{"id":2635391,"date":"2026-07-25T13:56:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T17:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-greatest-socialist-achievement-debasing-the-citizen\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T14:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:00:30","slug":"the-greatest-socialist-achievement-debasing-the-citizen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-greatest-socialist-achievement-debasing-the-citizen\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest Socialist Achievement: Debasing the Citizen"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-greatest-socialist-achievement-debasing-the-citizen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2635391&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-what-happened-the-last-time-israel-invaded-lebanon-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"This is what happened the last time Israel invaded Lebanon - Washington Examiner\">provided content discusses<\/a> the deterioration of social,political,and cultural aspects in socialist Cuba.It highlights how violent tendencies, initially rooted in revolutionary propaganda and sanctioned violence, have become normalized over decades, affecting mainstream culture and youth behavior. Recent years have seen an increase in crime and violence,attributed to systemic crises,economic hardship,and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexican-drug-cartel-leader-13-others-dead-in-clash-between-cartel-and-farmers\/\" title=\"Mexican Drug Cartel Leader, 13 Others Dead In Clash Between Cartel And Farmers\">weak law enforcement<\/a>. The regime has attempted to distract and control the population by reinstating traditional street festivities, such as congas, which have sometimes been marred by violent and lewd behavior. Despite ongoing repression, acts of dissent persist, supported by exiled leaders calling for hope and resilience. The overall tone reflects concern over Cuba\u2019s moral decline, societal disintegration, and the challenges facing those seeking freedom amid a repressive environment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=krV1qxAJ6RE\">degradation within socialist Cuba<\/a> has taken root and is now bearing fruit.<\/p>\n<p>It began with the glorification of revolutionary violence. The state not only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elnuevoherald.com\/opinion-es\/trasfondo\/article226520615.html\">executed<\/a> and tortured thousands of Cubans who held dissenting views but also incited its followers to assault \u2014 with clubs and beatings \u2014 anyone who rejected the Revolution or its leaders.<\/p>\n<p>In 1980, during the Peruvian Embassy crisis (when thousands of Cubans sought asylum at that diplomatic mission in Havana), revolutionary <a href=\"https:\/\/ernestomiami.substack.com\/p\/la-rebelion-detras-de-la-cerca-dentro\">mobs<\/a> organized to hurl eggs and stones at the homes of those who had chosen to flee the socialist paradise.<\/p>\n<p>This violent tendency \u2014 which has defined the island for nearly 70 years, was embedded in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/130301809\/La_alfabetizaci%C3%B3n_medi%C3%A1tica_e_informacional_en_el_mundo_educacional_cubano_Apuntes_cr%C3%ADticos\">textbooks<\/a> we used to learn to read and was justified in official speeches and media \u2014 is also mirrored in Cuban culture.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=agY-sx14KjQ&#038;t=2s\">gang or criminal violence<\/a> was viewed as marginal and undesirable in pre-1959 culture, social disintegration (fatherless homes, the decline of marriage, the state\u2019s rejection of Christianity, etc.) has, in the 21st century, normalized such behavior \u2014 even causing it to be conflated with the very essence of \u201cCuban identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, social media in Cuba showed young adults, teenagers, and even children brandishing knives and machetes while dancing to the song \u201cAbaku\u00e1 nam\u00e1\u201d by Cuban-American reggaeton artist Chocolate MC. This trend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C2fgfQcPiZB\/?igsh=MWRtcHN3cXZieWFscw%3D%3D\">masked<\/a> a deeper issue: the acceptance of lyrics notorious for glorifying violence.<\/p>\n<p>All of this unfolded amidst a rising wave of crime and violence in the country, with criminality <a href=\"https:\/\/cubasiglo21.com\/la-criminalidad-en-cuba-se-incremento-en-2024-un-50-72-respecto-a-2023\/\">increasing by 50% compared to the previous year<\/a>, according to a report by the think tank Cuba Siglo XXI. \u201cThe deterioration of public security in Cuba,\u201d the report stated at the time, \u201cis linked to the country\u2019s systemic and structural crisis, the lack of economic opportunities, and institutional weaknesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For his part, veteran human rights activist Rolando Cartaya <a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinoticias.com\/a\/pincha-que-yo-te-cargo-la-jaba-pinceladas-de-un-semestre-de-inseguridad-ciudadana-en-cuba\/470216.html\">adds to the list of causes<\/a> the \u201cprecarious quality of education (a shortage of teachers and the absence of Christian studies or courses on morals and civics) and the distortion of the mission and quality of law enforcement agencies.\u201d He explains the latter point this way: \u201cIf you shout \u2018Down with D\u00edaz-Canel,\u2019 the police show up immediately; but if a house is robbed, they might take hours to arrive \u2014 or never show up at all. This leads people, feeling unprotected, to take justice into their own hands, while increasing the sense of impunity among criminals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amidst this tension, in the summer of 2026, the Cuban regime authorized and promoted the return of the popular congas \u2014 street carnival processions \u2014 which it had previously banned for fear that large gatherings of discontented citizens might spiral out of control. With no bread left to provide, the regime is betting on the circus.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, cacerolazos (pot-banging protests) and demonstrations against the Castro tyranny are becoming increasingly common across the island. People are weary of long blackouts that can last up to 72 hours, as well as stores devoid of food and pharmacies lacking medicines.<\/p>\n<p>The regime hopes that these congas \u2014 traditional island festivities for centuries \u2014 will serve as an effective tool for control and a pressure valve during the acute crisis and scarcity into which it has plunged the country.<\/p>\n<p>One conga in Matanzas province gave rise to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/hVec20AcCVw\">controversial chant<\/a> that reflects the cultural degradation of the late-Castro era: \u201cStab [someone], and I\u2019ll carry your bag of food.\u201d In Cuban slang, pinchar refers to stabbing or wounding someone with a bladed weapon, while jaba refers to the bag of food one brings to a relative in prison. In other words: kill, and I\u2019ve got your back.<\/p>\n<p>Other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\/v\/1JbAY8tkWN\/\">conga parades<\/a> drew hundreds of locals to dance lewdly in the streets.<\/p>\n<p>Hours after several of those spectacles took place, only about 30 people joined an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diariolasamericas.com\/florida\/regimen-cubano-vuelve-citar-la-creadora-contenido-anna-sofia-benitez-medio-del-hostigamiento-contra-su-familia-n5398146\">evangelical pastor and three 20-somethings<\/a> who are challenging the regime on social media. The loneliness of heroes is real, yet the contrast cannot be overlooked.<\/p>\n<p>Socialism\u2019s greatest achievement is the creation of a citizen \u2014 perhaps the \u201cNew Man\u201d spoken of by the murderer Ernesto \u201cChe\u201d Guevara \u2014 who, when crushed by the State, clamors for \u201cmore\u201d State; who ignores his civic duty to future generations and his nation, content instead with a grotesque, savage, and alienated existence.<\/p>\n<p>While some might say that a people who forget their heroes do not deserve freedom, voices like that of dissident leader Ang\u00e9lica Garrido offer hope.<\/p>\n<p>In a public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\/1BfGbjRx9y\/\">message<\/a>, she urged Cuban exiles and patriots not to lose heart. \u201cAs long as there is a single righteous person inside Cuba crying out for freedom, we must carry on for their sake,\u201d she posted on Facebook, the island\u2019s most popular social network. \u201cAbraham interceded for Lot so that Jehovah would save him, and so it happened: He saved him and his family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cValues have been lost; good habits are no longer plentiful,\u201d he acknowledged, but he pointed out that abandoning those who wander \u201cblind and without God\u201d would mean surrendering them to \u201cdiabolical tyranny,\u201d leaving them to be utterly torn apart.<\/p>\n<div><em>Yoe Su\u00e1rez is The Washington Stand\u2019s international affairs correspondent. He is an exiled journalist, writer, and producer who investigated in Havana about torture, political police, gangs, government black lists, and cybersurveillance. A graduate of Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona, he was a CBN correspondent, and has written for outlets like The Hill and Newsweek. 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