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The Capitalist Comandante (2003): Whereto next for crisis struck Cuba?

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The dream of a socialist paradise in Cuba has soured. Unemployment has reached record levels, inequalities are increasing and the economy has nearly collapsed. Now people are starting to blame Castro.

A woman shows us around her decrepit home. For the past two years, she has been reduced to living in an abandoned cinema. “It leaks a lot and the top floor is also collapsing,” she complains. “The economic, political and social situation in Cuba really couldn’t get any worse,” states prominent dissenter Vladimiro Roca. Since September 11th the tourism dollars have stopped flowing and over a third of Cuba’s hotels have closed. “There’s still enormous fear in Cuba but people are starting to criticise the government,” comments Roca. The young are leading the assault, using music to voice their concerns. “You’re scared of change, you’re scared of one person. What’s happening Cuba?” raps Junior Clan. Under pressure to act, Castro has opened his arms to corporate America. “The United States has done a lot to develop agriculture and industry in the world,” he enthuses. For Oswaldo Paya, organiser of the Varela project which collected 11,000 signatories demanding change, it’s not enough. He now faces constant harassment from the security services but remains unrepentant. “We’re basically saying we don’t want to submit to fear any more.”

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