At 90 years +, Fidel Castro has succumbed to Father Time, finally. He leaves behind little Bro Raul, another follower of the Bolshevik Revolution that has died out worldwide excepting a few minor tyrannies.
The Island of Cuba and its residents have been under the yoke of this failed system for almost 60 years. That's a long time to live under constant threat of arrest and incarceration at the whim of a dictator. But old Fidel managed to keep his myth alive by all the usual methods perfected in the Soviet Union during Stalin's rule and a few of his successors. But eventually, the system crumbled. In Cuba, despite its proximity to the Land of the North, 90 miles away, the Castro Brothers figured it out: give a little, lie a lot, and round up the dissenters right away.
Now Cubans just have to wait for Little Bro to kick the bucket. Shouldn't be too long, despite his rhetoric. President Obama has reached out to the island, but little has been done to promote good will between countries. Wary Raul doesn't want to bring down capitalism before Fidel is in the ground. So, we will wait and see.
Meanwhile, good riddance to bad rubbish.
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