Re: Re: Fidel
On Dec 31, 2006, at 4:54 AM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
It’s all well and good that the Venceramos Brigades had a positive impact on the Cuban government, but they haven’t managed to change the US government’s policy toward Cuba and to lift the embargo, and it’s the latter that is the more important task in “critical solidarity.” The embargo diminishes the quality of life of gay Cubans as well as straight Cubans.
I’m confused. You keep harping on the powerlessness of the U.S. and
the rest of the western left, which is true enough - and then
conclude the only thing that left can do is support Islamists? What
do we add to their delightful plate?
Doug