- The Guardian
- Issue #2122
Action against the US blockade on Cuba in Boorloo/Perth.
Due to the current difficulty in sourcing energy, the Cuban government has been forced to temporarily shut down much of its industry and its services to its people.
Let us be clear, it is not Cuba’s socialist economy that is the cause of the power outage and energy crisis. The power disruption is the inevitable result of successive US governments’ imperialist policy to blockade Cuba, in an attempt to destroy its socialist economy. The revolutionary and resilient Cuban people are being punished by US imperialism because they dared to choose their own political and economic path free from all outside interference. In the immortal words of Charles Stewart Parnell, “No man has the right to fix the boundary to the march of a nation.”
Regarding Cuban solidarity, there is no neutrality – you either support the right of the Cuban people to freely chart their own destiny, OR you support the “right” of the US to determine the future of all other peoples and states around the world.
Cuba has been an inspiration to oppressed people everywhere. In the true spirit of internationalism, its medical teams have assisted the medical services in scores of countries. Its military defeated the forces of Apartheid South Africa in Angola, securing its independence and hastening the collapse of apartheid.
Cuba will once again move a motion to end the criminal US blockade at the UN General Assembly on 30 October. The entire world stands against the criminal blockade, except for the US and Israel.
The time has come for all progressive forces and states to support Cuba and break the illegal US blockade.
The Communist Party of Australia stands in solidarity with Cuba. We urge all readers to contact their politicians to urge that the government do what it can to end the blockade. Australia’s leaders frequently refer to the USA as an “ally,” or a “partner.” Now is the time to show that the partner listens.
Long live the Cuban Revolution!
Long live Socialist Cuba!
