The Cuban singer Aymée Nuviola made it clear in an interview with journalist Tania Costa what is the only attitude that she criticizes when it comes to the protests in Cuba: not that of those who do not go out into the streets, but rather that of those who do not take action, do not provide support, and even judge those who dare to do so.
"I don’t criticize anyone. Let me tell you what I criticize: indifference," the artist stated emphatically.
Nuviola was honest about her own story. “When I was in Cuba, I never went out to protest, and it wasn’t on my radar; if I did, my mom would have died.” That’s why she doesn’t expect from others what she didn’t do herself, but it also helps her draw a moral line that she considers non-negotiable.
"I support 100 percent anyone who has the courage to do it," he stated. He added that his criticism targets a very specific profile: "The person I criticize, and I believe it's only fair, is the one who, if they don't have the courage to go out and do it, also doesn’t support anyone, who is indifferent, who doesn’t care, and who often criticizes and judges those who are doing it—doing it for them too."
One of the arguments that angers him the most is the notion of "paying imperialism," the narrative that the Cuban regime uses to delegitimize the opposition. Nuviola dismantled it by citing historical facts. "Ladies and gentlemen, open your eyes; Fidel was given a lot of money to carry out that revolution... People here gave him money, even the government here gave him money; he received funding in Mexico. It's nothing new for a people to seek financing from other nations to achieve a purpose."
"It's also not true that the Damas de Blanco, that the opposition, that everyone receives money from here. That's not true." He acknowledged that some may receive occasional support but explained the reason: "Some may receive some help, some support, because they can't buy anything, as they are detached from society and become like ghosts within Cuba."
The artist provided a graphic example of what she considers unacceptable: men recording with their phones how they hit or unjustly detain someone on the street, while it is the women in the neighborhood who physically intervene to stop it. "You cannot be part of the problem," she declared.
His central message was clear and unambiguous: "The point here is that if you’re not going to do anything, don’t be an obstacle to those who are."
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