tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166373147417754257.post4782978177277535824..comments2024-01-02T07:12:39.616-05:00Comments on El Yuma: Let a Thousand Flowers..., uh, Bloggers Bloom!: Of Blogrolls and BestBlogs (Part 1)El Yumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14100978974463973370noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166373147417754257.post-77233890050833657832009-12-07T14:18:15.080-05:002009-12-07T14:18:15.080-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.El Yumahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14100978974463973370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166373147417754257.post-42384067453056201322009-12-07T14:06:08.058-05:002009-12-07T14:06:08.058-05:00Carlos, thanx for the info and correction.
What...Carlos, thanx for the info and correction. <br /><br />What else can you tell me/us about the group? Are they all professors, or are there students involved too? <br /><br />The "independence" of other young bloggers has been questioned in the Cuban media - esp. that of Sanchez and the group connected to Desdecuba.com and Voces Cubanas. How autonomous/independent do you think Bloggers Cuba is - and that's not a rhetorical question - I do not automatically assume that they are props or mouthpieces for the government line, but knowing how the Cuban government takes information and media and propaganda VERY seriously, I'm skeptical, just as many in the CUban government and who support the revolution around the world are also skeptical of Yoani - especially given the U.S. long-standing policy of "regime change." <br /><br />It is indeed valid to ask these questions of Yoani and her clan, as well as questions about financing, technical support, etc. So what do you think about Bloggers Cuba in this regard? <br /><br />I can see from my so far cursory review of the site that they are significantly different (younger with a different perspective) from other "oficialista" sites and blogs like Lagarde or Norelys Morales Aguilera or Rosa Baez or cubadebate or desdecuba.net or LaRepublica.es, but I'm curious about their real level of independence. <br /><br />Is their "NG Bloggers" (that's Nueva Generacion) image and rhetoric a reflection of a real openness to respectful debate and dialogue (el respeto por el derecho ajeno es la paz - especially of those who disagree with them), or is it more window dressing, a facade hiding a will to power and a desire to silence one's opponents - kind of like track II of Helms-Burton?<br /><br />Of course, I will be reading their individual blogs and can make my own assessments but any ideas? <br /><br />I also invite any members of Bloggers Cuba to respond to my querries.<br /><br />Y se puede escribir en espanol si prefiere...El Yumahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14100978974463973370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166373147417754257.post-28008151813126065282009-12-07T13:41:00.818-05:002009-12-07T13:41:00.818-05:00The young professors who created Bloggers Cuba are...The young professors who created Bloggers Cuba are from Instituto Superior Tecnológico José Antonio Echevarría or ISPJAE, better known in Cuba as "la CUJAE" because it is hosted at the Ciudad Universitaria José Antonio Echevarría in the outskirsts of Havana.Carlos Alzugaraynoreply@blogger.com