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phrase, what the government wants to
hear, which brings with it an accusation
and sentence for being revisionist and
even counterrevolutionary, or worse yet,
a accomplice or mercenary paid for by a
foreign enemy. This is about an obstacle
with which we’ve had to deal since the

Cuban revolution’s early days, both with
regards to politics and to socio-economic
issues. It has been a major factor in
worsening the crisis we endure now, in a
general sense, and which affects Afrodescendants, particularly adversely.

Worse yet, there seems to be some
contrary purpose at foot, given the
government’s feigned liberalization and
reforms, which not only makes it harder
to find a collective