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The Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel published a message for Valentine's Day on the social network X on February 14, where he quoted verses from Dulce María Loynaz and sent a greeting “to those who love and build during difficult days.”
The post sparked a wave of critical responses from Cuban users, including one that summarized the tone of the thread: "Love is leaving. It is letting go of power and returning the homeland to the one who truly feels the pain."
In his post, Díaz-Canel shared the excerpt: “Love is untangling thickets / of paths in the darkness… Love is being a path and being a stop! / Love is this loving what hurts us, / what bleeds / inside us…” and accompanied it with his message of congratulations to those who “love and build” in difficult times.
The responses, however, focused on questioning his management and the political system.
User @Alex_Olvidar wrote: “Love is leaving. It's letting go of power... Let go of power, let live. That would indeed be an act of love,” and added: “You do not love Cuba, you love to govern it.”
Another comment from user @pallenarelsaco sarcastically addressed the concept of love, linking it to power and money, while demanding: “release the more than a thousand political prisoners in Cuba” and argued that the “model” being led “is not viable.”
Another Cuban questioned the contrast between the romantic message and the situation in the country, describing it with an insult and stating that it will be remembered “in history” in a derogatory manner.
In the same vein, another person stated that power has not been relinquished "in 67 years," mentioned emigration as a cause of family separation, and claimed that there are "more than 1,200" people imprisoned "for police reasons," in addition to asserting that "89%" live in "extreme poverty"; all these figures appear as claims made by the user in response to the post.
Another account demanded, "Where is the love for those who think differently?" and accused him of keeping "more than 1,000 political prisoners," in addition to launching direct insults.
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