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Thanks for sharing this. In my short time wandering Cuba as a tourist, everyone parroted the official story e.g. the injustice imposed on the Cuban five. To be

Thanks for sharing this. In my short time wandering Cuba as a tourist, everyone parroted the official story e.g. the injustice imposed on the Cuban five. To be fair my Spanish was poor at the time. Suspect the end of embargo will lead more tourists to be exposed to the regime's official story.

graeme 12y ago
I doubt most people would notice actually. It took a while before I started learning the details. It's a pretty subtle system. The initial impression is that there's actually less repression than outside reports indicate. And as far as repressive regimes go, it's not heavy handed. They're very effective at stopping organized opposition, and any large scale business – but the average person does have a reasonable amount of liberty. I never heard anyone talk about the Cuban five. They don't care. That's just propaganda.