Without free and open elections a government leader is not legitimate.

[DAngelo136]

17. So let me pose this question

Are there free and fair elections in this country?

You wrote: "You might think Fidel was swell, but there is no legitimate way of knowing whether the Cuban people thought so. Because Fidel never had the guts -- or the respect for his own people -- to stand for free, fair and open elections."

I reply with this:
" Trump will assume the presidency because of the Electoral College’s influence — nearly a million more people cast ballots for Hillary Clinton as of November 15. The election was also marked by low turnout, with tens of millions of eligible voters choosing not to participate at all. Yet there has been relatively little discussion about the millions of people who were eligible to vote but could not do so because they faced an array of newly-enacted barriers to the ballot box.
Their systematic disenfranchisement was intentional and politically motivated. In the years leading up to 2016, Republican governors and state legislatures implemented new laws restricting when, where, and how people could vote — laws that disproportionately harmed students, the poor, and people of color. In several instances, lawmakers pushing such policies said explicitly that their goal was suppression of voters who favor the Democratic Party.
Three such states serve as case studies for the effectiveness of these voting restrictions: Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Florida."

https://thinkprogress.org/2016-a-case-study-in-voter-suppression-258b5f90ddcd#.6pls3emqr

And can you tell me why this country still institutes the Electoral College? Is THAT your example of democracy?
I think you should put that stone down before you break your glass house.

Oh, and one more thing: Compare and contrast the two governments of Fidel Castro and Fulgencio Batista, if you dare.