The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, shared a video on his official account on X featuring statements from a member of the Cuban project Fuera de la Caja Cuba, in a gesture that amplified the message of these young individuals who openly criticize the political system from the Island.
"NEIGHBORHOOD PHENOMENON," wrote Milei when sharing the excerpt, which had originally been posted by the Libertarian Party of Cuba.
In the video, the young Cuban describes how he envisions the future of his country: "I imagine the Cuba of the future, as our cap says, great once again," he said, referring to the red cap worn by the group's members.
"A country where individual rights are respected, the right to life, to property, to freedom. A country with free trade, capitalism. A country where thinking differently cannot cost you your freedom or your life," he detailed.
In the same intervention, the young man mentions the intellectual influences that have shaped his education.
"I have been particularly influenced by personalities such as Agustín Laje, Axel Kaiser, Milei, Antonio Escohotado, Jesús Huerta de Soto, and Miguel Anxo Bastos. And this has all been mainly thanks to the Internet and YouTube. There are hundreds of lectures where they explain liberalism, economics, and many other topics," he specified.
The response from Fuera de la Caja came swiftly. On their own account, the project expressed gratitude for the gesture from the Argentine leader.
"Thank you, Javier Milei, for inspiring our core ideals. One of our members is featured in the clip, and we are proud to reach every corner. Thank you to everyone who supports us; they will not silence us... LONG LIVE FREEDOM!" they wrote.
The public support for the Argentine president comes at a particularly tense moment for these young people, who are engaging in digital activism within Cuba, facing discrediting campaigns from state television and even intimidation tactics from State Security.
Days earlier, the pro-government program Con Filo, hosted by Michel Torres Corona, attacked them on national television, calling them "evangelicals" in a derogatory tone and accusing them of spreading "the worst and most outdated anti-communist propaganda" using "Trump-like little hats."
Far from remaining silent, the members of Fuera de la Caja responded firmly. "To you, who enjoys inventing laws, did you know that defamation is a crime?" they queried in a video shared on social media.
And they reaffirmed their critical stance: "The situation in Cuba is inherent to communism". All countries where collectivist ideas have been implemented have ended in misery, hunger, and depression.
Before that media confrontation, they reported the visit to their home of a man who introduced himself as "an agent of State Security", identified as Dainel Correa Quintana, who allegedly arrived under the pretext of conducting "a sort of census."
The young people described the visit as "suspicious" and explained that their father refused to provide information. They also stated that the alleged agent had tried to locate them previously through their grandmother, "posing as a friend."
Despite the harassment, they reaffirmed their determination: "We knew this was going to happen, that the persecution would begin at any moment," and added: "We are going to keep making videos… they are not going to intimidate us, they are not going to silence us."
The project, which has thousands of followers on social media, insists that dissent is not a crime. "Expressing oneself is not a crime," they have repeated.
In an environment where official discourse dominates traditional media and public criticism often leads to repercussions, their digital work represents an act of courage.
Milei's publication not only amplified his message beyond Cuban borders but also brought to the forefront of international debate the voices of young people who, from within the island, advocate for freedom of thought and pluralism, despite the defamation and pressure they face.
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