Fidel on neo-liberal globalisation
Today is the birth centenary of Fidel Castro By Dr G Weerasinghe ✍️ A hundred years ago, on 13 August 1926, Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, came into this world. Ten years ago, on 25 November 2016, he departed from it. In those 90 intervening years, Fidel (as he is known affectionately) made an impact on […]
Today marks the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro's birth, a man who left an indelible mark on the world beyond his native Cuba. Leading a revolution against the United States, he positioned Cuba at the forefront of anti-imperialism. His influence reached even further, as he chaired the Non-Aligned Movement and became an influential voice against neoliberal globalization.
During the 1976 Colombo Non-Aligned Summit, Cuba's support for Angola's liberation from South Africa's racist regime garnered widespread praise. Fidel's revolutionary transformation of Cuba into a modern welfare state earned the nation high literacy rates, life expectancy, and a robust pharmaceutical sector. Even in the face of a 60-year US blockade, Cuba persevered, as Fidel's visionary leadership made clear that the world's current neoliberal globalization is unsustainable.
He warned that this form of globalization reduces sovereign states, particularly in the Global South, to parcels of private property, which he deemed a recipe for economic ruin and political instability.
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