I do understand Castro was the root of many horrors and their current economy is far far from ours. I would hope that the changes ahead of them do include new liberties, open trade, and a much better way of life. That would include free press, legally supported rights of all people, and much more that they are denied today. Those changes may be in the further off than more immediate changes. Castro and Saddam seem to have used very similar ways to control a nation. No one should have to live in such fear.
We don't have the same awareness, as I have never been there or have family ties. I am sorry your dad and family had to see their country become that way, and witness so much evil. I still hope that the freedoms and blessings they are sure to enjoy in the future will not be at the expense of what they do value in their culture. Maybe we could avoid teaching them all we know about telemarketing, identity theft, and MLC.
