By Benjamín Noria
HAVANA TIMES – The intellectual Norberto Bobbio wrote in his book titled The Future of Democracy that: “for a democratic regime to be in transformation is its natural state; democracy is dynamic, despotism is static and always the same.”
Indeed, we all know, at least by experience, that all totalitarian systems consist of a group of fanatics who take power and wield it for a long time, impoverishing the people and ruling the lives of their citizens with an iron hand according to the whim of the moment. In contrast, democracy relates to freedom as autonomy, a free-market economy, and the predominance of human or fundamental rights over the actions of the State.
Cuba is a country overshadowed by a long-lasting dictatorship. The dictatorship of the Cuban government has survived for more than 66 years despite severe economic crises and US sanctions. The Cuban dictatorship could potentially enter the Guinness Book of Records as the longest-live