Cuba Faces Imminent Disaster as System Remainsโ Rigid,โค According toโค Analysis
HAVANA โข- Cubaโค is spiraling towards economic and political ruin due to a deeply entrenched, inflexible system resistantโ to reform, a recent analysis suggests. Despite widespread hardship and a yearning for โchange โamong โthe โpopulation, the ruling Communist Party remains staunchly opposed to openingโค up the economy orโ loosening its grip on power, mirroring a situation were “they’re still too paranoidโค to open โคup,” according to Cuban economist โขmauricio โคHerrero.
The report highlights a lack of internal reformers akin to mikhail Gorbachev,who attempted systemic changes in the Soviet Union. โAttempts at modernization have historically been stifled, with proponents oftenโ marginalized – a practice locals โwryly refer toโค as the “Pajama Plan.” Raรบlโ Castro, 94, continues to exert influence, firmly opposing any dilution of theโ Marxism-Leninism โenshrinedโค in the Cuban Constitution. Hisโ successor, Presidentโ Miguel Dรญaz-Canel, 65, is described as a largely ineffectual figure.
Opposition remains fragmented and suppressed.โ While state-controlled media offers no dissent, the government closely monitors and frequently enough imprisons bloggers โand online activists who gain prominence. The 2021 protests, the most critically important in recentโค memory, wereโ swiftly and โbrutally suppressed, resulting in the imprisonment of at least 1,196 activists, according to a Miami-based human rights observatory. โข
The prospect of change from abroad is also uncertain. While some โCuban americans advocate for increased engagement with Cuba, their voices have lacked consistent representation in Washington.A shift โคin perspective from a younger generation, recognizing the failure of over halfโ a century of isolation, could โpotentiallyโข alter theโ U.S. approach.
Though, the current outlookโ remains bleak.”This system is so broken that it can’t be fixed,” stated a 52-year-old โtaxi driver,reflecting a widespread sentiment of exhaustion and desperation.Many Cubans are seeking opportunities elsewhere, though familial obligations often prevent emigration. The analysis concludes that without fundamentalโข systemic change, Cuba faces continued decline and potential collapse.
