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Cuban singer Yotuel Romero has once again raised his voice against the regime in Havana with a powerful message directed straight at Miguel Díaz-Canel, whom he accuses of abusing power and subjugating the people through fear.
"I'm not writing to convince you, because those who live in fear do not listen, they silence others," Yotuel wrote on his social media, in a text that quickly went viral among Cubans both inside and outside the island.
The artist, one of the authors of the song "Patria y Vida," stated that in Cuba "there is no governance, there is abuse of the people," and criticized Díaz-Canel for having "turned the country into a prison, the flag into a personal shield, and hunger into a means of control."
"You don't lead out of respect, you lead out of fear. And fear doesn't last forever," warned the singer, who also emphasized that "the homeland is the people suffering, not the chair from which you command blows."
In his message, Yotuel reminded the ruler that “the people endure, but they won't kneel forever. No slogan can fill a plate. No speech can mask misery. No prison can confine the dignity of a Cuban,” and he concluded: “You think you won because you’re still there, but you have already lost: you lost the people, you lost respect, you lost history. History does not forgive tyrants.”
The singer concluded his statement with a stark warning: “You still have time to leave. If not, you will go down as what you are: a dictator defeated by your own fear.”
In his post, Yotuel also thanked the support of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, to whom he dedicated a message of recognition for "everything you do for our defenseless people."
With the hashtag #PatriaYVida, the musician reiterated his commitment to the freedom of Cuba and his hope for a future without repression or censorship: “See you very soon, Cuba.”
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