Cuba is Going, But into Exile

Cuba is Going, But into Exile* / Juan Juan Almeida
Posted on July 8, 2014

According to the authorities, Cubans are now allowed to travel, they can
own businesses, and now Cuba is the world champion of freedom. However,
even so, desertions from the country continue apace. Within the span of
a few hours, ten dancers from the National Ballet of Cuba via Puerto
Rico, two tennis players who competed in the Davis Cup, and the members
of the women's Cuban field hockey team, all decide to cross the border
to the United States.

Raúl can say what he wants, but judging from events, things — meaning
Cuba — are going from bad to worse.

* Translator's Note: The first part of the title of this post, "Cuba
Va", is a play on the title of – and lyrics in – a song by Cuban folk
singer Silvio Rodriguez. In the sense that Rodriguez uses the phrase, it
can be interpreted as "Cuba will survive" or "Cuba will prevail". But
the phrase can also be read literally, as in "Cuba is Going" — which is
the sense in which the blogger is using it.

Translated by: Alicia Barraqué Ellison

13 June 2014

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