September 1st of 2003

 

Projections of the Party on Some Social Issues


We are concious of the social reality of Cuba, where a totalitarian regime turning the back on his people has submerged the country in a generalized poverty where the most affected sectors are the elderly and children, youth futureless and hopeless graduates, no jobs and the existing ones are a shame for the wages. This, among other things has provoked high levels of suicide in the young people seeking freedom and rights that have been violated, commiting acts of desperation like embarking in adventures at sea in high risk vessels. These acts reflect the levels of desperation they feel. Social assistance is almost non existant in a country where the economy has found to be static and degrading for decades now, with lowest salaries in history with lack of homes and jobs.

All these factors bring along a degrading of moral values in society, creating a gap to bloom human miseries due to the poverty in which the country has been submerged, such as prostitution and theft as a means to survive (even ways used by oportunisttic people that support the government), corruption to all levels of power, lack of patriotism and the loss of citicenship and interest in politics. All this in a society that has been kept marginal to the most essential human rights, where a housewife can not decide what to cook for dinner, lissten to music or see television while their kids are kept away from that fenomenon called internet, citizens alienated from thinking on their own and much less with the ability to express themselves without fear of retaliation.

This regime is based on lies, retaliation and manipulation of the information, with the complicity of international leftists, the are dedicated to uphold power for a gansteril pack.

What do we want? A state of Law and a civic society concious of its responsability in the supervision of the elected people in power to be able to guarantee their honesty and efficiency, to facilitate the creation of certain conditions for a fast recuperation of the economy.

What do we propose to achieve such a society?

To this society in which individual responsability sholud play a decisive factor, some public services should be guaranteed, such as education and health, the education should aim to instruct our youth to contribute to rescue the once lost ethical and moral values of society, the interest for our homeland, politics, apart from the teaching of new technology that could place them to the level of of the times we are living in. Our Youth will have the right to choose their studies in spite of their race, sex or political affilliation. This should be guaranteed as a public service to society. We shall not limit individualities and creativity. Another important role will be played by religious entities like The Catholic Church, Protestant Denominations, Brotherhood organizations such as Masonry, Caballeros de la Luz, Boy Scouts and others... A special role will be played by the men and women that will work the means of communications. They have to be objective and in their hands rests an important part of this rescue.

Public Health will always offer people great securities, this sector of economy will have to be updated to the levels of advanced countries. We should focus on preventive medicine so to avoid extra expenses and be able to improve the quality of life of our people.

Social Security Assistance should be implemented efficiently and fast to those who really need it. There should be a strict procedure to determine those cases that qualify with no delay.

We consider that in the aft of the regime the logistic and infrastructure to get the international help that will arrive to the island must be created, so that these organizations can carry on with their tasks.

There will be a future for the working class. Within a judicial environment will be determined the regulations of labour that will protect them, with the right to create independent unions. A minimum wage will have to be determined, and a whole set of guidances and laws will nave to be determined so that our workers can perform their duties with dignity.


We Shall Overcome

- Board of Directors-
Partido Republicano De Cuba