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The broadcaster and actress Laritza Camacho launched a strong critique of the Cuban regime's equality rhetoric through a message on , in which she dismantles the official narrative of equality that accompanies the package of 176 economic measures announced by the government.
Camacho's publication directly addresses the contradiction between socialist rhetoric and the reality of those who preach it: "Is being poor the only way to be equal? Why then do those who promote 'sharing poverty equally' become wealthier every day?"
The presenter warns her followers against what she calls the "mental uniform": "When they talk to you about equality, amplify your differences, your specificities... that which makes you unique. Don’t fall into the trap of the mental uniform, of the crowd happily walking towards the dangerous cliff."
In one of the most straightforward passages of the text, Camacho describes how someone who genuinely seeks equality should act.
"If someone wants to be your equal, they will not stifle your entrepreneurial spirit, they will not impose limits on your creativity, they will not give you orders but rather suggestions, they will know how to listen and respectfully disagree, they will not use handcuffs to bind your hands nor will they imprison your body to prevent your ideas from taking flight," he detailed.
The broadcaster also reflects on the individual value of money versus the collectivist notion imposed by the regime: "A coin in your hand will never be the same as a coin in mine... the same coin can be used to eat today, to invest and eat for many days, to squander uselessly, to treat oneself, to accumulate in an account, to swindle someone else, to offer to those who have none."
Regarding those who close doors that only they can open, it is categorical: "When someone shuts the door that they open for themselves, they neither protect you nor pretend to be your equal... on the contrary, they consider themselves superior and believe they have rights over your individuality."
And he adds: "If, after shutting those doors that only he has open, he expects you to applaud him; that person is not your equal, he is your burden."
The message concludes with a personal definition of equality that contrasts with the official version: "Equality is a space of peace where free men dwell, who respect one another, who are creators, productive, and truly human. Everything else that appears in the discourse is pure manipulation."
This is not the first time that Camacho has taken aim at the government in recent weeks.
Last week, she posed a question that encapsulates the skepticism of thousands of Cubans towards the reforms announced by the regime: "Who guarantees that those who have done everything wrong will suddenly do everything right?".
On June 9, she sent a message to Cuban leaders: "Fill the pots... full cauldrons do not make noise". Days later, she lashed out against ETECSA, saying: "Do not charge for a service you do not provide".
The 176 measures announced by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero before the National Assembly include the authorization of private banking, the removal of the cap of 100 workers for SMEs, and the opening to foreign investment.
However, analyst Miguel Alejandro Hayes argued that the package does not aim for development but rather to preserve the political control of the regime, while on Cuban social media, the phrase "176 measures to steal a country" circulated as a popular response to the announcement.
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