So Raul is Acting President now, what’s this going to mean for the people of Cuba?
The combined signals, Fidel’s absence and the content of Raúl’s
speech, add up to a hidden message: Fidel is not going to return to
power, but things aren’t going to change – much. The change is one of
leadership style – not content.
Slowly the Cuban nation is being weaned onto the idea that "El Comandante" will no longer be in command,
and reading between the lines one can see that there is a great deal of
"change" management going on. In a speech that lasted barely an hour
(as opposed to Fidel’s usual four hours-plus) Raúl underlined his more
down-to-earth pragmatism, but this should not be taken as a departure
from the ideological commitment to socialism.
So they’re still fucked then.
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