New chapter in the struggle between supporters and adversaries of the Civic March for Change scheduled for the next 15N in several Cuban provinces. This time, money has been at the center of criticism and the artist Yunior García Aguilera, tired of the mercenary accusations that the regime dedicates to him, has defended himself by attacking.
“The Archipelago has even rejected fundraising among its members. The only ones interested in Yankee money, we already know who they are: those who in the midst of the pandemic built more hotels than hospitals, the creators of stores in MLC [moneda libremente convertible], those who lied to us that they would end the double currency “, he has blurted out since his Facebook profile the most visible face of the call.
The artist has challenged the authorities to present the full audio so that everything he said is clear
García Aguilera, habitually calm in his interventions, could not contain the anger that he produced see published in the official media a conversation he had with Ramón Saúl Sánchez edited for broadcast and in which fragments are clearly missing. The artist has challenged the authorities to present the full audio so that everything he said is clear.
During that talk, the exiled Ramón Sául Sánchez, leader of the Democracy Movement and described as a terrorist for Havana, offers his support to the Archipelago, both through the support events organized for November 14 and for media coverage of communication inside and outside of Cuba. The fragments are enough for the ruling party to attribute to the US Government being behind the convening platform, García Aguilera and the marches.
Yunior García recalls that he has been under surveillance for at least a year or perhaps, he guesses, since he directed 15 questions to the Government for which, he concludes, State Security lies when establishing a relationship between him and the United States. The artist, in fact, vindicates his position against the embargo, which even transferred Timothy Zúñiga-Brown, charge d’affaires of the United States Embassy in Havana, in a meeting held long before July 11.
“I spent most of the time explaining why I do not support any sanction that will starve the Cuban family and serve as excuses for the Government to justify its disasters. Archipelago or the march was never discussed that time. (… .) It was precisely the need to remove the blockade / embargo, the subject of our talk on that occasion. Ironies of life … “, he recriminates.
García Aguilera defends the purely Cuban character of the Archipelago and reveals that the first person to whom he commented on the project was the troubadour Silvio Rodríguez.
“Each decision made in the Archipelago has been the result of a broad and deep debate between a group of CUBAN moderators (sic), of whom I am proud. The democracy that was born in such a diverse group, gives me back my hopes every night in the future of Cuba. Hopes that, inevitably, I lose every time I watch the news or listen to a speech by our stubborn leaders, trained in Soviet manuals and too convenient paranoias, “he continues.
The playwright is amazed that just a year ago someone was taken into account by the authorities to participate in the meeting that the Ministry of Culture promoted participants in the 27N
García Aguilera also adds that he accepted an invitation to be part of Cuba Próxima, chaired by Roberto Veiga, but that he has not even been able to participate in it due to the continuous internet cuts they suffer at home.
The playwright is amazed that just a year ago, and even being a critical artist, he was someone taken into account by the authorities to participate in the meeting that the Ministry of Culture promoted with some participants in the protests of November 27, 2020 – an invitation that Yunior García Aguilera rejected as a farce – and now he has become a little less than a violent terrorist.
“Despite the shame caused by these gentlemen clinging to power, I will never lose my faith in my country and its people. Although, to be honest, I feel immense sorrow for all those Cubans who are still not capable of detecting lies when He has it in front of him, “says García Aguilera, who once again asks for courage in the face of threats from the Government. “The regime openly announces a crime against a beautiful generation, whose DIGNITY (sic) has become much greater than their fears. That is why the regime would never sit with us to dialogue. They have shown their panic at civility, and they do so by exercising the violence that characterizes them. “
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