Communism has been a mixed bag for Cuba.
some of it Good. Some of it Bad.
But at least it managed to elevate the living standards of Cubans so they weren't starving to death.
And the communists provided them education and decent healthcare.
But there are no free elections nor a multiparty system.
Freedom of sepeech and expression is limied.
Same time, what they had before was a Right Wing Dcitatorship beholden to beholden to US corporate interests.
While what they have today is a left wing dictatorship.
Still, the lot of the aveerage Cuban is much better than it was 70 years ago.
What they have now is bad enough to make them revolt and fight it.
It's clearly miserable like what refugees say.
But obviously it couldn't have been that good before the communists.
Otherwise they wouldn't have fought so hard to get rid of the previous regime.
It was absolutely horrible under Battista. The people who left were all rich, because they didn't want to lose money or power. It is far from perfect now, but one of the things that has fucked Cuba was the US embargo. This abject fear of communism on the part of the USA is ridiculous.
We have a communist party in Portugal. They don't scare anyone. They are allowed to express their opinions and participate in government without people stroking out over it. People should not try so hard to outlaw and eradicate opposing philosophies.