Political/ideological foils of this Cuban moment:

In this conversation, artist Tania Bruguera, w a long history of supporting global left causes like migrant rights, compares what occurred at MINCULT to her own experiences with the horizontal organizing of Occupy Wall St. https://twitter.com/eltoquecom/status/1333826589516238848

Meanwhile, officials emphasize/allege U.S. manipulation/connivance, arguing that events this week—less at MINCULT and more w regard to MSI —are, in essence, part of an imperialist and esp. Trumpian plot. http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2020/11/30/fernandez-de-cossio-denuncia-participacion-estadounidense-en-actos-de-provocacion-politica-en-cuba-video/#.X8aNEpNKgbk

Sobre esto último, one has to recognize, AT LEAST, that sending U.S. chargé to appear in the middle of this, even puntualmente, es a torpeza, given the history/legacies/sensitivities. Les sirvió al noticiero nacional su contenido en una bandeja de plata.

And, ironically, another State Dept official calling himself a "colleague" of Cubans in question earlier le hace daño precisamente a las personas o procesos que dice apoyar.

I'll repeat what I said previously: the more this becomes a U.S.-Cuba spat, the more it distracts from difficult, necessary conversations Cubans are having with one another.

In my view, Americans & Cubans should do everything they can to avoid that becoming the case.