A Mexican YouTuber has released an innovative video titled "POVERTY in CUBA in Minecraft," where he uses the popular video game to illustrate the history of the island, from the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the regimes of dictators such as Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Raúl Castro, and Miguel Díaz-Canel.
This project, which aims to inform and entertain, required over 60 hours of work, explains the channel on the audiovisual platform.
In the video, the content creator reflects on the difficult economic situation in Cuba and notes that there is no clear solution to lift the country out of the extreme poverty it faces.
However, it suggests several recommendations to improve the situation, such as promoting foreign investment, modernizing infrastructure, developing negotiation strategies with other countries, and having the president acknowledge that the current system has failed.
In this regard, it suggests that Cuba adopt an economic model similar to that of Vietnam and that the United States consider easing the embargo.
The producer, who even mentions the massive blackout from last Friday, concludes his message by sending a supportive hug to the Cubans and wishing for "the situation on the island to improve soon."
The video, however, contains an error at minute 11:53, where it states that Fulgencio Batista left Cuba in 1956.
While there is a certain benevolence towards the figure of Ernesto Che Guevara, he provides a precise analysis of why one cannot speak of a blockade but rather of an embargo, and he is objective in describing the totalitarian drift and land reform in the Caribbean nation.
Mexicans, who have historically shown an interest in the island's history, have provided significant support for the material, which has already garnered over half a million views in just three days.
"I am Cuban, and I can say that everything he said is accurate; he explains it better than any other video or history book, and I am watching the video in the middle of a blackout," said a resident on the island.
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