Fidel speaks in the name of the colonized
In defense of all of humanity
Public discourse in the United States proceeds with unawareness of the colonial foundations of the world-system, and what is more, foreign policy debates in the United States are driven by the limited issue of U.S. geostrategic interests. In contrast, the discourse of Fidel was formulated from the vantage point of the colonized, and it includes a primary focus on the universal needs and aspirations of humanity in the development of relations among nations. For some U.S. citizens, the discourse of Fidel touches sentiments and attains credibility, particularly those who hope for social justice for all of humanity, and who thereby are alienated by the limited perspective and indifference toward humanity of U.S. politicians.
Fidel’s anti-neocolonial and anti-imperialist perspective emphasizes the principles of the self-determination of peoples, the sovereignty of nations, and non-interference in the affairs of states. These principles had been central to the Cuban revolutiona…