Blas Roca Calederio, born on July 22 in 1908, was a Cuban communist revolutionary and radical journalist. Roca helped lead the 1933 general strike that ousted Gerardo Machado, and served in Fidel Castro's revolutionary government.

Born into a poor family, Roca began working at age eleven, shining shoes. According to Castro, Roca was already a prominent communist organizer in the province of Oriente at 21 years old.

At age 25, Roca helped lead a two week general strike that ousted dictator Gerardo Machado. By 1936, he was head of the Cuban Communist Party and began serving as a politican, helping author the 1940 Cuban Constitution.

Under Roca's leadership, Cuban communists were instrumental in providing an organizational and ideological structure for Castro's revolution, as well as playing a pivotal role using the party's long-standing ties with the Soviet Union to promote increasingly closer ties during the early days of the revolution.

In 1961, Blas Roca, leading a party delegation, presented a Cuban flag to Nikita Khrushchev during a meeting of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Roca served on the first central committee and politburo of the new Communist Party of Cuba, founded in 1965.

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    • ashinadash [she/her]
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      5 months ago

      I was certain this was gonna be about my Arch Linux shitposting.

      Uh badeline-bruh nah. I'll call you back when I can be less annoying and stupid and enjoy things instead

        • ashinadash [she/her]
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          5 months ago
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          Idk it's just one of those things. Like there's shit you just shouldn't say even though it's not actually offensive or whatever.

              • Parzivus [any]
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                5 months ago

                If it's online you can totally just not respond to someone, or just something short like "I'm not really feeling it" or whatever else.

                It's easier on Hexbear too since I can assume whoever I'm talking to is being genuine and not just an asshole for no reason

                • ashinadash [she/her]
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                  5 months ago

                  Uh that's what my wife said too, but like Idk I don't think to just stem my thoughts, why not be sincere and say what's on my mind? I very rarely need to elsewise, like why? But uh I probably just shouldn't post asking I guess. I feel like a fuckin dickhead.