The young Cuban Christian David Espinosa posted a video on Facebook in which he openly questions the years of silence regarding the situation in the country and states that “speaking is no longer an option; it becomes a duty.” The video, featuring English subtitles, is circulating on social media amid a growing debate about the role of believers in the face of national reality.
The message begins with a straightforward statement: "I am going to make this video with great respect, but with truth, and I say it clearly, you yourselves have forced us to make videos like this, because when you try to tighten the screw too much, or place yourselves above God, the prophets cannot remain silent."
From the beginning, it makes its stance on authority and moral boundaries clear: “The Bible says to obey the authorities, it's true, but it also says to obey God above man, and when power crosses that line, silence becomes complicity.”
Throughout the video, a central idea is reiterated: silence as a response sustained over the years. “You indoctrinated us from a young age, taught us to repeat slogans in schools and invocations of demons, and even today you continue to do this with our children, and we, we have remained silent.”
In another excerpt, he states: "They imposed a single party on us, and a single truth, and choosing ceased to be a right and became a danger, and we too fell silent."
It also refers to censorship and fear: “We were forced to live under censorship, to weigh our words, to refrain from expressing opinions, to keep secret what we would like to say in public; Christians were censored twice or three times as much, and even so, we fell silent.”
On economic precariousness and the official narrative, he argues: “They sold us poverty as a revolutionary virtue, enduring hardship and hunger as if it were heroism, while you filled your bellies at the expense of the people, and we also remained silent.”
The young man adds: “They ruled us through fear, fear of being pointed out, fear of being punished for thinking differently, fear of speaking, fear of expressing ourselves, and we also remained silent.”
Among the everyday examples, he mentions: “They normalized the abuse, the endless power outages, the long queues on the street, the low wages, the lack of water, of food, and on top of that, they forced us to thank them, and we also fell silent.”
It also denounces the criminalization of protest: "They have turned protests into a crime; those who raise their voices are called mercenaries, those who demand their rights are labeled enemies, and yet we also fell silent."
The message includes references to mass emigration: "They pushed us to emigrate as the only option, they separated us from our parents, from our friends, from our children, emptied the country of young people, took our future away, and we also fell silent."
In the final part, it presents a breaking point: "We accepted all of this in silence for years, not because we agreed, but because fear was imposed as law, but silence also has its limits."
And it concludes: "When a human power seeks to take the place that solely belongs to God, speaking ceases to be an option and becomes a duty." The video ends with the phrase: "This video is in favor of the truth, and the truth, even if they try to silence it with all their might, always finds a voice."
The post has generated numerous reactions on social media. Most comments express support for the message and highlight that young Christians are speaking out publicly about the country's situation. Others have opened a debate on whether the church should get involved in public matters.
The statement comes as Kamil Zayas Pérez and Ernesto Ricardo Medina, creators of the El4tico project, remain detained in Holguín, arrested during a police operation that seized computers, phones, and cameras. In the program Con filo, host Michel Torres Corona stated that "they must be released," although he also claimed that supporting Donald Trump or calling for a military intervention in Cuba is "an act of treason against the homeland," remarks that can be read in the words broadcasted on state television.
Days before, photographer Iván Daniel Calás Navarro responded to critiques on social media by stating: “No, we don’t want a political case. We have a lot to lose, and we know it,” and also assured: “The fear is over,” amid questioning for speaking out about the reality of the country.
Several young Christians also shared a video in which they state: “Cuba, your hope has a name: Jesus Christ!” This message sparked mixed opinions both within and outside religious communities, a debate that can be seen in the reactions generated by that audiovisual.
The message shared by Espinosa, accompanied by hashtags like #CubaForChrist and #FreeEl4tico, adds to the public discussion about faith, freedom of expression, and the role of believers in the Cuban reality.
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