By: Silva Knezevic
On January 16, thousands of Cubans moved along the coastal avenue Maceo, Malecon in Havana to the site of the Tribuna Antiimperialista in the Plaza de la Dignidad square, to pay tribute to their compatriots who died during the kidnapping of the Venezuelan president, thirty-two of them.
Similar images of gatherings and tributes could be seen in other Cuban cities after the remains were brought to the country. It wasn't a protest, it was showing respect to people.
When such a large number of people gather in a public place to show satisfaction, dissatisfaction, honor or sadness, both local and world media usually accompany it with some kind of comment, but this has gone almost unnoticed in the Western media because I guess it doesn't shake the world enough, since there is no blood and tear gas on the streets. Tears alone are not exactly a reason for media interest, especially if they are not in line with “our interest”. Passed without review and without comment as something incidental and irrelevant, as well as total collateral damage – kills all a hundred people in the attack on Venezuela.
I guess it is thought that it is about showing respect in the “wrong” place, at “wrong” time, for “wrong” people, against ” wrong” violence.
The sources of information can be different. The more we read them, the more likely we are to understand the world better.
http://www.cubadebate.cu/especiales/2026/01/16/cronica-de-una-manana-de-enero/
(Epoha)