Labeling Cuba as a “failed state” is part of a disinformation campaign, Spanish academic Carlos González Penalva told the Cuban News Agency in an exclusive interview. He was present at the 5th International Colloquium “Patria,” held at the Cultural Center on Línea and 18th Streets in Vedado.
“Cuba experiences blackouts, but life goes on; they can turn off the lights, but not the hopes,” stated González Penalva, who is also responsible for Communication, Social Media, and Messaging for the United Left of Asturias. He also advocated for establishing normalcy as a strategy for defending the Cuban social project.
González Penalva also emphasized the need to recontextualize Fidel Castro Ruz’s (1926-2016) Battle of Ideas within the current framework of cognitive warfare, since disinformation is the continuation of war by other means, he warned, and asserted that if we confront it separately, we will die separately.
Regarding the Patria International Colloquium, he considered that the event has three key functions: to identify the current right-wing narratives, to unite the “troops” with diverse voices, and to confront the lifestyle they are trying to impose; stating that it is not about repeating the same message, but about defending the same position with many voices.
Finally, the committed friend of Cuba insisted that the responses cannot be local, because the right-wing narratives are global; and Patria is a platform to expose the truth in communication and ideology, he added.
The question is not how we respond, but how we organize ourselves, the analyst concluded amidst the necessary and updated program of the first day of sessions of the event where he participates as a special guest, reaffirming his commitment to communication sovereignty and the articulation of progressive movements at a global level.
IMAGE CREDIT: Alejandro Torres Ramos | Photo: Nadia Rodríguez
[ SOURCE: AGENCIA CUBANA DE NOTICIAS ]
