1. A few thoughts on Fidel Castro, "Jaws," Moby Dick, C.L.R. James, right-wing populism, & the white working class.
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6. Jaws is heavily influenced by Moby Dick, which (as CLR James rightly notes) shows danger of autocrat (Ahab) ruling democratic mass (crew)
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7. For James, Moby Dick contain both the promise of modernity (democratic crew) & danger (fascist leader backed by capital taking command)
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KIds in Havana are free to roam and happy in the way we were in the 50s ,60s not so obsessed with what we did not own,
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It helps to have limited TV/internet.
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Zizek makes similar point in "Pervert's Guide to Ideology". Compares to how Nazis flattened complex problems into blaming Jews
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