Trump’s Endgame in Cuba
The Free Press • • world
Key Points:
- Fidel Castro led the Cuban revolution into Havana in 1959, marking a significant moment in Cold War history, which ended 35 years ago with the fall of the Soviet Union.
- Castro handed over power to his brother Raúl in 2008 due to declining health and passed away in 2016; Raúl retired in 2021 at the age of 94.
- The Cuban revolution has become disconnected from its historical roots, continuing more as a symbolic relic of 20th-century Marxism-Leninism than a dynamic political movement.
- Cuba now functions like a "theme park" of past revolutionary ideals, where tourists witness ongoing political repression, economic hardship, and infrastructure decay.
- While the outward symbols of revolution, such as parades and slogans, persist, the original revolutionary spirit and vitality have largely faded.