CUBA-US thaw....day 2: Foremost, Alan Gross is a free man, what a wonderful Holiday present for him and his family. I want to thank Mr. Gross. I believe that he, in large part, was the catalyst for the dramatic change. I am proud that last May our City Commission unanimously endorsed a resolution asking Cuba to release him. Lets look at options: Option A, do and nothing and maintain a policy that has not moved Cuba towards a “free” (read capitalistic) Cuba! Option B, normalize relations, open up internet, allow more funds to be sent in by Cuban-American families to their folks in Cuba, recognize that Cuba is no longer a “terrorist” thereat, allow that country to join in making decisions regarding the Americas, etc. or option C, well I am still waiting for what the conservative right’s third option would be; except, as I’ve heard some of the more myopic members of the opposition state that, “The Castro regime was on the verge of collapse!” Yeah right! Simply stated, if you’ve been on a diet for half a century and you’re still obese, wouldn’t you consider another option? To paraphrase Albert Einstein, the definition of insanity is doing the same over and over again and expecting to get different results. Let’s apply some logic: we have diplomatic relations with (Communist) China, a country that did not make any concessions to us. We also have a relationship with North Vietnam where fifty- thousand plus of our young men and women died in a war. So what is the conservative logic? They don’t have one so instead they’ve come up with a catchy phrase “Not this way, not today!” Right! The isolation of the island nation of Cuba by the US has only served two purposes, to deprive the people of economic relief and medical access, and to help maintain the current regime in power. I’ve heard the chant about human rights. Well, the US currently has 50% more prisoners per capita than Cuba. Daily in our country minorities are disenfranchised, workers are exploited and we live in an environment where huge corporate bank accounts buy our elected leaders! USA, arguably, the greatest county in the world is not without sin. I applaud my President’s decisions to willingly end a Draconian and failed 54 year policy and his vision for Option B. Thank you Mr. President for brining down this wall!
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:19:40 +0000
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