Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Revolutionary Rumblings

Life is very limited if you are a Cuban. You totter along the poverty line - poor, but not starving. As you navigate the potholed streets of your small country, overbearing posters of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara stare down at you with encouraging slogans such as 'Vamos Bien' ('We are doing well'). But evidence of that is sparse. You have no access to meaningful newspapers, it is illegal for you to enter an internet cafe, and you have to be a doctor, lawyer or public servant to have an e-mail address. It is almost impossible for you to leave the country and Community Watch Programs encourage friends and neighbours to report any anti-government rumblings in your politics. Who knows? Maybe Fidel will finally roll over and the light of liberalism and capitalism will brighten your prospects, as American investors and tourists bring their dollars to bear. Or perhaps the chaos of the transition will attract mafia sharks and faceless and exploitative corporations. Either way, the days of Cuba's unique character are numbered. Get there while you still can. Me and my sister had a ball.

Cuba - Old Man Stroking His Cock