Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is no gradual change possible, Alastair. When the Cuban regime collapses, it will be swift and I think with little or no violence, the way it happened in Eastern Europe (with the exception of Romania). And I am sure the Cubans are smart enough to preserve some of these old cars for the tourists while they buy proper ones for themselves. You can go on organized Trabant safaris in Berlin these days. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Mar 29, 2010, at 2:14 AM, afirkin at afirkin.com wrote: >> Hi Alastair, >> >> I find really fascinating the images from Cuba, they show us a world >> that has been stopped some years ago and beside this the colors, the >> life, the music are always present, it seems that this people has a >> own philosophy of the live, they survive and they are more or less >> happy. I like the man on the car, I like the two mens playing, the two >> B&W. Nice album! >> >> Cheers >> Lluis > > Thanks again Lluis, the first thing I would say, is I would not want to > live there, BUT, there are good things in Cuba. The saddest thing in my > view is that most of the good will be swept away with any change. One or > two generations will be lost (as they were in E. Europe) if the change is > too fast and too sudden, (and I predict it will be.) The influx of money > will push up prices beyond the locals and the wealth of the country will > become unhealthily skewed. Don't get me wrong, change is vital, and > inevitable, but it needs to happen slowly. Stage one would be having the > party accept that change will happen and that they would like to play a > role in that re-development, but like most of the Cubans we met, don't > hold your breath. > > Cheers > > Alastair > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >