I have the wonderful blessing of hearing my mother’s views on world affairs, and whether I agree with all her sentiments or not, the one thing that is certain, is that I always learn something. My mother has asked me to put into writing her opinion on the recent events regarding the relationship between the United States and Cuba.
The phrase she uttered 3 times in the discussion was, “Hate for the sake of Hate”. She drew the comparison to the nation of Germany. Germany, the country responsible for the murder of 6 millions Jews and the evil protagonist in both WWI and WWII, is now a respected and civil democracy. It is a nation where people can live freely and peacefully. The Jewish people are able to live there happily and with a few exceptions no longer are exposed to anything resembling the hate once found there. Whatever hate they do have to deal with is not sanctioned by the government. On the contrary, it is condemned by the government.
It is my mother’s belief that if we can turn the page on Germany’s history, we can certainly do the same thing for Cuba. Her feeling is by no means that Cuba is a perfect country without issues needing resolution, but the reaction people have had to the normalization of relations is nothing more that “hate for the sake of hate”.
There is much evil in the world today. My mother recognizes that and often fears that we are headed for another global catastrophe. However, she also maintains that the world’s problems are not coming from Cuba, and that in reestablishing relations with the island only 90 miles from the United States, we have a lot more to gain than we have to lose.
Agree or disagree, it is hard to argue with the almost 93 years of experience of a clearheaded, intelligent and lucid woman.
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