US intellectuals and progressive youths on Wednesday evoked Fidel Castro's ideas in favor of the poor and against neoliberal policies.
On the second day of the International Meeting 'Ideas que son banderas,' (Ideas that are banners), intellectuals such as Abel Prieto, theologist Frei Betto and US young man Jacob Perasso highlighted the Cuban leader's ideas on anti-imperialism and unity.
Abel Prieto, president of Casa de las Americas, emphasized that Fidel's ideas have an indisputable validity and provide an analysis of resistance against hegemony.
Prieto distinguished the leader's support for Cuba's scientific development despite the current limitations, which led to the prestige of biotechnology and the country's achievements in the fight against Covid-19.
The intellectual also mentioned Fidel's concern about the role of culture in the transformation of human beings and society.
For his part, the renowned Brazilian liberation writer and theologist Frei Betto recalled some moments he spent with the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution since he met him in the 1980s.
Betto stressed that Fidel's humanism allowed him to unify the Cuban left wing and mentioned the combative actions he led in the 1950s to liberate Cuba.
Jacob Perasso, representative of the Socialists Youth in the US, described the Commander-in-Chief as an example of a revolutionary leaders.
The ruling class continues in power and regardless of the US president, the intention is always to punish Cuba because its example is feared, he said.
Perasso urged millions of workers and youths globally to eliminate the capitalist system to seek fairer social and economic development.
Fidel Castro was born in Biran, eastern Cuba, on August 13, 1926, and died in Havana, on November 25, 2016.