CUBA : STABILITY,
DÉTENTE, or LIBERTY?
Introduction
The war would end, President Bush has declared, only when every
terrorist group of global reach, and every terrorist government, I add,
has been found, stopped, and defeated. Every terror-sponsoring regime
should be replaced with democratic governments.
During the Cold War, mainly from 1970 to 1990, the erroneous policy of
détente towards the Communist nations, lead by the Soviet Union,
dictated the policy of the United States toward Cuba. After the collapse
of the Soviet bloc, until 9/11/2001, the policy of “stabilization” of
Cuba with Castro was the policy. Stability trumps democracy.
Liberty for Cuba
After 46 years of the tyranny in Cuba, we can clearly distinguished two
epochs, the transient stage, and the steady state. In the transient
state-roughly up to 1970- there were two groups of people in Cuba. One
group was composed of those who were committed to the tyranny that is
they agreed with it, or true believers. All who were opposed to the
tyranny formed the other group.
From 1970, up to now, steady state of the tyranny was reached. Now,
Cuban society is divided into three groups. One group is which still
agree with the tyranny. They remain committed to it, because they are
true believers, or are enjoying privileges from the government. We
estimate this group to be approximately 10% of the population.
Another group is made up of those who are willing to defy the prevailing
order, despite the risk of punishment, the opponents and dissidents.
Possibly around 5% of the population. Those who do not say what they
think form the third group. People who don’t believe in the ideology of
the tyranny anymore, but they are afraid to accept the risks associated
with dissent, with opposition. They are the double thinkers; they have
what is called double morale. Approximately, 85 % of the Cuban
population forms this group.
This group lives in a constant tension from the debate between their
thoughts and their worda. They always avoid saying what is not
permitted, but also try to avoid saying what they do not believe. In
schools, universities, workplaces, public meetings, everywhere, they
pretend to be true believers, and hide their true beliefs. This constant
self-censorship becomes a habit, and it does not create any more the
tension between their words and their thoughts is almost not felt.
This is why, the Cuban population will appear, to the eyes of an outside
observer, to consist mostly only of true believers, when in reality it
has some 9 millions of double thinkers, double morale people living in
terror. Even to the eyes of the foreign press in Cuba, because in Cuba,
finding out what people truly believe is not a function of whether the
foreign press is given the “freedom” to ask questions, but rather
whether the people feel free to answer them.
The public statements of those in Cuba, living under a tyranny, are
never a reliable indication of people’s true opinions. If a poll were to
be conducted in Cuba, now, in 2005, asking whether respondents supported
the policies of the communist tyranny, possibly more than 95% would
answer yes.
The power of the fear tyranny in Cuba is not based solely on the secret
police. As important is the regime’s ability to control what is read,
said, heard, seen, and above all, the thought of the people.
State-controlled television, radio, and newspapers glorify the actions
of the tyranny and incite the Cuban population against those it deems to
be enemies.
The free world can not wait for the tyranny in Cuba to consent to
reforms. We must also not wait for the support of international
organizations. Many of the countries that wield influence in these
organizations are non democratic regimes.
The resources of civilization are not yet exhausted. Those resources are
largely in the United States hands, and the nation- “the last, best hope
of mankind”- has an overwhelming duty to use them with purposeful
justification and to the full, in the defense of the lives, property,
and freedom of all of us. This is the central point to keep in mind when
the weasel words of cowardice and surrender are pronounced.
We are involved in World War III. It started on 9/11/2001. A different
war than any previous one. Asymmetric, terrorist battles, weapons of
mass destruction, targeting civilians, innocent people.
It is a battle of civilization vs. barbarism, of dignity vs. immorality,
of freedom vs. totalitarism , of one man rule vs. democracy, of human
rights vs. oppression.
All terrorist groups, and terrorist governments, should be destroyed
and/or overthrown. Cuba’s tyranny must come to an end. Let us live a
future of peace, freedom, and justice.
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INFOCUBA
