Guevara
united us forever, no one can separate us now
"CUBAN brothers and sisters: it is good
and important for you to know that here in the streets, bars, workplaces and environments
where issues really are debated, that we all agree with Fidel’s words and we do not
accept the Argentine government’s decision to continue humiliating us for the sake of
a handout," stated Federico Gianmaría from Córdoba, who stresses that "Guevara
is the bridge that united us forever and that no one can separate us now.
Hundreds of messages like this one have
arrived from Argentina at our editorial office, confirming friendship with our country and
agreeing with Fidel’s comments made during the International Encounter of Economists,
held in Havana, about the situation their country finds itself in.
"I sympathize with the words and
opinions spoken by your president about how our Foreign Ministry submissively sells itself
to the U.S. government in return for outlays of money that ultimately cannot rescue
Argentina from the crisis it is suffering, which is not merely economic but about
values," writes Jorge Toledano from Buenos Aires.
"Everything that Fidel Castro said is
true and has already crossed the minds of millions of Argentines," comments Sergio
Ortiz of the Party for Argentine Liberation, who says that the figure of Ernesto Che
Guevara is the symbol that unites the Argentine nation, and that President De la Rúa and
Foreign Minister Rodríguez Giavarini, like Menem and Guido Di Tella before them,
represent the dynasty of "Yankee bootlickers."
Alejandra Herrer recently visited Cuba and
states that despite her many travels around the world, she has never before known a
country where the words "love," "life," "homeland,"
"brother" and "solidarity" still hold their original meaning.
She emotionally writes, "My country is
ashamed of this ridiculous dispute that proves that the United States not only dominates
us but also forces us to abandon the most basic moral values in accepting the role of
sheep atoning for its wrath towards an unconquerable island, which despite a large human
sacrifice, is still able to fly its flags of sovereignty at full mast."
Sergio A. Jalil asks in embarrassment that
Cubans recognize that the political decisions made in the Republic of Argentina,
"which is more a colony than a republic," do not reflect public opinion, and
that the Argentines for many well-known reasons have had, have and always will have a
special affection for the Cubans.
SHAME IN ARGENTINA
"The majority of the Argentine nation
is ashamed about the way its government repeatedly bows down to U.S. imperialism, and I
wouldn’t use the word ‘bootlickers.’ There are other more offensive but
more appropriate words to describe the people who for years have embarrassed and bled us,
until we have nothing left," wrote Mario Pfeifer from La Pampa.
"I, as an Argentine citizen, agree with
Fidel, who merely explained correctly exactly what my country’s government does to
the Yankees: that is, lick their boots," says Mariano Garrido from Buenos Aires. He
adds that his foreign minister acts as if he has been insulted, when really he should feel
disgusted by his behavior towards Cuba.
Francisco A. Flotta, also from Buenos Aires,
writes: "Neither I nor the majority of my fellow Argentines agrees with our
government’s treatment of Cuba in the Human Rights Commission¼ I am mortified to see
how our ‘feet-kissing’ government kneels to the Americans with no sign of
dignity or sovereignty.¼ Cubans, we respect and admire you in your great struggle against
the empire."
"As soon as I read the speech, I wanted
to write to you to congratulate you on having a leader like Fidel¼ without being
idealistic, I applaud him for calling things by their name¼ because he speaks the truth¼
because he is dignified¼ I envy you," expressed a young journalist who works for an
organization belonging to the Argentine government, and therefore asks us not to publish
her name.
León Szajman studied to work in film and
television, but "thanks to neoliberal globalization, I have to work as a
designer." He not only supports what Fidel said but also offers his services to Cuba
on a voluntary basis. "Thanks for existing and confronting shamelessness in a world
that is full of it," he signs off.
MILLIONS ADMIRE THEM
"I feel a great admiration for the
wonderful Cuban nation that lives off dignity and the strength of being in the right, and
the vast majority in my country, in contrast with our corrupt and worthless leaders,
support and love them," writes María C. Germain from Córdoba.
Eduardo Leguizamón, who in his letter to
Fidel says that he is not a socialist, asks forgiveness on behalf of his country for
having "a government so traitorous to a nation such as Cuba that is dearly loved by
Argentina."
"The truth is that millions of us look
with sympathetic eyes upon Cuba’s resistance and pride, shown in the way it has stood
up to our oppressors for two centuries.¼ Our hearts are with you!" he concludes.
Mónica Espinosa, a ceramics teacher from
Buenos Aires, explains to the Cubans that the Argentine nation is not cowardly and
indignant like its government, and it is very important for the Argentines to know that
"there is a country that fights for and believes in its people, whose dignity and
sovereignty is not for sale¼ a country that is like a light in the darkness."
Natalio Kirsktein apologizes for his
government’s base attitude, which he says has been questioned in public surveys even
in pro-government publications such as La Nación, in which the country shows its
opposition to this servile position.
"History will spit out the Rodríguez
Giavarinis and De la Rúas of this world, while Cuba will continue to be an example of
dignity in Latin America," confirmed Kirsktein.
From Mar del Plata, an incensed Rubén Raúl
Orsi writes, "What Fidel says is true. Thirty percent of Argentines do want to
leave¼ they have sold our country and we owe three times as much, but he is wrong when he
says we are ‘Yankee bootlickers’¼ he should have said that we are the United
States’ toilet."
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