Yearning for a Dream

Yearning for a Dream / Eliocer Cutino Rodriguez, Cuban Law Association
Posted on April 2, 2014
Eliocer Cutiño Rodríguez

Some time ago, as I began to write a text about my country, I surprised
myself with this thought: "… it seems as though a change toward
participatory democracy is becoming reality." That was my inspiration
which turned into my written words, but before finishing the text, a
friend whom I asked to critique my writing suggested I should eliminate
that idea. It was a notorious moment. Although the concept was never
devoid of free will, at some point I wanted to convey a very distant but
not outlandish hope. Revisiting after seeing the activities for the 55th
anniversary of the Triumph of the Revolution and hearing the speech of
the President of the Council of State and Ministers, it is nonsense.

Perhaps the signs that provide guidance to the analysts or the media are
not the same that take into account the Cuban people.

In the brief horizon of my country fit the many stories and accountable
actors, sins of deed and omission, events as much as processes. But no
factor is more impactful as the deterioration of the political system,
increasingly less able to represent the national interests, build
consensus and make decisions within a reasonable time to be implemented.

A country that each day becomes more ungovernable, even though all the
year end data and statistics continue to be the "best" of Latin America,
though the trend is worse and ominous.

The growing dissatisfaction of the Cuban people is real. If the
government was never good at completing things now it is not even able
to start them. The constant creation of experiments is an example of its
mediocrity.

Creative politics that stopped being rational with the collapse of
socialism in Europe. The government allows small tactical victories for
certain groups at the expense of a colossal strategic defeat for society.

The status quo of our political system is no longer tenable and hurts us
all, though many may not realize it yet. It is time to reexamine from
its foundation, so we do not leave as inheritance to the next generation
this longing for the dream of a developed country, with all and for the
good of all.

Translated by: Yoly from Oly

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