A Cuban posted a video on Instagram in which he makes a strong accusation against the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), holding it responsible for depriving the population of the most basic essentials: "food, health, hope," and even "respect for ourselves."
The message, direct and filled with indignation, has been shared by the user El4tico and resonates with the discontent of thousands of Cubans both on the Island and abroad.
"Jesus is the Lord, not the PCC," the young man begins, affirming his Christian faith.
"They have stolen everything from us... They have taught us to be grateful for the works, to applaud while they spit on us. To survive as if that were living," he adds in one of the most powerful excerpts.
Throughout his intervention, he describes a country where those in power "divide the nation as if it were an inherited estate" and display luxuries and privileges, while ordinary people "improvise dignity with whatever they have left."
It also directly addresses the average citizen, whom it accuses of having been domesticated "by fear, by routine, by cynicism," and of having accepted resignation as the norm.
"You know what's happening, you see the shamelessness, you feel disgust. But you've been taught to swallow it," he affirms.
For the young person, the main support of the system is not only the power of the leaders, but also the silence of the population: "Not their power, your silence. Because power only exists when you choose to accept it."
In the final segment of the video, the author of the message calls for breaking free from the simulation and beginning to "live as if your life is worth more than just obedience."
"The day a people awakens, no system can withstand it. And if you awaken, you are not alone," he concludes, in a phrase that has been widely shared by users on social media.
El Cuartico (El4tico) is a dissenting space that emerged in Holguín, where young Cubans Ernesto Medina and Kamil Zayas challenge authority from a small room transformed into a studio.
In a modest room furnished with a few pieces of furniture, a chalkboard, and a pile of newspapers serving as a base for an old Russian fan, they have both created a project that gives voice to a generation weary of the official discourse and everyday precariousness.
On Facebook, El4tico has 33,000 followers; on Instagram, they have 49,200, making them one of the most visible alternative spaces in Cuba.
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