From Revolutionary Faith to the Justification of Just War. Is it possible to radically change one’s ideology? Or is it an exclusively religious phenomenon, one that occurs through a mysterious revelation? We will examine the case of a famous writer and his journey from professing revolutionary Marxist faith to justifying military interventions when they aim […]
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Uchronia. A continental freedom that was stifled, yet possible. Structural transformation could have been glorious This fourth chapter explores the structural transformation of the island, examining how the pragmatism Castro never embraced, despite his supposed strategic intelligence, could have turned Cuba into the economic axis of the hemisphere, surpassing even the most optimistic projections of
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The Pending Reform: Between Will and Political Intent The urgency of reform Once duplication and waste are clearly identified, the central question remains why nothing changes. This is where political dysfunction emerges. Fear of losing votes or confronting unions outweighs the well-being of the citizens who finance the system. The paralysis is not technical. It
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The Washington Speech (1959). The Day Cuba Chose Development Over Ideology. In April 1959, the world held its breath. A young Fidel Castro landed in Washington, D.C. In our historical timeline, that trip marked the beginning of an irreversible rupture. But in this uchronian reality, Castro took a step no one expected. Instead of defiance,
Uchronia. A Continental Freedom That Might Have Been Real. Read Post »
The Fiscal Pressure Illusion. Why Citizens Pay More Than They Get Back The fiscal pressure illusion: why citizens pay more than they receive This second article examines the direct relationship between state waste and the cost of living in Uruguay. The premise is straightforward. The state has no money of its own. It only manages
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This reflection seeks to highlight how totalitarianism has transformed history into literature, using fiction as a political weapon to conceal its crimes. A tendency that survives on unredeemed dead. In closed societies, history and fiction often walk hand in hand. The past is constantly rewritten to justify the abuses of the present. In the previous
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The Anatomy of Duplication: A State That Devours Itself The Labyrinth of Inertia This text is born from an observation as simple as it is devastating: in contemporary Uruguay, the State has ceased to be a tool for progress and has become an end in itself. We explore the concepts of insanity and deceit not
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On openly exposed ruin and misplaced blame. What would have happened in Cuba and Latin America if Fidel Castro, instead of aligning with the Soviet Union, had purged corruption from Cuba and aligned himself with the free nations of the world? How different would the destiny of the Americas be without the violent ideological fracture
The freedom that never was, neither on the island nor across the continent. Read Post »
The massacre of Polish officers and the struggle between Nazis and Soviets to impose a historical narrative amid total war The Orwellian manipulation of History through one of the most macabre wartime discoveries. Twenty-two thousand bodies, executed with a bullet to the back of the head. Nazis and communists entangled in a horror that, eighty-five
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Tensions and contradictions: compliance is more necessary than competence These selective virtuists do not propose anti-corruption laws or clean record requirements for public office, simply because moral and ethical principles rank below political power interests. Yet, candidates who undergo competitive examinations are required to present certificates of good conduct. Not even union leaders are subject
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