Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Santa Clara, January 21 - This Tuesday, an image circulating on social media, which attempts to include Cuba as part of the United States, is not just a simple fabrication; it carries a clear message and is an offense to our history, to our fallen, and to our flag.
Reactions on social media were immediate. Ana Simón, a Facebook user, commented, "No annexation by anyone, Cuba is and will always be free and independent."
In the same vein, Amparo Acosta shared verses by the poet Bonifacio Byrne on the same social network: “If, shattered into tiny pieces, my flag should ever fall one day, our dead, raising their arms, will still know how to defend it.”
For her part, Crespo Baquero Yuniasky commented, “It is insulting to see this boor (Donald Trump) with this AI-generated image where Cuba is part of the U.S. Over a century ago on this island, people fought hard for the sovereignty and independence we have today.”
“As long as there remains one dignified Cuban, we will never be anyone’s colony,” she concluded.
The island was a victim of U.S. interventions on three occasions and always faced rejection from Creoles. Among the most remembered actions is the desecration of the José Martí monument by a Yankee marine, an act that received the firm rejection of the Cuban people.
Through the Platt Amendment, we learned of the contempt with which attempts were made to reduce our nation to a geopolitical appendage; though they deny it, that was the frustrated dream with the 1959 Revolution.
José Martí, who knew the face of imperialism up close, stated plainly: “I have lived in the monster and know its entrails, and my sling is that of David.”
The Apostle knew the true intentions of the northern neighbor, and in his unfinished letter he was clear: “…every day in danger of giving my life for my country and for my duty—since I understand it and have the strength to fulfill it—to prevent, in time, the United States from spreading through the Antilles with Cuba’s independence and falling, with that added force, upon our lands of America.”
And Bonifacio Byrne, upon returning to his homeland, wrote with a torn soul upon seeing two flags waving over Havana: “Returning from a distant shore / with my soul in mourning and gloom, / I anxiously sought my flag / and saw another besides my own… / And in its shadow, I saw shine / my flag, which should never have been / any other than the one / I learned to love in my heart!”
From our Indigenous ancestors to the youth who today defend sovereignty with words and soul, Cuba has been a land of resistance.
Cuba is not for sale, does not surrender; no, Donald Trump, our flag is not overlaid: “And two flags should not fly / where one is enough: mine.” (ACN) (Photo: Taken from the Internet)
