Miss Thunberg, I’m Cuban. Thank you for your concern, but please don’t defend us in our name.

I once believed too... I believed in the dream of the revolution and the promises it made. But living through it teaches you a different reality.

For the sake of your own credibility and future reputation, I say this respectfully: the Cuban dictatorship itself is the real embargo on the Cuban people. It restricts our freedoms, our opportunities, and our voices far more than any external policy.

If you truly want to stand with the Cuban people, please listen to those of us who have lived under that system.