Word: discontentment
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Cubans have never expressed their discontent more openly or across such a broad spectrum. Many now speak frankly of their frustration with the entire communist system -- and even with Fidel. Well aware that a local official of the omnipresent Committees for the Defense of the Revolution is listening, a bitter...
It is true that discontent is more widespread and vocal than ever before. The refugee crisis came in the wake of a melee on Aug. 5, when hundreds of young Cubans, watched by thousands of amazed onlookers, rioted over the suspension of a Havana bay ferry that had been hijacked...
The embargo's impact on health care has become an issue for U.S. groups like Pastors for Peace, which feels morally obliged to circumvent the ban by sending humanitarian aid to Cuba. Some of the aid may not reach those who need it most: there are complaints in Havana that...
The response among laborers has been increasingly militant. Since March a series of wildcat strikes and slowdowns has been reported in Shenyang, Dalian, Chengdu, Shenzhen and other major cities. A particular center of discontent is the northeast, home to many of China's crumbling state-owned industries. According to the...
ON THE THREAT OF DICTATORSHIP: The danger lies in the possibility of discontent continuing to grow among the people and the inability of the government to fight crime and quickly remedy the situation. One could anticipate an angry reflex vote and some sort of enraged popular response.