Seven minutes of light in the early morning: Official journalist advocates for power outages without "privileges for anyone"

Determined to continue with his complaints and criticisms without stopping his involvement with the "revolutionaries," the official journalist Jesús Álvarez López once again used his social media to express his suspicions that not all Cubans are equally affected by power outages in Cuba.

Subject to another massive power outage this Sunday, the veteran journalist from the CMHW station in Villa Clara advocated "for distributing the light equitably," revealing his discomfort with the suspicion that power cuts occur more frequently and for longer periods where ordinary people live rather than where the privileged of the regime reside.

Electricity "arrived at 2:27 am and went out at 2:34. Only 7 minutes. I advocate for distributing light equitably throughout Cuba, with no privileges for anyone," Álvarez López said in a Facebook post.

In less than 24 hours, his post received more than 150 comments from Cubans who agreed with his proposal and also expressed their suspicions or certainties that power outages in Cuba distinguish between humble neighborhoods and exclusive areas of diplomats, foreign companies, and leaders.

That policy is not being applied. The further from El Morro, the more blackouts. Those who believe it can go there," said a user in the comments. "If blackouts were evenly distributed, we would suffer less. There are circuits that never lose power, while others don't let us breathe," commented an internet user.

"At Santo, the power went out at 1:30 pm and it's now 7:35 am and [the light] hasn't come back. Long live the revolution!" said a user sarcastically. "In my area, it went out at 12 and they restored it at 6 am," another one pointed out.

"It has been many years since all Cubans are not equal. There are privileges, every day there is more difference and that's why they say the people are confused. With the power outages, we can't find anyone to blame, much less the real and only responsible ones. It's impossible to sleep only 4 hours every night. The next day, between heat and work, everything becomes very difficult for us," pointed out an Internet user.

I think the same. When you read the concept of 'revolution', you realize that it has been forgotten by many leaders, and many of these words are not fulfilled today. It is equality and full freedom; it is being treated and treating others as human beings. It is never lying or violating ethical principles. It is unity," said another scholar of the so-called "Cuban revolution," frustrated by the power outages.