BREAKING from Little Havana (via a Ven. blogger): Fidel Castro DEAD or about to be.

[flamingdem]

12. They were saying some of

the expected things regarding Fidel but without conviction - I don't think they have seen that much past the propaganda but when you think about it -- Fidel is such a symbol of Cubanness regardless of politics he really saved the Cuban identity from homogenization, vs. Puerto Rico for instance - that is like the USA with Walmarts etc. all over - so they know that he was this rebel and they aren't allowed to like him ... but naturally they are suspicious at least on a subconscious level, that there is more than meets the eye. So perhaps this is expressed by this indirect admiration in their choice of favorite names, that is their rebel streak. It was just notable to me that three people echoed this desire to name their children Fidel. I can see that generation re-writing the usual version of Miami Fidel history over time to something more positive, something that can be proud of even if it must remain indirect.