Ngangineminyaka engu-23 ngaleso sikhathi. Mina nomngane wami, nabanye eqenjini lamasosha, sasifuna ukufunda kangcono umlando, yebo, kodwa futhi sasifuna izimpenduloโsasifuna ukwazi ukuthi yini abantu baseCuba esasisebenza nabo futhi esasihlala nabo babecabanga ukuthi kufanele senzeni ngamandla ethu nokugxila. Akumangalisi ukuthi abaningi babonga kakhulu ngezinto ezibonakalayo esasize nazo, kanye nomsebenzi esasiwunikela ukuze sisize ukunakekela imfuyo yabo ebusika. Kodwa ekugcineni, baveza, futhi njengoba abaningi bethu sebazi kakade, umsebenzi obaluleke kakhulu usasele emazweni ethu, ikakhulukazi e-US, lapho kwakudingeka khona umzamo wokuqeda ukuvinjelwa kweCuba, okwathi ngonyaka wayo wama-39, nokushintsha i-US. inqubomgomo yangaphandle.
Ngenkathi siseCuba umgomo wethu kwakuwukufunda okuningi ngangokunokwenzeka ngezwe, ukubuyisela lolo lwazi ezweni lakithi, futhi, futhi ngenkathi silapho, njengezakhamuzi zoMbuso enyakatho, sibonise izenzo zobumbano nabantu baseCuba. Esinye sezenzo esikhumbuleka kakhulu kwakuwukuqwala intaba iSierra Maestra lapho uFidel, uChe, kanye nabanye abavukeli baseCuba balwa besuka khona. Saphumula eduze kwehhovisi/umjondolo kaChe's make shift, sahlangana nomakhelwane osekhulile owayedonswe izinyo u-Cheโelula isihlathi emuva ngomunwe ekhomba igebe lapho izinyo lake lahlala khona ngaphambi kokulikhipha. Akugcinanga lapho bekuyikamu elikhulu, lapho sahlala khona sihlola ama-bunks ngaphambi kokuba siphindele phansi ukuyohlangana nabezindaba baseCuba futhi sikhiphe isitatimende sokulahla uhulumeni wase-US ngokubopha amaCuban Five, amaCuba ase-US asebenzela ukuveza amaphekula amelene noCastro. amaqembu nemisebenzi yawo. Senze isitatimende sethu esasakazwa emisakazweni nakumabonakude wakuleli nokazwelonke. Siphinde sayithumela ukuthi ishicilelwe e-US
Sifunde okuningi ngesikhathi sihlala. Sathatha uhambo lokuyobona iMoncada Barracks lapho ngoJulayi 26, 1953 uFidel noRaul Castro, kanye nabanye, bahlasela inkambu yezempi ngethemba lokuthi bazoyithatha bayosungula iRevolution (ehluleka ukuthatha izinkambi, kodwa ekugcineni banqoba iRevolution 1959. Lona umsuka we-26th of July Movement). Savakashela isibhedlela saseCuba lapho odokotela bechaza ukuthi i-dengue fever yethulwa kanjani yi-US ngesikhathi sokuhlasela kwe-Bay of Pigs, nokuthi bazabalaza kanjani ukwelapha ukuqubuka kwayo okwalandela. Savakashela ikhaya lasebekhulile ukuze sibone ukunakekelwa okubucayi ababekuthola. Sivakashele izinkundla zomlando esifundazweni saseGranma lapho imbongi yasibona sifika yanquma ukunyonyoba izokwethula inkondlo yokubonga ngokuza kwethu (okufike kwabaphatha kabi kakhulu abaqondisi bethu). Saziswa ngamasiko e-Afro-Cuba, ukudla, umculo, nokudansa. Sibambe umcimbi etsheni lesikhumbuzo likaJose Marti, savakashela itshe lesikhumbuzo elinikezelwe kuCelia Sanchez Manduley, sahlangana neCuban Women's Federation, osomnotho, nabanye abaningi. Saqonda lapho okwakufikela khona uGogo, sazulazula emhlangeni, saphumela emanzini sabuyela emuva. Sasingathwa embukisweni wasedolobheni, futhi sahlanganyela namaKomidi Okuvikela Inguquko. Angisoze ngawukhohlwa umoya wokungenisa izihambi esiwunikwe.
Okunye engikukhumbulayo embuthweni wamasosha wukuthi ngihlezi ohambweni olude lwebhasi lapho engavumela khona omunye wabahleli baseCuba beqembu lethu, ophuma kwi-NGO ICAP, ukuthi alalele ingxoxo engangisanda kuyikhiqiza noRobin Hahnel mayelana ne-Participatory Economics. Ingxoxo yayicishe ibe yimizuzu engama-30 futhi ngikhumbula enyonyoba futhi ngibona enokunaka ebusweni bakhe njengoba elalele. Ngemuva kwenhlolokhono wangibuyisela ama-headphone ami futhi washo okuthile ngokuthinta โImodeli ethakazelisa kakhulu. Kuyacaca ukuthi kunemibono eminingi efana neCuban Revolution. Kodwa-ke, futhi i-Utopian kakhulu. " Ngikhumbula ngichaza ukuthi kimina kwakungesona i-Utopian kodwa ngangimane ngizilolonge. Ngasebenza eqenjini lomsakazo elalisebenza kakhulu njengenxanxathela yemisebenzi elinganiselayo, enezigaba zabasebenzi ezilinganiselayo, futhi lokho kimina, ukuhlela ukubamba iqhaza kokusabalalisa, njengoba ngicabanga, kungaba ngcono kakhulu kunezimakethe noma ukuhlela okumaphakathi. Wayedinga okungaphezu kwalesi singeniso ukuze abe ummeli we-parecon, nokho, sachitha isikhathi esiningi sikhuluma ngaphambi nangemuva kwalolo suku sijabulela ukuba ndawonye.
Njengoba kushiwo ngenhla, le brigade ethile yanqanyulwa yaba amasonto amabili kuphela. Ngangazi othile owayehlala eHavana naye owayengumhumushi wephepha lesifundazwe elithi Granma. Wacela ukuthi mina nomngane wami sihlale naye isonto elilodwa kwamabili ngenkathi sihlola i-Havana ngemva kwe-brigade. Lokhu futhi kwakufundisa kakhulu njengoba kwacaca ukuthi, nakuba sasinokuhlangenwe nakho okuningi kwangempela ku-brigade, impilo yayihluke kakhulu kule ndawo yasemadolobheni kanye nenhloko-dolobha. Sikwazile ukubona imithelela yezimakethe, ukuhwebelana ngamadola, izindawo zokuhwebelana mahhala, ezokuvakasha, ukudayisa ngomzimba, kanye nobugebengu. Ngenkathi sisohambweni lwethu, umngane wami okungenzeka ukuthi ongowase-Ethiopia, enesikhumba esimnyama, futhi ekwazi ukukhuluma iSpanishi, wayehlale enephutha njengomuntu womdabu waseCuba ozama ukuxosha isivakashi sase-US (mina). Iziphathimandla zazimdonsela eceleni kaningi, zithi angiqhele ngenkathi zibheka amaphepha akhe futhi zimphenya ngemibuzo khona lapho emgwaqeni. Lokhu kwenzeka okungenani izikhathi ezintathu, kanye ngokudabukisayo, eRevolution Square. Akudingekile ukusho, lokhu kuwubufakazi obungacacile balokho okuye kwabhalwa kabanzi futhi ngokugcwele-indlela i-imperialism yase-US eye yasiza ngayo ukuxosha isizwe esifuna indlela yaso yentuthuko.
Ngesonto lethu eledlule sithole indawo yokuhlala eHavana ibhulokhi elilodwa ukusuka e-El Malecรณn. Owesifazane osekhulile wasiqashela i-suite ekhoneni lendawo yakhe. Wabuza ngokuhlala kwethu, i-brigade, wabe esexoxa indaba yakhe. Waveza ukuthi โwayengelona iKhomanisi,โ kodwa engumKatolika. Usitshele ukuthi wajoyina kanjani amasosha ukuze afundise abantu baseCuba indlela yokuzivikela ngezibhamu ezilungiselela ukuhlasela kwe-US. Uphinde wajoyina imikhankaso yokufundisa abantu ukufunda nokubhala. Wayengelona โikhomanisiโ kodwa โwayekholelwa ekuvukeleni umbuso,โ futhi wayefisa nje โi-US ingayishiya yodwa iCuba.โ
Ngesikhathi siseHavana saya eMnyuziyamu Wenguquko owawuyiSigodlo sikaMongameli sabo bonke omongameli baseCuba kusukela kuMario Garcรญa Menocal (1913-1921) kuya ekubuseni kukaFulgencio Batista (1959). Ihlala indiza yokulwa yase-US eyehliswa ngesikhathi sokuhlasela kwe-Bay of Pigs, kanye nezinye izikhumbuzo ezivela ezigabeni ezahlukahlukene zeRevolution. Ukuba semnyuziyamu, njengokuhlangenwe nakho kwethu eqenjini lamasosha ezansi eningizimu eGranma, kusibuyisele emuva ngqo emzabalazweni waseCuba. Ngikhumbula ngizizwa ngithobekile futhi ngilungele ukuya ekhaya ngiyohlela ezweni lakithi (eCanada ngaleso sikhathi).
Ngaya eCuba ngasekupheleni kukaJuni futhi ngabuya ngasekupheleni kukaJulayi (ngiphuthelwe imigubho yangoJulayi 26). Ngangisukile endaweni yami, ngisebenzisa imali yami yokuqasha ukuze ngithathe uhambo lwaseCuba. Ngihlanya ngineminyaka engu-23, lapho ngibuya ngathuthela etendeni ehlobo elisegcekeni elingemuva lomngane wami. Ngemva nje kwamaviki ayisi-6 ngibuya eCuba, futhi ngibuyela emsebenzini (okuxakayo endaweni yokukhosela engenakhaya), umngane wami washayela ucingo esitokisini sami wangibuza ukuthi ngiphambi kwe-TV yini, โcha, ngisetendeniโฆโ impendulo yami. Wangitshela ukuthi izindiza zazisanda kuphahlazeka emibhoshongweni yeWorld Trade Center. Sahlangana nabanye abangani abambalwa ukuze sizame ukucubungula okwakwenzeka ngalolo suku. Inhliziyo yami iyacwila noma nini lapho ngicabanga ngendlela izwe lami elibangele ngayo abantu emhlabeni wonke ukuba bahlupheke, futhi iCuba yayisemqondweni wami kakhulu ngalezo zinsuku ngemva nje kuka-September 11, 2001. Ngaba nemicabango yomzabalazo waseCuba isesha engqondweni yami; izindaba zokuzinikela ngokuzithandela okwenziwa abantu baseCuba emizabalazweni yenkululeko yezwe e-Afrika, e-Asia, naseLatin America; umkhuba wokuthumela odokotela, imithi, nosizo emazweni anesidingo esikhulu; lokuqeqesha odokotela nothisha bakwamanye amazwe ukuthi bathathe lolo lwazi nalawo makhono bawabuyisele emakhaya; ekubeni ugqozi kubantu emhlabeni jikelele. Konke lokhu bekungithinta ngokujulile ngemuva kuka-9-11.
Njengoba uCastro ememezele, futhi osekunesikhathi eside kulindelekile, ukwesula kuyanda esikhathini esizayo esiseduze wonke amehlo azobe esesizweni saseCuba kanye nekusasa leNguquko yaso. Izinguquko seziseduze, futhi nakuba sekuseduze kakhulu ukuthi sikusho, akufanele simangale uma iCuba yamukela umzabalazo kaChavez โwe-21st Century Socialism.โ Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi lokhu kungase kubukeke kanjani, kuyaqinisekiswa ukuthi abantu baseCuba bafanelwe ubumbano abalunikezileโkusuka eLatin America nasemhlabeni wonke, futhi ikakhulukazi kulabo bethu abalapha โesiswini sesilo.โ
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