The recent capture of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro continues to provoke unusual reactions, even in Cuba. A Cuban shared a funny anecdote on TikTok about her nephew, who linked the blackouts to the detention of the Chavista leader.
"The latest from my nephew over there in Cuba, stick around because you're going to laugh," begins Wendy González Shalom in the video posted on her TikTok account @wendygonzalezshalom.
The woman laughed as she recounted how the boy returned from school worried after hearing a classmate tell the teacher that "they are going to tighten the blackouts now."
Once home, the little boy asked his grandmother what was happening, and she explained to him, "Look, sweetie, the problem is that the country that used to help us the most with oil, you know which one it was..."
Then the boy, without hesitation, exclaimed: "Don't tell me it's the president they kidnapped!" causing the entire family to burst into laughter.
The video, captured amidst laughter, reflects the bewilderment and the natural way in which younger Cubans interpret the energy crisis and international news.
The reaction of the child has sparked a wave of comments among Cuban users, many of whom identified with the confusion and humor of the little one.
The anecdote goes viral just as prolonged blackouts, fuel shortages, and internal political tensions continue on the Island, following the fall of Nicolás Maduro's regime and the transition led by Delcy Rodríguez under the supervision of the United States.
"Even the children know that everything bad comes from above," wrote a user on TikTok, while others highlighted the child's spontaneity as a reflection of the ingenuity of Cubans in the face of crisis.
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