Illustration by Yasser CastellanosBy Veronica VegaHAVANA TIMES — The famous phrase Shakespeare put in Hamlet’s mouth was inspired centuries ago. When I was a child, trapped on this island where strange chance forced us to live through a failed social experiment, everything that came from the First World, with its tempting and spotless aura, looked like progress. People speak of abuse of power, intimidation tactics; two US citizens have been killed simply for documenting raids. I’ve seen alarming videos of crackdowns on peaceful protests in Germany, France, the United Kingdom… Protests against the genocide in Gaza. And if the Yanks invade us, it’s a thousand times better than if the Russians or the Chinese do.