IN THIS 2020 THE CRISIS IS IN CUBA; THE TIME HAS COME FOR NEW AND TERMINAL “MALECONAZOS” UPRISINGS
The term “maleconazo” describes “the demonstrations against the dictatorship that took place in Cuba on 5 August of 1994 that are considered as the most serious popular rebellion against the Castroist regime”. The maleconazo was a spontaneous revolt that was caused by the situation of misery and deprivation caused by the “special period in time of peace”. From the dictatorship’s point of view, the “maleconazo” is the feared popular reaction that places its indefinite tenure in power at risk, it is the nightmare the regime does not want to be repeated. The communications’ revolution the world lives through due to the internet, cellular phones and beyond, is a liberation instrument for oppressed peoples, such as the Cuban people. The contact with the island’s overseas world is a factor that erodes the dictatorship’s omnipotence. For Cuba’s dictatorship all is growing internal weaknesses and external threats. It is not an ideological matter; it is a depleted system. The time for new and terminal maleconazos against the Castroist system throughout Cuba’s territory has arrived, and 2020 will prove it.