Cubans take to the streets for the biggest anti-government protests in decades

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16. I know a few lefties who went there with stars in their eyes

and returned with stars in their eyes, but even they admitted an end to the embargo is absolutely vital, otherwise there will be another revolution with another strong man and Cubans stand to lose more than they gain.

An end to the embargo and normalization of relations will remove the justification for heavy handed oppression.

I know a few of those far lefties with stars in their eyes over the Cuban revolution. I even know a Cuban who still says it was necessary and has a few stars in his eyes.

One wonders how heavy the repression would now be if we'd done the right thing when the USSR finally fell, making Commies in our back yard far less of a threat.