The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, defended "Western civilization," in the fascist style of Trump, in a speech in Munich

Every public intervention by the Trumpian foreign minister constitutes an inexhaustible source of falsehoods, not even well-crafted ones; also a living example of how this individual is forced to express the opposite of what he thinks or said on numerous occasions before assuming his current super-position.

But Mr. Rubio's statements must be taken very seriously; endowed with considerable bureaucratic power, he can create situations, including manipulating his boss, Trump, and turning the world upside down.

Mr. Rubio's latest statement came during his recent European visit, what has been called, perhaps unfairly, Western Europe, subservient to the American empire. He was the star speaker, no less, on February 14th, at the 62nd Munich Security Conference (2026).

In the aforementioned speech, Mr. Rubio apparently came with a modified script from the one Vice President Vance delivered last year at the 61st edition of the event. Now, the US Secretary of State attempted to display more diplomatic tact, if you will, toning down somewhat the repudiated rhetoric of threats with which Mr. Trump has been harassing Europeans.

Mr. Rubio emphasized the importance of US ties with Western Europe, highlighting supposed shared values with an air of racial and intellectual superiority, warning that all of this is in danger of disappearing if European leaders do not adhere to the far-right, fascist-tinged agenda that President Trump proclaims to anyone who will listen.

Hence, the issue of “uncontrolled migration from semi-wild” lands, Third World countries, or whatever he may have called the rest of the world, was a central point of the complaints/warnings, presented by Mr. Rubio in a more or less amiable manner, but nonetheless exuding the singular arrogance that US officials often display.

Mr. Rubio also began philosophizing about the evolution of capitalism after World War II, shattering the theories of Francis Yoshihiro Fukuyama, the man who predicted that the fall of the Berlin Wall would usher in an era of prosperity—for the super-rich, of course, he conveniently forgot to mention—with universal liberal democracy. Well done, Mr. Rubio, for attempting to dismantle this baseless thesis, although, true to form, he committed the same error: completely ignoring the tremendous contradictions generated by the system that both Yoshihiro Fukuyama and Mr. Rubio defend.

Because what’s happening in Europe, and particularly evidently in the US, is a consequence of the development of the capitalist system, according to which the concentration of wealth and power, inherent in this system, strives against the interests of the nation itself. In other words, and to highlight just one example of the many that exist, the greed—understandable, of course—of the major US transnational corporations led them to migrate their industries and technologies to third countries outside the "developed Western world," such as China or India, leaving the US virtually deindustrialized.

In an excess of outdated academicism, Mr. Rubio then directly attacks the free market; neither Marx, nor Engels, nor Lenin could have imagined that hundreds of years later, a charlatan representing the most developed capitalism would end up proving them right. Surely Mr. Rubio didn't even realize the absurdity of it all.

At this point, Mr. Rubio gets tangled up in scolding others for having developed their economies, as if that possibility were the exclusive domain of a small group of countries, simply because the empire deems it appropriate, period. He also accuses Third World countries of military advancements, which is another perverse act by the Secretary, because no one is better suited than the current Trump administration to insist that they do as they please, because they have the "best military in the world," according to the president. And well, it's essential to take precautions to protect oneself from such a threat.

Then, consistent with the above, the Secretary of State officially declares—not only in fact but de jure, one might say—the end of the rules-based world; the law of the strongest, first comes first served, and there's no room for anyone else, in short. Still not content with the arbitrariness, he invited the attendees of the 62nd Conference to close ranks against the rest of the world, under the “unbeatable” leadership of none other than Trump.

Secretary Rubio also addressed other topics on the agenda established in Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's document, which outlines for the White House what must be done about every human and divine issue. Mr. Rubio placed particular emphasis on dismantling the policies that have attempted, admittedly insufficiently, to protect the environment.

The issue of climate change appears in Mr. Rubio's rhetoric as a secondary concern, compared to the other absurdities he presented to the attendees of the Munich meeting; however, the Trumpian approach to this issue is probably one of the most dangerous for the human species, not only because it’s obvious, but also because it’s one of the few things on which the world, in a civilizing and survival effort, has achieved a certain level of consensus. None of that works, Mr. Rubio insisted. Remember, the rules-based world no longer operates.

In short, the Trumpian far-right, convinced of its own imperial arrogance, decided to make peace with old Europe, but not as equals. Instead, it adopted a clearly subordinate role, reflecting the peculiar way in which the empire faces its inevitable decline. Either they join us in this “madness” or they will be the first to fall off the cliff—more or less, that's what the US Secretary of State wanted to express in a dramatic pose in Munich.

Of particular interest to Cuba was the interview that Mr. Rubio gave to John Mickkethwait, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News, a publication that defines itself as a “chronicler of capitalism,” during his visit to Europe. In that interview, he “explained” the policy of harassment against the island.

The issue certainly requires more time to reach a better understanding. Nevertheless, some preliminary considerations can be noted.

One can begin with the psychedelic dose of steroid-fueled cynicism from Secretary Rubio. Yes, because speculating about the state of the Cuban economy while conveniently ignoring the existence of the embargo frankly doesn't hold up for a minute; it's enough to make the audience simply turn off the TV or whatever device they were watching the interview on.

But this was, let's say, more of the same. Recall the absurdity that Cuban socialism doesn't work, yet it must be blockaded at all costs because without this economic war, they know it would demonstrate its extraordinary advantages, many of which are recognized even amidst such a siege, now intensified by the virtual fuel embargo.

The interesting part, perhaps the only one worth evaluating, is when he lays out the menu of conditions that Trump—if he is the President, because it's unlikely Mr. Rubio came up with it—has established to lift or ease the criminal siege on Cuban families. Here the secretary became more sinister, under an ambivalent appearance.

As always, he speaks of freedoms, clarifying, by the way, that the much-discussed issue of human rights is no longer of interest; no, it's the Cuban economy and who controls it. Without mincing words, stripping Mr. Rubio's statements of their rhetoric, he simply demands that the island's economy be returned to the control of the Americans, specifically the neo-Batistas, or there's no solution!

Some might even be deluding themselves; for example, business sectors of Cuban origin in South Florida, who sensibly invest in the island, the land of their ancestors, as established and permitted by the current Cuban constitution.

This is a serious mistake. From any perspective, Mr. Rubio's proposals to editor-in-chief Mickkethwaite are one of his most colossal deceptions regarding Cuba. It’s a vulgar act of wishful thinking to assume that he has now embraced an alternative in “Obama mode,” as some media outlets have suggested, alluding to his meeting with Bloomberg News.

Of the many reasons Mr. Rubio may have for this new and unexpected stance, one is likely that his diplomats in Europe have warned him about the growing rejection, both there and elsewhere, of the extreme and cruel policy of suffocation implemented, and now brazenly and ridiculously justified in the executive order of January 29th.

Mr. Rubio surely thought to himself, well, everyone is saying that this order is an outrage, for which he is almost entirely responsible; that people realize the Secretary is actually hoping to achieve the ever-elusive goal of “regime change” in Cuba. So, without hesitation, in the interview he blamed everything on the Cuban authorities, and threw a poisoned olive branch, not at the Cubans, but at European public opinion, the very place they want to definitively conquer with their "affectionate" stances.

It must be said as many times as necessary. It's relevant. Among the neo-Batistas, perfectly represented by Mr. Rubio, there are no alternatives; of course, like others, they seek to end the Revolution. The fact that there isn't a Cuban-style socialism just 180 km from Florida is something agreed upon by the American plutocracy, but the desire of these neo-Batista oligarchs is to keep everything, as was the case until December 1958. And it's now or never, they've concluded.

Mr. Rubio, stop with the rhetoric. Here in Cuba, nobody believes you, and it's pathetic to see how the counterrevolutionary digital ecosystem juggles to track you down. Some are enthusiastic about a swift military invasion of the island, but compelled by the need to collect their monthly payments from the State Department, now they're talking about an "Obama-style" approach, which they obviously hope the Cuban authorities will reject—a necessary condition for sweeping everything away, as Trump would say.

They shall not pass, whether they're posing like Obama or however they want to disguise themselves. It's clear and felt that this is something deeper, from this side of the Florida Strait. Revolution for a long time to come! End of statement.