(en) Preliminary translation of a statement by Cuban anarchists on the recent announcement of normalizing relations with the US.

TALLER LIBERTARIO ALFREDO LOPEZ'S STAND ---- Regarding the release of prisoners and the 
re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the Cuba and USA governments. ---- 1. 
The"normalization" of diplomatic relations between the governments of the USA and Cuba 
should help eliminate many antiquated impediments imposed by these very same governments 
upon basic human bonds in both countries. ---- 2. We celebrate, together with those freed 
from the prisons and their families who have just received their love ones at home, free 
-at last!- after many years of "legal" incarceration. ---- 3. Nevertheless, we do not know 
the terms of these negotiations. It has been done for effect and fosters a miracle 
mentality leaving us as passive spectators. ---- 4. We are also worried about new 
opportunities emerging for more and improved capitalist exploitation of our people.

5. Which will increase submission, insignificance and misery by way of more consumerism, 
more ecological depredation and more mass culture; and it's because...

6. North American imperalism still stands.

7. Cuban authoritarianism still stands.

8. The Guantanamo naval base has not been dismantled and continues to house an 
international prison complete with torture center.

9. Therefore, it is not enough to release a group of prisoners, closing a particularly 
hideous prison would not be enough, all prisons all over the world must close.

10. Neither is it enough for the governments to end their "cold war" and come to agree on 
a number of points: true reconciliation among the people will come when there are no more 
states.

11. Even less by unblocking the markets so that the owners of the means of exploitation of 
other people's labor and of nature be able to commerce among themselves.

12. Therefore we hope that, now that the possibility of the end of the embargo floats on 
the horizon, this will not be worked out just by the executive powers alone but that every 
Cuban and every US citizen participate willingly.

We will keep up our struggle against all domination: ecological, anti-imperialist,
anti-capitalist and anti-authoritarian struggle, in solidarity with our
comrades all over the world.

Liberty without socialism is privilege and injustice; socialism without liberty is 
brutality and tyranny.

Havana, December 19, 201

fb. Adam Welch