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Frank Garcia Hernandez says: "For the event to have been better it should have had 4 days. The tables (panels) would have had extensive debates, which is, along with the translations and the time that was lost due to the translations, the main weak point of the event. But those of us who live in Cuba know that the economic crisis we are facing today, largely because of the imperialist blockade, did not allow us to hold an event that lasted four days." This is one small example of how the blockade affects Cuba. In the early years of the revolution, the blockade forced Cuba to become reliant on the Soviet Union for trade and aid, including military aid to deter a US invasion. This material dependence, combined with the ideological influence of the PSP, caused Cuba to be influenced by aspects of Stalinist ideology and practice. The hostility to Trotsky was one aspect of this. Today Venezuela is also subject to a severe economic blockade and the threat of invasion. Hence it has become reliant on Russia and China for trade and other forms of support, including a small Russian military contingent. This dependence on Russia and China is likely to have various adverse effects. To defend these revolutions we need to campaign vigorously against the blockades. This is important not just for Cuba and Venezuela, but also for the development of anti-imperialist and socialist consciousness amongst the people of the United States and its allies. Chris Slee ________________________________ From: Marxism <[email protected]> on behalf of Louis Proyect via Marxism <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 11 June 2019 4:30 AM To: Chris Slee Subject: [Marxism] Trotsky’s Ideas in Cuba – Interview with the organizer of the Trotsky Conference in Havana, May 6-8, 2019 | Socialist Action – Canada ******************** POSTING RULES & NOTES ******************** #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. ***************************************************************** https://socialistaction.ca/2019/06/04/trotskys-ideas-in-cuba-interview-with-the-organizer-of-the-trotsky-conference-in-havana-may-6-8-2019/ _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/chris_w_slee%40hotmail.com _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
