Adios Castro!
I’m part of that really odd ‘age group’ that doesn’t really know much about Castro and hasn’t really been impacted by the actions of Cuba and its Communist regime. I know enough about Cuba to tell you that a large portion of it’s citizens try every day to take advantage of the U.S. Policy regarding Wet Feet Dry Feet, but beyond that, I am really quite clueless.
This morning, when I woke up, the fact that Castro had resigned his post as President and head of Military Affairs for Cuba was plastered all over my RSS Feeds for Google News. It seems to have taken everyone by surprise and even more shocking is the fact that there has been little information out of Cuba today regarding the resignation of their decades long dictator. Shocking still is the fact that there’s been nary a peep from the Little Havana part of South Florida. In fact, just over a year ago, there were huge talks regarding the impact of Castro’s death and how Cuban-American’s in South Florida would celebrate this seemingly joyous occasion. Yet, today, nothing.
I have to admit, I am a bit skeptical of how this change will impact Cuban Citizens still living in Cuba. Will they embrace democracy? Will the Trade Embargo be lifted? Will Cuba become a free Democratic Country? This is a huge era of change for Cubans and likely pretty scary.
I’d like to follow up in a few days, with more news out of Cuba. More information about what the short term plans are. How the people of Cuba are faring after such a sudden resignation. Until then, please comment and discuss how you’ve felt about this news out of Cuba today. I know I have some South Florida readers, so maybe they can share a bit about how this has impacted their local communities.
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