Fidel's Death and Cuba's Future?

When I heard last night of Fidel Castro's death, I thought to myself that there might be some justice in the world after all. Although it took 90 years to do it, Fidel Castro has been officially declared dead. And all in all, I didn't expect myself to write 3 posts in one week of just starting this blog but well hey, I can't resist saying something so I will.

So let me give some of my opinions on Fidel Castro's death. In my honest opinion, when I heard Fidel's brother, Raoul, would take over his brother's position for his illness, I think this was primarily the beginning of the stage set for the obvious transition of power necessary to give the Communists the power they still want and keep things in line obviously. Simple transition of power nothing more and that I also think they kept the illusion of Fidel alive to keep the populace from knowing better and to keep basic morale up. 

Now for Cuba's future and what we can do about it because believe it or not, we can actually do something to stop Cuba from oppressing any more people and stopping them from violating any more human rights. Just because Fidel Castro is dead doesn't fully help us due to his brother and the entire regime still in place but Fidel's lost touch can be an asset to many. The cracks in the walls are there but we need the right tools to break down the walls. One such tool is education. Unfortunately, many books are banned by Fidel's regime and yes it most possibly includes the ones I will put on a list that should be given to Cubans all over. I suggest to any of my friends or any of yours that are deciding to visit Cuba to give Spanish editions of the books I'll put under my list to fire the flames of a true revolution. Yes it's breaking the law but it's out of pure civil disobedience against a tyrannical government. Any government that tries to suspend forms of free speech including banning books should be morally condemned in any way. And anyone here in the US, who can't afford a trip to Cuba should just keep fighting here at home for Western and Enlightenment Ideas. History is a battlefield of ideas and that the ideas that win were the most successful in being argued and persuaded. Right now is that time for Cuba.

And to bastardize what Che Guivera said

Larga vida a la verdadera revolución! (Long live the true revolution!)

Sic Semper Tyrannis!

Thanksgiving Wishes, What I'm Thankful For, and Good News

Since it's already here, Happy Thanksgiving and Turkey Day everyone!

Now here are some things and people I'm thankful for. First and most of all, I'm very thankful for living in this country where I have multiple opportunities and can flourish as much as I want without having to fear constantly for my life. I'm very thankful for my family especially now that we were able to get my Oma Eta (My great aunt actually but she was kind of a grandmother to me and Oma means grandma in Dutch) a new home to stay in and that she'll be surrounded by many of my family members this holiday. I'm also thankful for people like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos for creating technology and services we can often take for granted but have helped revolutionize communication all over and making our lives easier too. And to all past inventors, innovators, scientists and others who take pride in their work and truly are focused on human flourishing. And I'm particularly thankful for my grandfather with helping me with my Oma (his sister) through all of this with her transition to 24 hour care and my mom and aunt for finding a wonderful place for her to stay. I'm thankful for my boyfriend for being there as both emotional support and for being invested into my writings and work. Thanks to veterans, thanks to police and firefighters, nurses and doctors, volunteers and anonymous people for helping save people's lives. I'm thankful for having a very large family who supports and loves me very much. I'm especially thankful to my dad, step-mom, and sisters for just being able to spend time with them after so long without being able to see them. And thanks to you for following me at the beginning of my very first blog. It truly is an honor to start this.

Now I said I had good news and I do. I'm proud to mention I'm in the writing draft for my very first short story. It will be published on the site and hopefully be more as part of a short story collection of some of my very first works. All I can say is that this story is called Pomegranate Wine and I hope your very anticipated for future news of this story.

I'm very happy to mention this stepping stone in my journey as an author. And for all to have a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Begining Party and Q and A!

Hello! Bon Soir!

Welcome to Marcos' Musings, the blog where I go on about an assortment of discussions and talk about my future writing projects too. I just want to let everyone know this to celebrate on the discussion of the blog so far and that I want to give a brief overview of what this blog will be about.

This blog is dedicated to my opinions on Art, Philosophy, Politics, and my current writing projects. But also, I'll be discussing other things like reviewing certain TV Series and Movies I decide to give down time to see, video games, and my updates on my life too other fun stuff as well. As much as it is hard to make a balance since I am still debating what times I would like to Blog, I do know at least once a week I would like to update everyone on all my projects at least so that's a start.

Thanks for taking the time to come on. For this special event, feel free to ask me any questions about what plans I have for my blog, myself, or any other questions. Thank you very much!