Cuban singer-songwriter Raúl Torres made a comeback on social media with a message urging the regime to "change everything that needs to be changed," while describing himself as just another Cuban who is "out in the streets, fighting and singing Cabalgando con Fidel."
His recent post on Facebook, where he also shared theories about the platform's algorithm, underscored his loyalty to the so-called "revolution" while subtly critiquing the government of "continuity."
"Now our country is going through a very delicate moment (…) let's be aware and [make] our own turning point urgent now, and once and for all change everything that needs to be changed," said Torres in a megalomaniacal and chaotic post.
According to the author of the ill-fated song "Cabalgando con Fidel," “our people need a profound action to save their project; they are thirsty for participation, thirsty for initiatives, thirsty for guidance, despite the fact that our government's efforts are not entirely effective.”
According to Torres, the ineffectiveness of Miguel Díaz-Canel's government is attributed to “the adverse times we are experiencing in every sense as a country, as a society, and as a revolutionary project.”
The troubadour acknowledged that more and more artists are changing their "mental compass" because social media "bombards them with all kinds of manipulated propaganda."
In that regard, he urged his colleagues to engage in "some reflection because I sense their irritability is palpable as they grapple with their own conscience."
“It’s hard to watch people who were once your friends drift away just because their views on politics have changed; it’s irrational... As for me, I will continue doing what I do best, without fear but without taking sides,” he said.
In mid-July, the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) called for the reconstruction of symbols in the face of the advance of "hegemonic media." Is Torres's incoherent discourse an attempt to reconstruct the symbol of the "horse"?
Days later, the troubadour posted a statement on his social media, admitting that he had no "escape strategy." According to Torres, his grateful nature prevented him from turning his back on the "people to whom I owe everything I am."
"I am a revolutionary and a fidelista," emphasized the author of the song "Patria o Muerte por la Vida," which Google ranked as the worst song of 2021.
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