Cuba Protests: Gerardo Hernández Calls for End to Dictatorship

Gerardo Hernandez Nordelothe former spy turned influencer of “continuity”, he once again became trapped in his own propaganda script.

This time, the “general coordinator” of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) published a comparison of posters on Facebook, trying to discredit a graffiti that appeared on the Malecón in Havana with the phrase “Enough is enough. Cuba for the streets“.

“Some anti-Cuban CyberMercenaries media believe that they are the only ones who know how to invent little signs…,” commented Hernández Nordelo with a sarcastic tone.

To demonstrate his capacity for “revolutionary inventiveness,” the humorous propagandist shared a fake image that read: “ICE out! USA out on the streets!”about the iconic Miami Beach thermometer.

The incendiary graffiti, carried out by the Cuba Primero movement led by the opposition Armando Labradorwas published by the independent media Click Cubawhich documented the activists’ action. Social media users also amplified the powerful image of protest.

However, Hernández Nordelo tried to attribute the spread of the message to the so-called “mercenary cybermedia,” and in that attempt ended up turning his mockery into an effective involuntary promotional campaign for a slogan that openly calls Cubans to take to the streets.

The graffiti, visible in front of the Castillo del Morro, would be part of a wave of protesting graphic expressions that have emerged in different provinces, such as Camagüey, Santiago de Cuba and Villa Clara, where messages such as “Homeland and life”, “Down with Díaz-Canel” o “Freedom now” They have appeared on walls, bridges and stops.

The regime has reacted with arrests and patrols, while its spokespersons try to reduce the protests to “media operations.” Hernández Nordelo’s response is along those lines: nervous irony in the face of a message that challenges totalitarian power.

In his attempt to demonstrate that the posters are “fake news”the former spy ended up spreading a real anti-government message and creating a crude fake that, paradoxically, repeats the protest language he claims to combat.

Once again, his propaganda enthusiasm played a trick on him: instead of refuting the complaint, he multiplied it on social networks and turned the call “Cuba for the streets” into a more visible slogan than ever.