Exodus

It would seem the US is pressing the Cuban people not to leave en mass from their homeland. What the heck are they talking about?

From what I see on tv and read, the Cubans who live in places like Havana, are perfectly happy with where they are. They seem to love Fidel and hope that he recovers. Now of course, I realize some of this is propaganda (because as Americans, we should be experienced with it). But I believe most of it is genuine. These people have lived with Castro as their "father" for almost fifty years now. It's like old Queen Victoria as she lay dying, Prince Albert came in to see her and wept uncontrollably. What's my point? Even though, he had hoped she would die soon, so he could be king, when the moment of truth came, he was overwrought with his bond to his controlling, bitter mother who fully dominated the first sixty years of his life. Cubans will be feeling the same nostalgia if Fidel dies or does not recover. Luckily, for them, they will retain a piece of him, through his brother, Raul.

So what's the real story the United States is sending Cuba? It's this: Cubans! Comrades! Your leader is dying, or already dead. Now is the moment you seize democracy! We are your friends. We seek to mold you and shape you in our image. We stand ready to flood your impoverished nation with many American dollars and to rebuild your economy. Why not just go ahead and concede defeat and communism's demise? The "Old Man" is already dead!

The thing the United States doesn't understand is this: Cubans, who have lived in Cuba before and since 1959, have no idea what democracy is. I dare say, we as Americans, are quickly forgetting what democracy is ourselves, which is the real tragedy here!