Madrid, Spain.- In a recent interview granted to the Chilean newspaper The thirdCuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez offered his vision of the critical situation that Cuba is going through. Although he admitted that there have been internal errors that have aggravated the crisis on the island, reiterated its support for the official regime’s discourse, focused on denouncing the economic embargo imposed by the United States.
“Cuba is a victim of a genocidal block – as Gabriel García Márquez described it – for more than 60 years. This has forced us to spend huge resources resisting and trying to make fun of it,” said Rodríguez, using the term “block”, Common in the official Cuban narrative, although in legal terms it is an economic embargo that does not prevent trade with third countries.
He singer -songwriter He largely held the US sanctions on the country’s economic and social sanctions. “Our enemies have us in a list of terrorist countries, which further limits trade and relations with the world,” he said, in reference to the inclusion of Cuba in the list of sponsoring states of terrorism by the US State Department.
By “recognizing” failures of the Cuban government, Rodríguez said: “I am not one of those who blame him for everything (the embargo); I am aware that in the desperate struggle for survival, mistakes, political and economic dogmatisms have also been made,” he said. In his opinion, this set of factors “has caused wear not only material but also spiritual”, which is manifested in attitudes of “frivolity and citizen neglect.”
“Someday a scientific work is going to be written about the deep damage that this situation of hate and constant and growing harassment has done to the Cuban people,” concluded the troubadour, reaffirming his vision that external pressure has been the main catalyst in the Cuban crisis.
Silvio Rodríguez, known for its proximity to the regime since the beginning of the revolution, Occasionally releases evening criticism to the systemwithout departing from the dominant ideological framework. His words arrive at a time of growing social discomfort, marked by the mass exodus, the shortage of basic goods and the prolonged blackouts that affect much of the country.
