guayabera shirt wearers
Explanation:
The guayabera is a summer shirt.in the Americas. It isn't a revolutionary symbol.
Guayabera
The guayabera also known as Camisa de Yucatán is a men's summer shirt, worn outside the trousers, distinguished by two vertical rows of closely sewn pleats running the length of the front and back of the shirt. Typically made of linen, silk, or cotton, and appropriate for hot or humid weather, guayaberas are popular in Cuba, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, South America, Southeast Asia, the south of Spain and Portugal.
| Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 04:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  French
PRO pts in category: 28
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3 hrs confidence:   peer agreement (net): -2 | guayabera flag-waving populist
Explanation:
See Helena's helpful reference.
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Note added at 1 day 5 hrs (2021-10-19 14:39:06 GMT)
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... which says "This is often interpreted as a sign of the wearer's affiliation with populist political positions". A populist is a politician appealing to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups, like Donald Trump. It doesn't mean corrupt, though he was also corrupt.
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They wear the shirt because it gives them popular appeal, like Trump wearing a baseball cap.
| philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 123
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| | Grading comment | This is the answer that both a) makes sense and b) has a convincing source to back it up |
| Notes to answerer
Asker: It makes sense, AND it has a source to substantiate it. Thanks.
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13 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): -1 Corrupted bureaucrats/politicians (in this context)
Explanation:
The word “guayabera” is used in this context in a figurative sense to symbolize the civil leadership of the so-called “neocastrismo”, the Cuban political elite. The “guayabera” symbol represents therefore the civil side of power within the “neocastrismo”, whereas the “charreteras militares” depicts the strong arm of the Cuban armed forces, the second key element of the new “neocastrismo”. Both elements have, always according to the author of the text below, something in common, they are both corrupt and self-defeating to Cuba and the Cubans.
It is obviously indispensable to read the article in full to understand the context, otherwise the risk of misunderstanding the meaning of “guayaberas y charreteras militares” is high.
In summary:
Oligarquía de guayaberas y charreteras militares
Oligarchy of corrupted bureaucrats/politicians and leaders of the armed forces
https://diariodecuba.com/economia/1634382960_34842.html
La lógica detrás de la ilógica inversión estatal en Cuba
El castrismo importa autos para rentar al turismo, pero espera a ver si alguien le dona ambulancias.
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La respuesta simple es: porque pueden. Aunque parezca tautológico, es vital resaltar que en Cuba una oligarquía militar-burocrática decide absolutamente todo sin rendir cuentas a nadie, con lo que no es redundante, sino importante, destacar que en medio de la mayor crisis sanitaria de la historia —con miles de cubanos muriendo en lúgubres hospitales sin medicinas básicas— siguió el Gobierno castrista invirtiendo en turismo al mismo ritmo frenético que años anteriores. Ese dato, por sí mismo, define lo que es una dictadura.
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Hoy, en Cuba, los hombres que controlan las armas son también los que manejan el dinero, pero tienen que convivir con la cúpula burocrática que domina la maquinaria interna de distribución, poder y legitimidad política que provee estabilidad al régimen. Esa argamasa es el neocastrismo.
Mirando los números de la inversión nacional, parece que han acordado dividirse a la mitad "lo que caiga": XXXX XXXXX y los burócratas usan su mitad para sostener, tanto tiempo como sea posible, la tragedia de país que les han dado a administrar; mientras, XXXXX-XXXXXXXX (general jefe de GAESA y "asesor" de XXXX-XXXXX, además de miembro de la familia Castro) usa la otra mitad del botín para levantar tantos hoteles como pueda, por si un día se desploma el tinglado tener un buen pastel para repartir entre allegados, colaboradores y cómplices.
El obsceno desequilibrio de la inversión estatal no es un error de política económica, es el resultado de un país sin democracia, vampirizado por una oligarquía de guayaberas y charreteras militares.
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Justin, thanks for your feedback. No problem at all, you are free to choose the answer that you consider it fits your context the best. Regards, Toni.
| Toni Castano
Spain
Local time: 10:37
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: Excellent, Toni. Well reasoned and thorough.
Asker: Well-written and logical case made, but, curiously, Helena's reference, flagged by Phil, to the "populist political positions" is the only solid source we have to pinpoint the connotation here.
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