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On Thursday, Cuba “celebrated” the 50th anniversary of the day when dictator Fulgencio Batista fled the island and Fidel Castro took over and turned the country into a communist state.
The anniversary went little noticed in most parts of the world, but we believe this golden anniversary is just another tick mark in its history that will eventually lead to its demise.
Many will recall Cuba has played a big part in America’s history and still does at times. The Battle of San Juan Hill, the sinking of the battleship Maine, the fiasco of the Bay of Pigs and a cold October when then-President John Kennedy and Soviet President Nikita Khrushchev pushed us to the brink of possible nuclear war. And now, of course, the Guantanamo prison where alleged terrorists are kept under lock and key.
The economic sanctions against that island nation have been in place for a long time. Refugees have escaped over the years to the United States, to live in a free country and agitate for Fidel’s overthrow.
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Castro has ruled with an iron fist, but his ailing health and eventual death may help to hasten a breakthrough in relations with not only the United States, but the rest of the world.
When Castro came to power in 1959, the world was much different. Today, this isolated island plays just a small part on the world’s stage. It’s once strategic, close proximity to the United States no longer thought of as a threat. And despite that government’s continuous propaganda machine, it can no longer successfully keep out the real news about what is happening elsewhere to its 21st century citizenry.
For Castro’s communist state to have lasted this long is remarkable. As the 50th anniversary passes, we can only say we don’t believe another decade will pass before the current form of government will crumble of either on its own or in conjunction with the continuing outside forces that will prove it to be an outdated idea whose time has passed.
Independent wrote on Jan 2, 2009 8:48 PM: