From our Bureau of Troublesome Nuns with some assistance from our Bureau of Double-Edged Condemnations
Sister Nadieska Almeida posted a message on Facebook which will irritate Castro, Inc.’s oligarchs but at the same time also annoy some or many Cubans. “We have been humiliated as a people, and we have allowed it.” An image on her post also contains the following refrain: “Silence makes you complicit.”
In other words, she is calling on Cubans to rise up and resist the regime, but at the same time reminding them that their passivity is unacceptable behavior. Speaking the truth always comes at a high cost, and she undoubtedly knows that. Stay tuned. Let’s see what kind of reactions her double-edged condemnations evoke.
Loosely translated from ADN Cuba
The Superior of the Daughters of Charity in Cuba, Sister Nadieska Almeida Miguel, called on Cubans this Saturday to behave with dignity in the face of the abuses of the regime. On her Facebook account, the nun spoke about the circumstances surrounding a recent agricultural fair organized by the authorities of the municipality of Bejucal, in Mayabeque:
“It was painful to see people fighting in the lines to buy pork, the police organizing the lines and occasionally using force to maintain control.”
Sister Nadieska recalled the Roman phrase “bread” and “circuses” to describe what happened at the fair. “We have been humiliated as a people, and we have allowed it,” she said.
“I resist the idea that we deserve this; it hurts when I hear it. Today, I can only say, dear people, let us not allow hunger, fear, threats, or the fear of losing what little we have to continue humiliating us. We are people, valuable, dignified beings, and we deserve respect.”
In her post, the nun sympathizes with the families attending the “great fair,” where prices are lower than those families face daily—“something that,” according to the nun, “the government should consider so that people can access these goods more frequently, not just during fairs.”
However, the superior of the order reaffirmed her criticism of the decisions and actions taken by the regime to the detriment of its citizens: “What I do not understand or agree with is that many of these same people later participate in a political event held on the same day, knowing that we are being lied to, knowing the entire charade they had to stage to show some ‘achievement.’”
In addition to the challenges of acquiring food, Sister Nadieska also questioned the electrical service crisis in Cuba looking ahead to 2025: “And now, what awaits us? The same blackouts as on the 24th, which lasted nearly 14 hours, or those on the 25th, which lasted all afternoon? Not to mention that practically the entire year has been shrouded in darkness.”
She also addressed the general deterioration of the country and specifically the destruction of its heritage: “How is it possible for them to lie so brazenly? How do they present a restored work, the old Liceo, which was not destroyed by the hurricane but by years of neglect, public apathy, and irresponsibility—turning it into a public restroom, to put it bluntly—when so many houses are still roofless, both before and after the hurricane? How can we allow and applaud such humiliation?”
Sister Nadieska is one of the Catholic Church members in Cuba who frequently speaks out publicly and directly about the social, human rights, and economic crises faced by Cubans under the Castro regime.
In March 2024, she spoke strongly about the food problems on the island: “We are facing extremely painful situations, among them, hunger. I repeat: Hunger. There are children, elderly people, families going hungry.”
Her constant humanitarian work has made her a firsthand witness to the suffering of her compatriots. As she did this Saturday, she also called for action to reverse the situation during that occasion: “Having hit rock bottom so many times, we must lift our heads and eyes, realize that mere endurance is not the solution.”
A year ago, the nun described the Castro regime as a system that “crushes the human being” and also warned the people about it: “We should repent for not believing in our own strength because I believe our resilience could allow us to rise up. However, the struggle to survive is greater than our desire to be free,” she said in an interview with the Spanish newspaper El Debate.
Continue reading HERE in Spanish
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