From Cubans who were not exactly Castro-worshipers. But they weren't professional exiles. They were artists who visited the US, back before we shut the door on cultural exchange. Their work sometimes critiqued the system--usually the cumbersome bureaucracy--with the usual Cuban humor & charm. But they realized that they'd received good artistic educations for free; in Old Cuba, they would not have been of the right "class" to have been educated.
Our country is friendly with worse guys than Castro. The embargo is ridiculous.
The Cuban people should decide what they want to do after Castro. I don't think they'll toss the whole system out the window. Let's hope they can retain the good parts.
The old professional exiles are getting old & dying out. I know some of the younger generation. They would love to visit Cuba but have good lives here--they don't dream of invading & putting a neo-Batista in power.
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