Hi everyone

[redwolf]

This is my first forum post. A little bit about me: I'm from Miami. I'm currently in university majoring in history. I want to get a career in education after I graduate. I got interested in Marxism early in my senior year on high school and after two years of much reading and learning, I became a Marxist. I struggle with this because my parents and extended family are all Cuban (I was born in Miami). I dare not espouse my Marxism to my parents but they know I've read a lot of leftist literature. I'm very lucky that they are understanding towards nearly all world views. Nonetheless, they are still vehemently opposed to Castro's Cuba. As for me, I don't know what to think about Cuba; it's a mental struggle for me because of where my family is from and their emotions towards the island. However, I will at least acknowledge that Cuba is in a far better condition now than when under the rule of Fulgencio Batista and/or any other imperialist puppet for the US. Anyway, I hope to contribute to this forum more in the future and look forward to speaking with you all. :grin:

[Q]

Welcome :)

If you have political questions, you can ask them in the Learning forum. That's why it's there after all!

If you have questions about your account, don't hesitate to send me a PM or ask here.

On what subject are you majoring? The movements does need its committed academics. I'm looking forward to your posts :)

As for Cuba: I'm not personally involved, so it's easy talking for me, but in my opinion the Cuban exiles are descendants of the former elite that are just grumpy their shit got socialised. I'm sure you see such things after any revolution. Miami just happens to be a nexus point of it.

[RedWorker]

Cuba is a Stalinist (which doesn't mean repression or gulags but rather a specific ideology also known as "Marxism-Leninism") state-capitalist state.


As for Cuba: I'm not personally involved, so it's easy talking for me, but in my opinion the Cuban exiles are descendants of the former elite that are just grumpy their shit got socialised. I'm sure you see such things after any revolution. Miami just happens to be a nexus point of it.

Nationalized rather than socialized... right?

[redwolf]

I am majoring in history with a focus on the Cold War (I'm fascinated by it). There were certainly many privileged and elite Cubans who fled but I don't think *all* immigrants were/are. Anyway, thanks for your polite response. :)

[The Idler]

This is my first forum post. A little bit about me: I'm from Miami. I'm currently in university majoring in history. I want to get a career in education after I graduate. I got interested in Marxism early in my senior year on high school and after two years of much reading and learning, I became a Marxist. I struggle with this because my parents and extended family are all Cuban (I was born in Miami). I dare not espouse my Marxism to my parents but they know I've read a lot of leftist literature. I'm very lucky that they are understanding towards nearly all world views. Nonetheless, they are still vehemently opposed to Castro's Cuba. As for me, I don't know what to think about Cuba; it's a mental struggle for me because of where my family is from and their emotions towards the island. However, I will at least acknowledge that Cuba is in a far better condition now than when under the rule of Fulgencio Batista and/or any other imperialist puppet for the US. Anyway, I hope to contribute to this forum more in the future and look forward to speaking with you all. :grin:
Living standards may have improved in Cuba and may be good or bad, but you certainly don't have to support Castro to be a Marxist. Don't struggle with your family for the sake of arguing over the Cuban government. Have you studied Marxists who would be opposed to the tendency supporting the Cuban government?

[Bulletformyreagan]

hey redwolf!

Fellow 1st generation Cuban-American here, I totally get you on not daring bringing up Marxism around your family. From everything I hear from my family down in Havana, Cuba is currently an absolute disaster (My godfather used to be a very active party member), I can't say I really support Castro either. I don't REALLY support and so-called communist/socialist society today, but as a newbie I'm still searching for exactly what I believe.

Welcome!:)