Che Guevara’s nephew: “In Cuba, it won’t be the same at all” – La Mesa de Café

Although he is the nephew of the revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara, Martín Guevara does not agree with most of the ideas currently promoted by the Cuban government and considers that many things will change following the civil protests that have been taking place on the island for several days now.

In his Blog, shared a text titled “Díaz Canel, heir to the worst”, where he gives his point of view on why the current Cuban government is cracking.

Martín Guevara with “Che” and his grandmother Celia in Cuba.

“The Cuban revolution, which is now 62 years old, had a lot of good things, but they were responsible for destroying them,” he considered and listed education, health and the economy as the best aspects. developed in the country.

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However, on the other hand, he referred to “repression, the single party and censorship” as negative. “You couldn’t say it because you were in jail,” he said.

“When I say that Díaz Canel is heir to the worst, it’s because he only has the worst left. Cuba destroyed education, health, food and housing, ”he said.

Juan Martín Guevara, Martín’s father, in the arms of “Che”.

In addition, he attacked the current Cuban president for giving the order to repress instead of choosing the path of dialogue.

“He has the possibility to consult his people and to try to create a new Cuba”, he declared and estimated that Díaz Canel could even “continue with the idea of ​​the revolution, including new ideological sensibilities and policies, without dwelling on the mistakes of the past. “

On the other hand, he estimated that from this civil uprising, “in Cuba, everything will not be the same. “The only thing that remains of the egg is the shell, there is nothing left inside”, he illustrated in this regard and defined the government as “a bourgeoisie with an incredible double standard” .

“Before, those who left were the bourgeois but now it is the children of the peasants, who are the subject of the revolution,” he concluded.

Interview with Miguel Claria.