,9T]VIEW ) ,MOVIMI5TO ,LIB]T>IO ,CUBANO 7,CUBAN ,LIB]T>IAN ,MOVEM5T7 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,A ,LAS ,B>RICADAS ,AU?OR 3 ,CUBAN ,LIB]T>IAN ,MOVEM5T 7,MOVIMI5TO ,LIB]T>IO ,CUBANO7 7,M,L,C7 ,TEXT 3 ,WE'RE 9T]VIEW+ ! ,CUBAN ,LIB]T>IAN ,MOVEM5T 7,MOVIMI5TO ,LIB]T>IO ,CUBANO - ,M,L,C71 AN ORGANIZATION MADE UP ( AN>*I/S 9 EXILE 9 DIFF]5T P>TS ( ! WORLD4 ,9 !SE DAYS ( APP>5T *ANGE1 ( TRANSITION1 AS ! ,EUROPEAN & ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN M$IA W\LD HAVE IT1 IT'S ( 9T]E/ TO KN[ FIR/ H& AB\T :AT'S HAPP5+ 9SIDE ! ISL&4 ,! DEMISE ( ,FIDEL ,CA/RO HAS OP5$ UP ALL SORTS ( SPECULATION AB\T ! FUTURE ( ! COMMUNI/ REGIME DUE TO ! FIR/ MEASURES ! NEW *IEF1 ,RAUL ,CA/RO1 HAS TAK54 ,H]E'S ! 9T]VIEW3 ,A,L,B3 ,HELLO FRI5DS4 ,LET'S BEG9 ! 9T]VIEW ) SOME NOTES ON HI/ORY = \R READ]S4 ,C\LD Y\ BRIEFLY EXPLA9 ! HI/ORY ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,CUBA8 ,M,L,C3 ,HELLO6 ,:OEV] WANTS TO LE>N ! HI/ORY ( \R MOVEM5T MU/ BEG9 ) ! WORK ( \R COMRADE ,FRANK ,F]N&EZ1 ,CUBAN ,AN>*ISM1 PUBLI%$ 9 V>I\S LANGUAGES4 ,9 G5]AL1 ! /ORY IS V]Y SIMIL> TO ?AT ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ! RE/ ( ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA ) ! EXCEPTION ( LATE 9DEP5D5CE 9 ,CUBA1 ) MANY ( \R PEOPLE 9VOLV$ 9 ! 9DEP5D5CE /RUGGLE4 ,MANY ( ! FIR/ ,CUBAN UNIONS HAD AN>*I/S MILITANTS 9 !IR MID/ & SU* 9FLU5CE CONT9UES 9 SEV]AL PRODUCTION SECTORS UNTIL ! #eS1 9 OP5 CONFRONTATION ) ! ,BATI/A DICTATOR%IP4 ,\R P>TICIPATION 9 ! /RUGGLES ( ! DAY CAME PRECISELY FROM !SE SYNDICATES1 FROM ! ,CUBAN ,LIB]T>IAN ,ASSOCIATION 7,ASOCIACION ,LIB]T>IA ,CUBANA7 & TO A LESS] EXT5T ?R\< COMRADES AFFILIAT$ ) ! #bf ( ,JULY ,MOVEM5T 7,MOVIMI5TO #bf DE ,JULIO74 ,IT IS NOTEWOR?Y ?AT DUR+ ! #e'S ! ,CUBAN AN>*I/ MOVEM5T WAS ONE ( ! MO/ ACTIVE AMONG ITS PE]S 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA & TOOK ACTIVE P>T 9 DIFF]5T 5C\NT]S SU* AS ! ,AN>*I/ ,CONF]5CE ?AT TOOK PLACE 9 ,MONTEVIDEO 9 ,APRIL #a#i#e#g1 :I* EXPLICITLY SUPPORT$ ! /RUGGLE BY ! ,CUBAN PEOPLE AGA9/ ! ,BATI/A DICTATOR%IP4 ,A,L,B3 ,SOME?+ ?AT PEOPLE 9 ,EUROPE & ELSE:]E DON'T KN[3 ,:AT WAS ! ROLE ( ! ,CUBAN AN>*I/S 9 ! ,CUBAN REVOLUTION8 ,M,L,C3 ,AS WE HAVE M5TION$1 WE AN>*I/S ROSE TO ! TASK ( ! ANTI-DICTATOR /RUGGLE TO ! EXT5T ( \R CAPABILITIES & FROM \R [N REVOLUTION>Y PO9T ( VIEW4 ,9DE$1 WE JO9$ ! G5]AL JUBILATION AFT] ! DEFEAT ( ! ,BATI/A =CES & ! DISSOLUTION ( ITS >MY4 ,H[EV]1 FROM ! BEG9N+1 WE ALSO MA9TA9$ AN E>LY ATTITUDE ( MI/RU/ T[>DS ! CULT ( P]SONALITY & ! LEAD]%IP1 NATIONALI/ & MILIT>I/ T5D5CIES 9C>NAT$ 9 ,FIDEL ,CA/RO & HIS 9N] CIRCLE4 ,?IS MI/RU/ WAS SOON JU/IFI$ & RE9=C$3 = EXAMPLE1 ! DIRECT 9T]V5TION BY ,FIDEL ,CA/RO MANIPULAT+ ! #a? ,CONGRESS ( ! ,CONF$]ATION ( ,CUBAN ,WORK]S 7,X ,CONGRESO DE LA ,CONF$]ACION DE ,TRABAJADORES DE ,CUBA7 = ! B5EFIT ( HIS GR\P1 VIOLAT+ ! PR9CIPLES ( ! WORK] MOVEM5T'S AUTONOMY4 ,FROM !N ON1 ,CUBAN AN>*I/S BECAME MORE RADICAL 9 !IR SUSPICIONS & ADOPT$ A CLE> /& AGA9/ ! 9CIPI5T C5TRALIZATION ( POLITICAL P[]4 ,ALL ?IS IS RECORD$ 9 A COMUNIQUE 9 :I* WE OP5LY EXPRESS$ \R FE>S ( ! ATTEMPTS TO AMASS CONTROL BY ! ,CA?OLIC ,*UR* AS WELL AS BY ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 :OSE MO/ NOTORI\S CADRES 5JOY$ POLITICAL POSITIONS & 9FLU5CE DUR+ ! ,BATI/A DICTATOR%IP4 ,WE'RE AW>E ?AT NOT EV]YBODY 9 ! 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T %>$ \R CRITICAL ATTITUDE & MORE ?AN A FEW REMA9$ OPTIMI/IC = MANY YE>S 9 A PROCESS ?AT CONT9U$ MONOPOLIZ+ A REVOLUTION ?AT WAS BY !N DEVOID ( ANY REVOLUTION>Y SPIRIT4 ,TODAY1 & = A LONG TIME N[1 WE HAVE BELIEV$ ?AT ! POSITIONS ( ?OSE ,CUBAN AN>*I/S ( #e YE>S AGO W]E PROV$ TO BE COMPLETELY ON T>GET4 ,9 %ORT1 IT WAS NO?+ MORE ?AN ! CLASSIC POSITION FROM ! #a/ ,9T]NATIONAL ?AT REVOLUTIONS >E NOT PROMOT$1 5C\RAG$ OR RADICALIZ$ BY 0REVOLUTION>Y0 GOV]NM5TS2 ?AT )9 SU* GOV]NM5TS Y\ F9D ! BUREAUCRATIC & AU?ORIT>IAN G]M ?AT 5DS UP SUFFOCAT+ & ANNIHILAT+ ! REVOLUTION & IMPOS+ ITSELF AS ! NEW DOM9ANT CLASS 9 ! NEW /ATE4 ,A,L,B3 ,C\LD Y\ TALK AB\T ! EXILE8 ,WAS !RE UND]/&+1 SUPPORT1 OR ON ! CONTR>Y ALI5ATION8 ,M,L,C3 ,WE CAN'T TALK 9 ! PA/ T5SE YET4 ,!RE >E /ILL MANY ( US ,CUBAN AN>*I/S 9 EXILE 9 MANY P>TS ( ! PLANET4 ,\R EXILE IS AS H>D AS ANY O!R EXILE 9 T]MS ( SEP>ATION & ALI5ATION ) ! AGGRAVATION ?AT ! FIR/ COMRADES :O GOT \T ( ,CUBA DIDN'T HAVE ANY O!R *OICE BUT TO E/ABLI% !MSELVES 9 SU* A HO/ILE MILIEU AS ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES2 SOME?+ NOT HABITUALLY UND]/OOD BUT SU* HAS BE5 ! 9EXORABLE DE/9Y TO BE FOLL[$1 AT LEA/ 9 PR9CIPLE1 BY ,CUBAN REFUGEES ( ALL TIMES4 ,MO/ PA9FUL WAS TO COME FACE TO FACE ) ! LACK ( UND]/&+ & ALI5ATION WE GOT FROM C]TA9 AN>*I/ GR\PS ( ,EUROPE & ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA ?AT W\LD HAVE LIK$ TO HAVE SE5 US P>TICIPAT$ 9 .1 ?AT WAS 9ITIALLY UNCRITICALLY FAVOR$4 ,NOT ALL AN>*I/ GR\PS1 ( C\RSE1 REACT$ ?USLY & WE ALSO RECEIV$ C\NTLESS DISPLAYS ( SOLID>ITY ?AT GREW ) ! YE>S AS ! ,CUBAN POLITICAL REGIME UNVEIL$ ITS TRUE FACE4 ,TODAY1 ?OSE DEBATES FROM ! #fS HAVE BE5 TOTALLY OV]COME & !RE ISN'T ONE SANE AN>*I/ ?AT /ILL BELIEVES 9 A LIB]T>IAN EVOLUTION COM+ FROM A POLITICAL REGIME BAS$ ON ABSOLUTE CONTROL ( ITS SUBJECTS & ! SUP]-EXPLOITATION ( ! WORK]S2 )\T AUTONOM\S ORGANIZATIONS 9DEP5D5T ( ! /ATE ACT+ 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ SU* 0SUP]-EXPLOITATION0 BY ! /ATE & CAPITAL2 REMEMB] ?AT !RE >E A MULTITUDE ( CAPITALI/ 5T]PRISES BAS$ 9 ! ,SPA91 ,CANADA1 ,MEXICO1 ,JAPAN1 ,FRANCE1 ,ITALY1 ETC4 ,A,L,B3 ,LET'S TALK AB\T ! PRES5T2 ,FIDEL HAS RETIR$1 LEAV+ 9 HIS PLACE HIS BRO!R4 ,:AT HAS *ANG$ 9 ,CUBA8 ,M,L,C3 ,9 \R LA/ PUBLIC DECL>ATION - ,SOME?+ SMELLS DIFF]5T 9 ,CUBA1 ,MAY #bh - WE TRI$ TO CL>IFY ?AT 0! *ANGES0 HAPP5+ 9 ,CUBA >E M]ELY COSMETIC & ONLY ATTEMPT TO G5]ATE A 0LIB]ALIZ+0 IMAGE ?AT DOESN'T *ANGE ! BASIC ACTIVITIES ( ! REGIME & ! 9/ITUTIONAL P[] /RUCTURE3 ,/ATE CAPITALISM1 PRIVILEGES = ! HI<] E*ELONS ( ! /ATE BUREAUCRACY & P>TICUL>LY = ! >M$ =CES1 MONOPOLIZATION BY ! ONLY P>TY ( ALL ! ME*ANISMS ( SELF-EXPRESSION & DECISION-MAK+1 ABSOLUTE CONTROL OV] ! POPULATION1 ETC4 ,NEV]!LESS1 :AT IS *ANG+ IS ! G5]AL ATTITUDE ( ! PEOPLE3 TODAY Y\ CAN SEE ?AT ! PEOPLE >E LOS+ !IR FE> ( REPRESSION & HAVE BEGUN TO CONQU] SPACES2 ! H>D%IPS ( EV]YDAY LIFE CAN NO LONG] REMA9 HIDD5 & EV]YBODY KN[S IT2 DEMON/RATIONS >E />T+ TO BE ORGANIZ$ TO A GREAT] OR LESS] DEGREE1 ETC4 ,ALL ?IS GIVES US IDEAS AS TO :AT DO TO NEXT3 \R EXPECTATIONS LAY ON !M & WE H>BOR NO ILLUSIONS AB\T A REGIME ?AT IS ONLY TRY+ TO W9 MORE TIME4 ,A,L,B3 ,9 ,EUROPE !RE >E REPORTS ,CUBANS QUEU+ 9 ORD] TO BUY CELL PHONES OR TO GET 9T]NET 7AMONG O!R ?+S71 >E !Y HEADNG T[>DS A SPIRAL ( CONSUM]ISM8 ,M,L,C3 ,NO1 CONSUM]ISM IS NOT POSSIBLE 9 ,CUBA GIV5 ?AT ! MA9 WORRY IS TO SOLVE ! MO/ ELEM5TAL & IMM$IATE ?+S3 FOOD1 H\S+1 TRANSPORTATION ETC4 ,EV5 MORE3 WORK]'S SAL>IES DO NOT EV5 COV] !SE NE$S & !Y MU/ RELY ON ! RATION+ BOOK ) ALL ITS SC>CITIES4 ,:AT WE HAVE 9 ,CUBA IS A SURPLUS ( =EIGN CURR5CY 9 ! POSSESSION ( ?OSE :O GET REMITTANCES FROM !IR FAMILIES ABROAD3 ?IS SURPLUS ALL[S = SU* 0LUXURIES0 AS COMPUT]S & CELL PHONES1 ! PUR*ASE ( :I* HAS ONLY REC5TLY BE5 P]MITT$4 ,! REGIME'S ECONOMIC DEBACLE IS ( SU* PROPORTIONS ?AT AT ?IS MOM5T IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE ?AT ! REMITTANCES ( =EIGN CURR5CY SURPASS ! SUM TOTAL ( ALL ( ! C\NTRY'S SAL>IES1 )\T EXAGG]ATION4 ,?IS ALSO EXPLA9S ! FACT ?AT ?AT APPROXIMATELY #b.0 ( ! POPULATION ( ,HAVANA HAS NO 9T]E/ 9 GETT+ A JOB4 ,:Y W\LD SOMEBODY :O RECEIVES SOME ECONOMIC HELP FROM ABROAD - ALWAYS MORE ?AN ! ,U,S@s#b MON?LY MEAN SAL>Y - WANT TO WORK8 ,! REGIME HAS NO ANSW]S TO ?IS TYPE ( ?+ & CONT9UES 9 VA9 TO APPEAL = P]SONAL SACRIFICES & LABOR DISCIPL9E 9 EX*ANGE = NO?+1 :ILE ! RUL+ CLASS HAVE ACCESS TO ! BE/ GOODS & S]VICES AVAILABLE4 ,P>ADOXICALLY1 !RE IS MU* UNEMPLOYM5T AMONG ! HI/ORICALLY DISPOSSESS$ SOCIAL CLASSES ?AT SURVIVE AGA9/ ! CURR5T1 DO+ :ATEV] IT TAKES3 /REET P$DL+1 PRO/ITUTION & EXPROPRIATION4 ,?IS - TOGE!R ) A /RONG 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ & CULTURAL RACISM - EXPLA9S :Y ,CUBAN JAILS >E FULL ( Y\NG ,AFRO-,CUBANS4 ,A,L,B3 ,IS !RE HOPE ( BIGG] *ANGE AMONG ! PEOPLE8 ,>E ANY OPPOSITION POLITICAL GR\PS MOBILIZ+8 ,M,L,C3 ,WE ?9K ?AT PEOPLE HAVE LO/ ALL HOPE &1 FAC$ ) ! TOTAL PROHIBITION ( ANY ALT]NATIVE =M ( SOCIAL & POLITICAL ACTION1 !Y CONT9UE TO SE>* = WAYS TO EMIGRATE1 SEE+ ?AT AS ! ONLY MEANS ) :I* TO ESCAPE A SITUATION ( OP5 ANGUI%4 ,! 0VISIBLE0 OPPOSITION1 MEAN:ILE1 IS NO?+ BUT A POT P\RRI )\T A COH]5T PROJECT1 )\T ANY?+ 9 COMMON BUT A PRIMITIVE & VISC]AL OPPOSITION TO ,CA/RO4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO DI/+UI% ! IDEOLOGICAL-POLITICAL PR(ILES ( ?AT OPPOSITION4 ,IT IS WELL KN[N ?AT )9 ?IS OPPOSITION !RE >E SECTORS RANG+ FROM ?OSE /RONGLY L9K$ TO ,YANKEE DIPLOMACY TO ?OSE :O SUPPORT A G5]ALLY SELF-MANAG$ \TCOME4 ,OBVI\SLY1 BETWE5 !SE TWO FACTIONS !RE CAN BE NO ALLIANCE POSSIBLE4 ,ON ?IS PO9T1 WE AN>*I/S HAVE NO *OICE BUT TO PUT \R HOPES 9 ! /R5G!N+ ( ! SECOND OPTION1 ?AT IT MAY GA9 L>G] SPACES AMONG ! PEOPLE ITSELF4 ,A,L,B3 ,H[ DO Y\ SEE ,HUGO ,*AVEZ'S 9FLU5CE 9 ! ISL&8 ,HE BROKE ! BLOCKADE YE>S AGO BY 9VE/+ MILLIONS 9 ,CUBA4 ,HAVE ?OSE 9VE/M5TS TRANSLAT$ 9TO POLITICAL 9FLU5CE8 ,M,L,C3 ,FIR/ WE MU/ MAKE CLE> ?AT ! SO-CALL$ 0BLOCKADE0 IS NO?+ LIKE A COMM]CIAL CLOS+ D[N ( ,CUBA BUT A MIX ( POSITIONS ADOPT$ BY ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES UND] ! NAME ( 0EMB>GO0 RE9=C$ DUR+ REPUBLICAN ADM9I/RATIONS -) LEGISLATION LIKE ,HELMS-,BURTON & ,TORRICELLI'S - ?AT /UPIDLY H&ICAP COMM]CIAL EX*ANGES BUT DO NOT /OP !M3 LATELY ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAS HAD COMM]CE ) ,CUBA TO ! TUNE ( ,U,S@s#e MILLION P] YE>4 ,CUBA'S GREAT PROBLEM 9 ?IS >EA IS ITS ALMO/ NON-EXI/5T ABILITY TO PAY1 :I* HAS MADE IT A UNIV]SAL DEBTOR1 EV5 ) ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN C\NTRIES1 EXPORT+ DOCTORS1 TEA*]S1 SPORTS COA*ES & SECURITY ADVIS]S4 ,?IS IS ! TYPE ( RELATION%IP ,CUBA HAS =M$ ) ,*AVEZ'S ,V5EZUELA4 ,IT IS PRECISELY ?IS EXPORT ( DOCTORS & TEA*]S ?AT EXPLA9S ! UND5IABLE DECAY 9 HEAL? & $UCATION4 ,& ALSO ! MILIT>Y ADVIS]S ?AT1 NO D\BT1 >E ! S\RCE ( PROPOSALS TO />T UP A UNIQUE 9TELLIG5CE & C\NT]-9TELLIG5CE 0AG5CY0 ?AT W\LD CONTROL & COORD9ATE ALL REPRESSIVE 5T]PRISES1 ) A NETWORK ( PAID 9=MANTS & VOLUNTE]S ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY TO WAT* & CONTROL ALL CIVIC ACTIVITIES1 9 ! IMAGE ( ! FE>$ ,CUBAN ,G#b1 ?AT IS1 ,CA/RO'S /ATE SECURITY4 ,! ,V5EZUELAN PEOPLE HAVE NICKNAM$ ?IS BAD IMITATION 0,SAPEO ,LAW0 - A REF]5CE TO 9=MANTS - & EV5 ,*AVEZ WAS REC5TLY =C$ TO ABOLI% IT4 ,RETURN+ TO ! QUE/ION WE ALSO HAVE TO PO9T \T ?AT ,CUBA HAS G5]AT$ A /RONG DEP5D5CY ON ,V5EZUELA1 P>TICUL>LY ) ALL ?+S RELAT$ TO OBTA9+ OIL4 ,BUT ?AT DEP5D5CY HAS ALSO EXT5D$ TO ,*9A'S F9ANC+1 ,CUBA'S O!R L>GE 9T]NATIONAL BACK]4 ,9 T]MS ( POLITICAL 9FLU5CE WE ?9K ! ,CUBAN RUL]S MANAGE IT 9 T]MS ( CONV5I5CE & AT ?IS MOM5T !IR POSSIBILITIES ( ADAPTATION LEAN MORE T[>DS A 0,*9ESE MODEL0 ?AN A 0,V5EZUELAN MODEL04 ,H[EV]1 IT IS OBVI\S ?AT ,CUBA WILL HAVE TO FOLL[ - KICK+ & SCREAM+ - ,*AVEZ'S 9ITIATIVES 9 A ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN CONTEXT4 ,A,L,B3 ,:AT AB\T ! 9FLU5CE ( LEFTI/ POPULI/ IDEAS FROM ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA8 ,M,L,C3 ,! SURGE ( POPULI/ IDEAS C]TA9LY GIVES ! ,CUBAN POLITICAL REGIME SOME BREA?+ SPACE1 BUT ALSO ALI5ATES IT FROM ! MO/ LUCID & RADICAL REVOLUTION>Y & AUTONOM\S SECTORS S9CE !SE H>BOR NO ILLUSIONS ) RESPECT TO GOV]NM5TS SU* AS ?OSE ( ,*AVEZ1 ,MORALES1 ,CORREA OR ,ORTEGA & C]TA9LY ,CUBAN DIPLOMACY WILL BE SET AGA9/ POPUL> MOBILIZATIONS 9 ,V5EZUELA1 ,BOLIVIA1 ,ECUADOR OR ,NIC>AGUA4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ONE NE$S TO UND]/& ! CURR5T POPULI/ MOVES 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA AS ONLY ATTEMPTS TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL CAPITALISM4 ,IT IS A FRAGILE CYCLE /ILL SUBJECT TO MULTIPLE OSCILLATIONS ?AT DOESN'T AF=D ! ,CUBAN GOV]NM5T ANY GU>ANTEES LONG T]M4 ,?IS IS ONE ( ! REASONS :Y WE BELIEVE ?AT ?IS GOV]NM5T IS RUNN+ AGA9/ ! CLOCK & PLAY+ = TIME4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! POPULI/ GOV]NM5TS ACT AS AN IDEOLOGICAL-POLITICAL RE>GU>D BUT ! MO/ PRESS+ PROBLEM = ! ,CUBAN GOV]NM5T ISN'T ?AT BUT ! FACT ?AT IT CAN'T EV5 PROVIDE DEC5T FOOD = ! PEOPLE & IT HAS TO SOLVE ?IS PROBLEM BE=E SU* A REGIONAL ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN CAPITALI/ BLOCK IS =M$ ) A M9IMUM ( SOLV5CY4 ,A,L,B3 ,= SEV]AL YE>S N[ NEWS FROM ! ,M,L,C APPE> 9 ! 9T]NATIONAL LIB]T>IAN PRESS4 ,:AT IS Y\R RELATION%IP ) O!R AN>*I/S ?R\<\T ! WORLD8 ,M,L,C3 ,! ,M,L,C ASPIRES TO BETT] RELATIONS ) ! 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,IT'S N[ QUITE A :ILE S9CE WE OV]CAME DIV]SE RESI/ANCE FROM V>I\S ANGLES & WE HAVE /R5G!N$ MANY ( \R ALLIANCES4 ,MANY GR\PS KEEP SOLID>ITY ) ,CUBAN AN>*I/S AS A MA9 PRIORITY2 GR\PS SU* AS ,GR\P ( ,SUPPORT TO ,9DEP5D5T ,LIB]T>IANS & ,SYNDICALI/S 9 ,CUBA 7,G,A,L,S,I,C7 & ,V5EZUELA'S ,EL ,LIB]T>IO4 ,FRANK ,F]N&EZ'S HI/ORICAL WORK AB\T \R MOVEM5T HAS BE5 PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,SPA9 BY ! ,ANSELMO ,LOR5ZO ,F\NDATION 7,FUNDACION ,ANSELMO ,LOR5ZO71 9 ,ITALY BY ,Z]O 9 ,CONDUCT 7,Z]O 9 ,CONDOTTA71 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES BY ,SEE ,%>P ,PRESS & SO ON4 ,ALSO1 WE HAVE WORK$ TO MAKE CLE> \R SOLID>ITY ) AN>*I/ GR\PS EV]Y:]E & FROM ! MO/ CONTEMPOR>Y CURR5TS4 ,?IS HAS BE5 POSSIBLE ?ANKS TO ! ,M,L,C'S CONFIGURATION :I* DOESN'T EXACTLY FOLL[ ! PATT]N ( A PROP] ORGANIZATION BUT RA!R HAS BE5 DEVELOP+ AS A COORD9AT+ NETWORK = ,CUBAN AN>*I/S :]EV] !Y MAY BE1 & ?IS COV]S A WIDE GAMUT ( POSITIONS1 FROM AN>*O-SYNDICALISM1 ESPECIFISMO1 NEO-PLAT=MISM1 PRIMITIVISM1 9SURRECTIONALISM1 ECO-AN>*ISM & EV5 AN>*O-PUNK2 NO MATT] H[ CONTRADICTORY OR 9COMPATIBLE !Y MIITY ) AN>*I/ COMRADES1 AUTONOM\S & 9DEP5D5T SYNDICALI/S & C\NT]-CULTURAL COLLECTIVES ) ! CLE> OBJECTIVE ( FO/]+ A WIDESPREAD ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN MOVEM5T ?AT WILL ALL[ ! CONT9UITY ( AN>*I/ IDEALS SO BRUSQUELY PRUN$ -BUT NOT SEV]$ - BY ! B\RGEOIS DICTATOR%IP ( ! ,CA/RO BRO!RS4 ,!RE >E PROBABLY COMRADES :O /ILL HAVE C]TA9 RES]VATIONS AS !RE >E SOME :O /ILL P]CEIVE ! ,CUBAN /ATE & ITS GOV]N+ ELITE AS A REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALI/ =CE4 ,BUT !SE CASES TODAY >E ! EXCEPTION & T5D TO BECOME M]ELY ANECDOTAL AS TIME GOES BY4 ,ONE WAY OR O!R1 ! ,M,L,C IS AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( ! AN>*I/ 9T]NATIONAL MOVEM5T AT ! LEVEL ( ANY O!R & SOON NOBODY WILL D\BT IT4 ,A,L,B3 ,:AT DO Y\ EXPECT WILL HAPP5 9 ! ISL& 9 A FEW YE>S8 ,M,L,C3 ,WE HAVE SPOK5 AB\T IT 9 PREVI\S 9T]VIEWS4 ,BASICALLY WE TRU/ 9 PEOPLE'S CAPACITY = AUTONOM\S ORGANIZATION & !RE WE PUT \R EXPECTATIONS4 ,IT'S NOT A MATT] ( WAIT+ = ! RIPE FRUIT TO FALL BUT RA!R TO JO91 )9 \R POSSIBILITIES1 ?OSE =MATIVE PROCESSES ( REVOLUTION>Y ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN & SELF-MANAG$ CURR5TS 9SIDE ,CUBA4 ,WE BELIEVE ! SITUATION HAS ALREADY PRODUC$ MORE ?AN 5\< REASONS = ?IS TO HAPP5 BUT WE ALSO KN[ ?AT ! POLITICAL REGIME & ! ELITE 9 P[] HAVE ?US F> BE5 ABLE TO CONTA9 SU* MANIFE/ATIONS1 EV5 9 !IR M9IMAL EXPRESSION4 ,WE >E NOT IGNORANT ( ! DIFFICULTIES FAC$ BY MILITANT WORK 9 ?AT DIRECTION & WE ALSO KN[ TOO WELL ! EFFICI5CY DEMON/RAT$ BY ! /ATE'S SECURITY ORGANISMS -! ONLY EFFICI5T ASPECT ( ! REGIME - BUT WE WILL NOT /OP \R EF=TS BECAUSE ?AT IS \R ONLY REASON = BE+4 ,A,L,B3 ,LA/LY1 :AT IS ! ,M,L,C8 ,:AT K9D ( PEOPLE MAKES IT UP8 ,M,L,C3 ,WE HAVE ALREADY COMM5T$ ON ?IS4 ,! ,M,L,C IS A NETWORK ( ,CUBAN AN>*I/S4 ,AS AN>*I/S WE >E NOT DIFF]5T FROM O!R AN>*I/S :O FACE ! DOM9ANT RELATION%IPS & ! WEBS ( P[] 9 :I* !Y EXI/ EXCEPT = ! FACT - C]TA9LY UNIQUE TO US - ?AT WE FACE A HI]>*ICAL SOCIETY & A RUL+ CLASS ?AT /ILL F9DS JU/IFICATION 9 ! NAME ( 0REVOLUTION0 & 0SOCIALISM04 ,! ,M,L,C IS MADE UP ( PEOPLE :O LIVE (F !IR WORK & :O 9 \R EV]YDAY LIVES CONDUCT \RSELVES BY ! 9CORRUPTIBLE DESIRE TO BUILD RELATION%IPS AMONG FREE & EQUAL M5 & WOM5 9 SOLID>ITY4 ,FROM A G5]ATIONAL PO9T ( VIEW1 ! NUCLEUS ?AT TRIES TO MA9TA9 ALIVE ! AN>*I/ E?OS DOESN'T EXI/ ANYMORE - DUE TO OBVI\S BIOLOGICAL REASONS - BY ! FIR/ GR\P ( EXILES FROM ! #a#i#fS ?AT F\ND$ ! ,M,L,C 9 ! CITY ( ,NEW ,YORK1 BUT RA!R BY ?OSE ( US :O HAD TO LEAVE ! ISL& 9 ! #a#i#gS1 #a#i#hS & #a#i#iS4 ,A,L,B3 ,>E !RE AN>*I/S 9SIDE ,CUBA8 ,H[ AB\T LIB]T>IAN GR\PS 9 EXILE \TSIDE ! ,M,L,C8 ,M,L,C3 ,WE KN[ ( NO O!R AN>*I/ GR\PS 9 EXILE \TSIDE ! ,M,L,C1 BUT IT W\LDN'T BO!R US AT ALL IF !RE W]E1 WE W\LD TRY TO F9D !M QUICKLY & EXPLORE ! POSSIBILITIES ( JO9T ACTIONS4 ,9 ! #h'S TWO $ITORIAL COLLECTIVES CO-EXI/$1 ONE ( !M >\ND ! J\RNAL ,GUANG>A ,LIB]T>IA & ! O!R ) ,A ,MAYOR & BO? CO-EXI/$ AS A COORD9AT+ NETWORK UND] ! SAME ACRONYM4 ,AS TO ! EXI/5CE ( AN>*I/S 9SIDE ,CUBA1 WE CAN EMPHATICALLY CONFIRM ?AT !Y DO EXI/ & HAVE BE5 DO+ SO CL&E/9ELY & UND]GR\ND = ! LA/ HALF C5TURY4 ,! BIG PROBLEM 9 ?IS CASE IS ?AT ?OSE :O REMA9$ 9 ,CUBA HAVE BE5 SY/EMATICALLY SUPPRESS$ EA* TIME !Y D>$ DEMON/RATE PUBLICLY AS HAPP5$ ) ! AGRICULTURAL SYNDICALI/S ( ! ,ZAPATA ,GR\P T[>DS ! 5D ( ! #g'S & BEG9N+ ( ! #h'S4 ,?IS IS ONE ( ! REASONS :Y ! AN>*I/S 9SIDE HAVE TAK5 GREAT C>E NOT TO BE ID5TIFI$ AS SU* & HAVE MANAG$ TO SURVIVE 9 ! %AD[S4 ,BESIDES1 DUR+ ! 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