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Friday, 23 September 2011

You can hate the revolution and enjoy it too



So, standing in line for the free fusion music theatre event, a man looking exactly like a 65 year old Fidel, greets two guys in front of me in the queue. 'How are things going?' they ask. “How do you think, now that our country belongs to Cuba” is the dead pan response. I noticed he was one of the first through the doors (seniors being permitted entry before all others). There has be some democracy when you can criticise Chavez in one breath and enjoy the free cultural events that have come with 21st century socialism with the next.

Viva la revolucion!

21 September 2011
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