It is important to not forget the historical context of what the US was doing in Cuba from 1933-1959. In short we supported a military coup and then propped up

It is important to not forget the historical context of what the US was doing in Cuba from 1933-1959. In short we supported a military coup and then propped up a dictator as american organized crime effectively took over administration of the island and transformed it into "America's playground" where middle aged businessmen would travel for underage sex tourism etc. Cubans were being robbed blind under the oppressive thumb of a foreign adversary and were rightly pissed off. I'm not claiming the current state of things is "good," but make no mistake it's vastly better than where the US once sought to keep them.