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Cuban comedian Ulises Toriac questioned the regime for blaming third parties for the national economic collapse and for trying to hold independent media accountable, instead of acknowledging decades of structural errors.
In a post shared on Facebook titled “It’s always someone else's fault,” Toriac responded to the official discourse that accuses El Toque of “inflating” the rates of the informal foreign exchange market, as well as the recent announcement from the Central Bank of Cuba regarding its intention to “consolidate a foreign exchange system”.
The author described that word as "suspicious" and recalled that the same institution has been applying failed monetary policies for over 25 years.
Toriac made a sarcastic remark about the supposed responsibility of the digital medium in the financial chaos, pointing out that El Toque “did not exist when the companies were nationalized, agricultural production was dismantled, or fictitious rates of the Cuban peso were imposed.”
In his view, the Government is trying to distract the population with a new enemy, while the Central Bank continues to issue unbacked money and sets an exchange rate that "is just words in the wind."
The analyst emphasized the need to establish a regulated and transparent exchange rate, with a genuine capacity for buying and selling foreign currency.
“I am looking forward to them actually doing it and showing that El Toque is a game-changer,” he wrote, before emphasizing that “money does not grow spontaneously,” but rather depends on the economic and productive strength of the country.
Toriac concluded his text by stating that the regime has made denouncement its constant policy, avoiding taking responsibility for a crisis that he attributes to the centralized model, the lack of productive incentives, and the state’s absolute control over the economy.
His reflection adds to the growing expressions of discontent among the Cuban people and strengthens a widespread perception: the government prefers to blame others rather than reform its own system.
The broadcaster Laritza Camacho, known for her analysis on social media regarding current issues in Cuban society, reacted last Thursday to the regime's media offensive against the independent outlet El Toque, with a critical and strong message.
On his Facebook profile, Camacho said: “I don't deal in dollars. I don't earn in dollars. I neither buy nor sell, because I don't have any. As a Cuban citizen, I would prefer that they give a 'Tap' to Murillo and all those implementing the measures that triggered inflation, rather than someone explaining why 253 measures fail to bring about any positive change.”
Similarly, from abroad, the Cuban activist Amelia Calzadilla harshly responded to the regime's spokesperson, Humberto López, after the official program Razones de Cuba launched a media offensive against the independent outlet El Toque, accusing it of manipulating the informal currency rate and committing economic terrorism against the country.
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