{"id":594208,"date":"2021-07-16T18:51:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T22:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=594208"},"modified":"2021-07-16T18:51:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T22:51:20","slug":"the-regime-has-been-fatally-wounded-cuban-artists-refuse-to-make-government-propaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-regime-has-been-fatally-wounded-cuban-artists-refuse-to-make-government-propaganda\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Regime\u2026 Has Been Fatally Wounded\u2019: Cuban Artists Refuse To Make Government Propaganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-regime-has-been-fatally-wounded-cuban-artists-refuse-to-make-government-propaganda%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=594208&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1233964860.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Cuban artists are refusing to make propaganda for the island\u2019s communist government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the wake of worsening economic conditions and suppression of civil liberties in Cuba, citizens took to the streets in protest of the nation\u2019s regime. Many point to a song written by a group of native-born artists entitled \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/my-people-demand-freedom-cuban-popstars-blast-communist-regime-with-viral-song\"><span>Patria Y Vida<\/span><\/a><span>\u201d \u2014 \u201cFatherland and Life\u201d \u2014 as a spark for the protests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Twitter, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), a Cuban-American, noted that other artists are resigning from the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) \u2014 which, according to its <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uneac.org.cu\/quienes-somos\/\"><span>website<\/span><\/a><span>, exists to \u201ccombat all activity contrary to the principles of the Revolution.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.312684365782\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The big picture on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cuba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cuba<\/a> is that the regime is still alive,but it has been fatally wounded<\/p>\n<p>An irreversible breach now exists between them &amp; the people as evidenced by a growing list of prominent artists announcing they will no longer participate in government activities <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KzZ3kPN78b\">pic.twitter.com\/KzZ3kPN78b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcorubio\/status\/1415802127365165059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cThe big picture on #Cuba is that the regime is still alive, but it has been fatally wounded,\u201d tweeted the lawmaker. \u201cAn irreversible breach now exists between them &amp; the people as evidenced by a growing list of prominent artists announcing they will no longer participate in government activities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As highlighted by Rubio, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm11556261\/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1\"><span>Yunior Garc\u00eda Aguilera<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 a playwright \u2014 explained:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"10\">\n<p><i><span>I publicly renounce my status as a member of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC). I cannot continue to belong to an organization that turns its back on a considerable part of the people and chooses to show obedience to an abusive power. I cannot remain in a choir that sings praises to those who ordered the repression against the youth and the combat among Cubans. I cannot be part of a group of artists and intellectuals who have preferred silence or complicity. And I am not prompting anyone to do the same. I just can\u2019t, I\u2019m sorry, I\u2019m fed up.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm10280640\/\"><span>Jos\u00e9 Luis Aparicio Ferrera<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 a producer and director \u2014 said:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"8\">\n<p><i><span>I will not enter my films in any festival or government sponsored event or write copy for any of their publications. I do not plan to participate in any official activities from now on. It\u2019s not much, but it is what I decided.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2013865\/\"><span>Carlos Lechuga<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 a film director and author \u2014 added:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"11\">\n<p><i><span>I cannot be part of a social life where a minister of culture is a hitter, the president of the country is a murderer, and the institutions support this. I resign from the UNEAC\u2026 it\u2019s not a significant gesture, it\u2019s nothing, but I can sleep better.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>On Wednesday, Rubio shared <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/real-fractures-within-the-regime-cuban-minister-resigns-after-disagreeing-with-crackdown-on-protests\"><span>reports<\/span><\/a><span> of fractures within the Cuban regime, as some leaders were reportedly uneasy with harsh crackdowns on protesters.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.79421221865\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There are real fractures within the regime in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cuba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cuba<\/a> between older hardliners &amp; some younger officials <\/p>\n<p>The deputy Minister of the Interior resigned after disagreeing with the violence against the Cuban people<\/p>\n<p>And he is not the only one\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SosCuba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SosCuba<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YJqN0xTlCG\">https:\/\/t.co\/YJqN0xTlCG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcorubio\/status\/1415367002298933257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Spain-based news site ABC Internacional reported that Vice Minister of the Interior Brigadier General Jes\u00fas Manuel Bur\u00f3n Tabit \u201cresigned after questioning decision-making within the ministry and the Security Council, as well as the excessive use of police force to repress the demonstrations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuban artists are refusing to make propaganda for the island\u2019s communist government.In the wake of worsening economic conditions and suppression of civil liberties in Cuba, citizens took to the streets &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-594208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=594208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=594208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=594208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=594208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}