ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the end of Castroism as ideology. It deals with Castroism as an internal or national affair. Political scientists declaim about power. Sociologists pontificate about ideology. Medical doctors view the pulse as belonging to individuals, whilst political fanatics view the pulse as some sort of collective spirit. The organs of culture begin to take an anti-political form: literary publications begin to operate in an autonomous way. The obsequious bows to the majesty of the Communist Party or to Fidel Castro specifically, are replaced by darker hues of cultural analysis by the intellectuals on one side and grim humor by the populace on the other. In short, the end of ideology is followed, not by an immediate end to the regime, but by an erosion of authority within the regime. One hopes that such a search for retribution and justice will not prolong Castro's stay in power, or the sufferings of the Cuban people.
