A Cuba Meeting

Not the least of the consequences of fidelismo has been its effect upon a section of American radical youth. At a meeting organized by Dissent and held in New York City on February 22, an instructive, if ironic, illustration of this occurred. The meeting, attended by about 400 people, had been organized as a symposium on the Cuban revolution.

The idea was to have a broad discussion on the nature of fidelismo, emphasizing Cuba itself rather than reiterating an...