For a long time, I’ve been contemplating, as the phrase that titles this blog suggests, that an apostate of free will, for political or religious reasons, denies themselves, as they turn away from the only thing that distinguishes us from beasts—our reasoning. The behavior of Chavistas, along with those who claim to be knowledgeable about our realities in developed countries, has led me to this conviction.
To my surprise, one of the most revered figures by individuals who have adopted the described attitude, Fidel Castro, once stated:
“I believe that when a person’s ability to think and reason is stifled, they are transformed from a human being into a domesticated animal.”
On that same occasion, Castro also remarked:
“I think this is very clear. What are the rights of revolutionary or non-revolutionary writers and artists? Within the Revolution: everything; against the Revolution: no rights.”
Same day, same rhetoric…