Peri Rossi, y Moratinos
Cristina Peri Rossi, cesada de Catalunya Ràdio por el delito -¿o lo considerarán mera falta?- de hablar en español, ha escrito breve comunicado sobre el atropello y busca adhesiones. Por supuesto que tiene la mía.
Vean comunicado, y adhiéranse aquellos que no están dispuestos a que un gobierno nos dicte normas sobre qué lengua podemos usar para expresarnos en el ámbito público, y nos castigue por perseverar en ejercicio tan natural como es el cultivo de la lengua española.
Hay en la web del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de España, sección dedicada a la biografía del ministro Moratinos. En ella, subsección con el «Perfil personal» del susodicho. Redactado con cursilería propia de tracatanes, enumera las prioridades del ministro. La primera de todas parecería justificar sus desvelos por tener contentos a los hermanos Castro:
«Las prioridades del Ministro Moratinos han sido retejer una urdimbre tupida de contactos con América Latina…»
¡Deja que Juan Abreu se entere de esa mención a tupida urdimbre en relación con el Moratinos filocastrista!
En ABCD, reseña de Ronda nocturna, de Mijaíl Kuráyev.
De contra:
Philip Peters: Will Raúl Reform Cuban Economy?
Copio las conclusiones y los animo a leer las premisas.
«Taking all this into account, it is my view that Cuba will initiate some degree of economic reform during the coming year.
»I reach this conclusion for three reasons.
»First, while there are differing opinions within the Cuban political system regarding economic policy, there is consensus that something must be done – for both political and economic reasons – to address the unfinished business of the reforms of the 1990’s, especially income inequality. That task requires a degree of economic growth that small-scale changes cannot provide.
»Second, if the Cuban government’s intention were to stand pat, it would surely be directing an old, tried-and-true message to the Cuban people now: that Cuba is besieged by a hostile U.S. Administration that perceives weakness, and this is a time to concentrate on defense and to avoid experimentation in domestic policy. But Raul Castro’s message has been the opposite.
»That is because, third, as more and more time has passed with Fidel Castro offstage, Raul Castro has steadily raised expectations for policy changes that will improve Cubans’ daily lives. He has done so through small initial policy steps, through his public speeches, and now by pushing a discussion of economic problems and “structural changes” to Cuba’s grass roots organizations. It is hard to conceive that a politician in any political system, much less one in Raul Castro’s circumstance today, would embark on a strategy of raising expectations to this degree if his intention were not to deliver results. It bears noting that Raul Castro has tempered expectations by telling the Cuban people not to expect dramatic improvement overnight.»
