I have been thinking that change is a path one learns by walking.
It is often thought, said , and written, that Cubans on the island are not prepared for change because over two generations have grown under the brainwashing of Communism. In reality, we will not know this until that change arrives. What is certain is that change will be harsh, it will be difficult, because for decades we have lived without freedom, conditioned by consistent indoctrination. We are accustomed to not thinking for ourselves. We are marked by dependence on the State—a “Daddy State” that gives, or that takes away, that decides over us. It has been too long since we experienced the responsibility of freedom.
For decades we have been made to believe that paying for services such as education or health care is a capitalist aberration, that the free market is a grave sin, that private property is synonymous with injustice and exclusion, what communism teaches.
For decades we have grown up in a type of simulation, in a deception, in a set of double standards. There is the famous word “resolver” ( how can we solve our needs) —which is nothing more than “ finding what we need at any price and by any means” , without stopping to think whether those means are right or wrong, because, we know that if we choose correct methods, it is very possible that we will not obtain what we need. So we “resolver” in order to survive. For decades we were taught uniformity as a supreme value, leading us to develop intolerance and even violence toward positions different from our own. Respect for differences, for opposing opinions, for dialogue as a search for truth was not possible… those ideas of individual thoughts and values were always considered “weaknesses” that led to making “concessions” to the enemy.
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I have been thinking that change is a path one learns by walking.

La vigilancia digital en Cuba no es un fenómeno aislado, sino una política estructural de control estatal que se ha intensificado con la expansión del acceso a Internet y las tecnologías de la información, sin que ello haya venido acompañado de garantías democráticas, marcos efectivos de protección de derechos digitales ni controles judiciales independientes. El Primer Informe Integral sobre Vigilancia Digital en Cuba, documenta, a partir de 200 declaraciones válidas recogidas entre el 28 de noviembre de 2025 y el 5 de enero de 2026, un aparato de control y coerción digital centralizado, apoyado en ETECSA (monopolio estatal de las telecomunicaciones), el uso combinado de herramientas tecnológicas y marcos legales restrictivos, y prácticas de vigilancia e intrusión que derivan en represión y autocensura, afectando tanto a las personas dentro de la isla como, de forma indirecta, a la diáspora a través de represalias contra familiares.