 

,& SO1 AFT] MANY SUCCESSIVE FAILURES WE DECID$ TO /E] \R RESE>* T[>DS A CONCEPT WE C]TA9LY DON'T REG>D ) MU* SYMPA?Y3 WORK]'S /ATE4 ,DO Y\ KN[ H[ MANY DOCUM5TS %[ UP CONTA9+ ! EXPRESSION 0,CUBAN WORK]'S /ATE08 ,ONLY #c1 ! OV]:ELM+ MAJORITY ,TROTSKYITE & NOT ALL ( !M FAVORABLE4 ,AMONG !M ONLY ONE CAME FROM ,CUBA'S (FICIALDOM1 & 9 REALITY IT WAS A COLLABORATION BY ,JOHN ,HILLSON S5T FROM ! CITY ( ,LOS ,ANGELES4 ,WE ?9K ?IS LACK MI<T BE DUE TO ! /RONG ID5TIFICATION ( ! EXPRESSION ) ! ,TROTSKYITE TRADITION2 WE ?9K ?AT Y\R RESCU+ ! F\ND] ( ! R$ >MY W\LD FACE OBVI\S DIFFICULTIES & WE TRI$ TO SEE IF A SIMIL> EXPRESSION W\LD YIELD BETT] RESULTS3 PROLET>IAN /ATE4 ,NOT EV5 N[ DID SUCCESS CR[N \R EF=TS3 ! PHRASE 0PROLET>IAN /ATE 9 ,CUBA0 HAD A S+LE ORPHAN RESULT4 ,! >TICLE BELONGS TO ,LUIS ,RAMIREZ ,C>ABALLO & ,ANTONIO ,R4 ,B>REIROS ,VAZQUEZ1 5TITL$ 0,PLACE & ROLE ( ! ,F,> 7,REVOLUTION>Y ,>M$ ,=CES1 TN7 AS A ESPECIALLY SIGNIFICANT COMPON5T ( ! ,CUBAN PROLET>IAN /ATE0 & Y\ CAN F9D IT 9 ! ,REVI/A ,CUBANA DE ,CI5CIAS ,SOCIALES 7,YE> #d1 NO4 #ab ,SEPTEMB] - ,DECEMB] #a#i#h#f74 ,P]HAPS1 ,CELIA1 Y\ %>E \R DISILLUSIONM5T & Y\ ALSO LOA! ?AT1 :5 ONE SPEAKS 9 ,CUBA AB\T ! PROLET>IAN /ATE1 9 REALITY IT'S NOT FUNDAM5TALLY ! PROLET>IANS BUT RA!R ! >M$ =CES4 ,DOES ?IS HAVE ANY?+ TO DO ) ! MILIT>IZATION ( ,CUBAN SOCIETY8 

,! 0*ASM0 IS ! ABS5CE ( LIB]TY1 EQUALITY & SOLID>ITY 

  

,TO WIT3 WE HAVE US$ A RANGE ( 9DICATORS ?AT >E F> FROM P]FECT & CAN ONLY BE ( AN APPROXIMATE *>ACT]2 EV5 SO1 WE HAVE ! FIRM IMPRESSION ?AT !Y ALSO ALL[ US TO MA9TA9 A TRU/WOR?Y HYPO!SIS4 ,?AT IS1 REFLECTIONS ON BUILD+ A LEFTI/ OPTION 9 ,CUBA FACE AN ALMO/ UNT\*$ & VIRG9 FIELD4 ,& WE ASK Y\ PLEASE -- ASSUM+ A REPLY ON Y\R P>T -- BE A LITTLE BIT IMAG9ATIVE & DON'T RECOMM5D ?AT WE P]=M A SIMIL> SE>* ) ! EXPRESSIONS 0HEAL? 9 ,CUBA01 0$UCATION 9 ,CUBA01 0SPORTS 9 ,CUBA01 ETC41 BECAUSE :AT WE'RE PROPOS+ DOESN'T NECESS>ILY CONTRADICT SU* ?+S BUT RA!R IT IMBUES !M ) A DIFF]5T CONT5T1 R$EF9ES !M & 9F9ITELY 5RI*ES !M4 ,AS Y\'VE PROBABLY SE51 !RE=E1 !RE IS A BODY ( IDEAS ?AT 9 EMBRYONIC =M REPRES5T !IR CORRESPOND+ REVOLUTION>Y SOCIAL A*IEVEM5TS - NORMALLY BELONG+ TO ! LEFT IMAG]Y - ?AT 9 ,CUBA >E US$ BADLY OR V]Y LITTLE4 ,& WE >E ABSOLUTELY CONV9C$ ( ?REE ?+S ?AT >E 9TIMATELY L9K$ TO \R !ME1 AS ?IS HAS BE5 E/ABLI%$ FROM ! BEG9N+3 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 ,FIDEL HASN'T %[N TO HAVE ON TOP ( HIS %\LD]S ! MO/ ADEQUATE HEAD TO ELABORATE ?\<T & DEF9E ! NECESS>Y ACTIONS3 HE'S HAD OV] HALF A C5TURY TO DO IT & 444 NO?+62 SECOND1 ?IS FIELD ( IDEAS & REALIZATIONS IS LOCAT$ NOT TO HIS RI<T BUT TO HIS LEFT2 & LA/LY1 ?AT NONE ( !M REPRES5T ! 0*ASM0 SO FE>$ & :OSE M5TION CAUSES Y\ SO MU* WORRY4 ,WE HAVE ONLY TO %[ Y\ ?REE EXAMPLES ESPECIALLY SIGNIFICANT & ) POSSIBILITIES ( IMM$IATE IMPLEM5TATION4 

,FIR/1 A LEFTI/ ALT]NATIVE 9 ,CUBA %\LD CONSID] AN URG5T DEMILIT>IZATION 9 ! WIDE/ S5SE ( ! WORD4 ,IT W\LD CONSI/ ( NOT ONLY ! RE-DIM5SION+ ( ! >M$ =CES1 ) ! ATT5DANT SAV+S & ! CORRESPOND+ TRANSF] ( RES\RCES TO O!R SECTORS ( ! ECONOMY 9F9ITELY NE$I]4 ,IT W\LD ALSO 5TAIL ! LOSS ( ! >M$ =CES' HI/ORICAL PRIVILEGES & ?AT ! DIV]SE PROBLEMS ( ,CUBAN SOCIETY W\LD NO LONG] BE SE5 AS QUE/IONS ( 0NATIONAL SECURITY04 ,ABOVE ALL IT W\LD BE A MATT] ( ?9K+ AB\T SOCIALISM LIKE :AT IT %\LD REALLY BE1 ?AT IS1 A NEW LIV+ RELATION%IP ( SOLID>ITY AMONG FREE & EQUAL BE+S2 & TO AVOID SUP]IMPOS+ ON !SE FACTS A NOT SO SOCIALI/ >TICULATION BETWE5 0COMM&]S0 & SUBORD9ATES4 ,!SE ?+S >E IMM$IATELY ATTA9ABLE ,CELIA1 & !RE'S NO REASON TO C\NT] !M4 ,= SURE Y\'LL TELL US ?AT ! REVOLUTION W\LD NOT SURVIVE )\T 0ITS0 >M$ =CES BUT ?AT'S NO?+ BUT A FALLACY ! 0,COMM&] 9 ,*IEF0 & HIS M9IONS HAVE GOTT5 Y\ ACCU/OM$ TO4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE ! ,CUBAN >M$ =CES >E CON/ITUT$ AS A RESPONSE TO A HYPO!SIS ( CONFLICT - 9 !ORY1 A ,U4,S4 9VASION - ?AT IS WRONGLY PROPOS$ OR ?AT WILL NOT HAPP54 ,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 ! ,CUBAN >M$ =CES W\LD HAVE NO P[] - & ,I AGREE ) Y\ ?AT ?IS IS A DISGRACE = ALL HUMANITY - AGA9/ ! A]IAL BOMB>DM5T & RU9ATION ?AT ! ,U,S,A USES AS ITS MA9 ME?OD 9 ! 9ITIAL PHASES ( ! W>4 ,AS HAS BE5 DEMON/RAT$ 9 ,IRAQ1 GU]RILLA RESI/ANCE IS MU* MORE EFFECTIVE ?AN A REGUL> >MY ?AT SIMPLY CANNOT BE UP TO ! TASK4 ,SECOND1 !RE >E PL5TY ( ELEM5TS TO ASSUME ?AT SU* CONFLICT DOES NOT NOR WILL IT CON=M TOMORR[ TO ?AT MODEL3 ,CUBA DOES NOT W>RANT ! SAME REASONS GIV5 = ,AF<ANI/AN & ,IRAQ - NOR ?OSE GIV5 LAT] = ,IRAN & ,NOR? ,KOREA - NOR DOES IT CON/ITUTE A RELEVANT /RATEGIC ?REAT NOR HAS IT DES]V$ A REAL MILIT>Y CONSID]ATION4 ,DO ! MA? ,CELIA & Y\ WILL SEE3 ! F9ANC+ GIV5 BY ! ,U,S,A TO ! 0DIRTY WORK0 9 ,CUBA 9 ! LA/ FIVE YE>S IS LESS ?AN ! CO/ ( ONE S+LE NI<T ( BOMB>DM5T OV] ,BA<DAD1 EV5 IF ! ,COMM&] 9 ,*IEF'S MEGALOMANIA IS HURT A LITTLE ) SU* CALCULATIONS4 ,9 CONSEQU5CE1 ! DEMILIT>IZATION IS FEASIBLE N[ & HAS NO?+ TO DO ) ! 0*ASM04 

,SECOND1 A LEFTI/ ALT]NATIVE 9 ,CUBA %\LD IMM$IATELY EMB>K ON ! ROAD TO ELF-DET]M9ATION4 ,DO Y\ BELIEVE ?AT ! CON/RUCTION ( SOCIALISM %\LD BE /RONGLY ID5TIFI$ - S9E QUA NON CONDITION1 WE W\LD SAY - ) ! DIRECT SELF-MANAGEM5T ( ! ECONOMY BY ! WORK]S8 ,UN=TUNATELY1 9 ,CUBA = MANY YE>S SELF-MANAGEM5T HAS BE5 ASSIMILAT$ 9 %ORT ORD] TO ! ,YUGOSLAVIAN EXP]I5CE & HAS BE5 IMPLICITLY ASSOCIAT$ ) ! IMM95T ?REAT ( ! M>KET & ! ATT5DANT 0*AOS04 ,?US1 ALL HOPES W]E DEPOSIT$ 9 ! MY? ( C5TRALIZ$ PLANN+ ?AT HAS BE5 MI/AK5 9 ! REAL WORLD ) ! WISDOM ( ! TE*NOCRATS OR ! OMNIPRES5CE ( ! MILIT>Y OR ! 9EFFABLE OCCURR5CES ( ! 0,COMM&] 9 ,*IEF0 ?AT HAVE ALWAYS TAK5 FIR/ PLACE TO ! IDEAS ( ! COLLECTIVE ORGANISMS4 ,BESIDES1 IT'S 5\< TO ANALYZE ! RESULTS3 ,W\LD Y\ SAY1 ,CELIA1 ?AT ! ROAD TRAVEL$ FROM ! FIR/ IMPULSE TO E/ABLI% COMMUNISM 9 ! ,ISL& ( ,Y\? TO ! ACTUAL PRES5CE ( TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS IS A ROAD T[>DS SOCIALISM8 ,NO ,CELIA1 C5TRALIZ$ PLANN+ HAS NOT ONLY NOT BR\<T US SOCIALISM BUT RA!R IT CAN BE QUALIFI$ AS A SUCCESSION ( BLUND]S1 BE=E & AFT] ?AT FAIL$ SUG> H>VE/ ( ! T5 MILLION TONS ( SUG>4 ,SELF-MANAGEM5T1 MEAN:ILE1 HAS ALL ! CR$IBILITY & ?AT IS ! WAY UND]TAK5 BY DOZ5S ( SOCIAL MOVEM5TS 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA AS A /RATEGY ( RESI/ANCE & AS A WAY TO SOLVE 9 A PRACTICAL WAY - EV5 IF SUCCESS IS MIX$1 EV5 9 CLE>LY NEOLIB]AL CONTEXTS - !IR MO/ PRESS+ NE$S 9 T]MS ( FOOD1 HEAL?1 %ELT] ETC4 ,ONCE AGA93 SELF-MANAGEM5T IS ALSO POSSIBLE N[ & IT HAS NO?+ TO DO ) ?AT 0*ASM0 ?AT Y\ ASSUME LIES TO ! LEFT ( ,FIDEL4 

,LA/LY1 A LEFTI/ ALT]NATIVE 9 ,CUBA MU/ RECLAIM ) =CE & DET]M9ATION ! PROBLEM ( ! ESS5TIAL FRE$OMS4 ,WE HAVE TO ONLY DEMILIT>IZE ! BRA9S & /OP SUSPECT+ ?AT BEH9D EV]Y ,CUBAN HIDES A POT5TIAL 0AG5T ( IMP]IALISM0 & IMM$IATELY ! SUBJECT BECOMES A BL9D+ LI<T4 ,PRAY TELL US1 H[ W\LD A PROJECT TO BUILD SOCIALISM BE AFFECT$ %\LD #ab MILLION ,CUBANS 5JOY -AMONG A ?\S& O!R PR]OGATIVES - ! POSSIBILITY ( SPEAK+1 TRAVEL+ OR ORGANIZ+ 9 :ATEV] %APE OR =M !Y SEE FIT8 ,LET'S REPEAT ONE ( Y\R S5T5CES3 0,ALL Y\NG PEOPLE TODAY :O H>BOR POLITICAL QUE/IONS1 ?OSE WOR?Y ( BE+ HE>D1 WILL ALWAYS BE ( ! LEFT1 AN>*I/1 ,TROTSKYITE ETC4 ,BUT ,A,L,L >E REVOLUTION>Y04 ,V]Y WELL1 /OP PLAY+ HIDE & SEEK & BE S9C]E ) Y\RSELF & Y\R READ]S3 ,DO Y\ OR DON'T Y\ KN[ ?AT ?OSE REVOLUTION>IES CAN'T HAVE ! POLITICAL ORGANIZATION !Y W\LD LIKE BECAUSE ?AT RI<T IS RES]V$ = ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY8 ,DO Y\ OR DON'T Y\ KN[ ?AT ?OSE REVOLUTION>IES >E NOT ALL[$ TO HAVE !IR [N LIBR>Y OP5 TO ! PUBLIC1 CAN'T PUT ON A RADIO %[1 CAN'T MEET )\T ASK+ P]MISSION1 CAN'T HAVE !IR [N NEWSPAP] NOR CAN !Y FREELY DEF5D !IR ORI5TATION 9 LABOR1 Y\?1 NEI<BORHOOD1 G5D]-BAS$1 OR ECOLOGICAL MOVEM5TS8 ,!SE ?+S REQUIRE A FRAMEWORK ( FRE$OM ACTUALLY NON-EXI/5T & DEM& NOT /ATE 9T]V5TION BUT AUTONOMY1 !Y DEM& NO?+ LESS ?AN ! SOCIALLY GU>ANTE$ POSSIBILITY ?AT EV]Y COLLECTIVE - :ATEV] ITS NATURE1 AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T ?REAT5 ! O!R'S FRE$OM - SET ITS [N RULES4 ,Y\ 5JOY A PRIVILEG$ POSITION ,CELIA1 & Y\ CANNOT HAVE MISS$ ?AT ! OBSESSION ) SURVEILLANCE1 CONTROL1 REPRESSION ETC4 IS ONE ?+1 & ANO!R V]Y DIFF]5T ?+ IS FRE$OM4 ,ON :AT SIDE DO Y\ ?9K SOCIALISM & ! LEFT >E8 ,WE KN[ Y\R PREOCCUPATION ) ! CAUSES = ! FALL ( ! ,SOVIET BLOCK3 !N1 DON'T Y\ ?9K ?AT ! FATAL DISREG>D = FRE$OM DISPLAY$ BY !M MI<T HAVE HAD AT LEA/ SOME?+ TO DO ) ! DEBACLE8 ,?IS EXP]I5CE IS A GOLD M9E ( TEA*+S & !Y UNEQUIVOCALLY SAY1 9 ?IS BEG9N+ ( ! ,X,X,I C5TURY1 ?AT SOCIALISM CAN NO LONG] BE CONCEIV$ AS ! SPONTANE\S \TCOME ( A VAPOR\S HI/ORICAL NECESSITY OR AS A SOPHI/ICAT$ OP]ATION 9 SOCIAL 5G9E]+ OR ! G5IUS ( A MESSIANIC WILL4 ,X,X,I C5TURY SOCIALISM CAN ONLY BE BUILT />T+ FROM ! COLLECTIVE CONSCI\SNESS & SU* CANNOT FL\RI% EXCEPT FROM A ROOT ( LIB]TY4 ,& ONCE AGA9 ,CELIA1 ?IS HAS NO?+ TO DO ) ! 0*ASM04 

,= A LEFTI/ ALT]NATIVE = ALL ,CUBANS 

  

,DEMILIT>IZATION1 SELF-MANAGEM5T1 BASIC FRE$OMS3 ?REE M9IMAL ELEM5TS & ?REE ROADS TO TRAVEL TO MAKE A LEFTI/ ALT]NATIVE 9 ,CUBA & TO 9VOLVE 9 IT NOT ! CURR5T RUL+ ELITE BUT ! :OLE ( ! ,CUBAN PEOPLE4 ,!SE PROPOSALS >E NOT ! 0MAXIMUM PROGRAM0 ( ! AN>*I/S & !Y MAY P]HAPS BE QUALIFI$ AS 0RE=MI/0 9 ! CURR5T ,CUBAN CONTEXT4 ,H[EV]1 !Y >E A GOOD BASE = ! >TICULATION ( A REALLY LEFTI/ POLICY = ,CUBA4 ,Y\ KN[ BETT] ?AN WE :AT DEGREE ( P>TICIPATION & COMMITM5T ,CUBAN COMMUNI/S WILL HAVE TO HAVE - 9 P>TICUL> ! Y\NG] ONES - ) ?IS POLICY & :AT WEI<T MAY HAVE )9 ! ,P>TY ?OSE :O SUBSCRIBE TO ?IS TYPE ( ORI5TATION4 ,NEV]!LESS !RE'S NO D\BT ?AT IT OV]:ELMS ! ,P>TY'S ORGANIZATION & MAKES ROOM =1 AMONG O!RS1 ! CURR5TS ?AT Y\ Y\RSELF HAVE RECOGNIZ$ AS REVOLUTION>Y4 ,= ! SAME REASON1 !RE'S ALSO NO D\BT ?AT ?AT POLICY CLA%ES HEAD ON ) A CON/ELLATION ( 9T]E/S1 PRIVILEGES & EXPECTATIONS ?AT >E CLE>LY SITUAT$ TO ITS RI<T1 )9 & )\T ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY3 A SITUATION & A PROCESS ?AT1 IF \R MEMORY DOESN'T FAIL US1 UP UNTIL A FEW YE>S AGO W]E CONSID]$ P>T ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE4 

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