WOW! I do love a good row, even if I'm not in it! Especially if it is between, or among intelligent reasoning people.

Anyway, I too was in Cuba, before the revolution, and it was not a nice place. Most of the people I saw were pimps, whores and Batista's police. I have no doubt they are better off now than they ever were under Batista. Just as the Chinese are far better off under the present government than they were under the war lords. At least they are not starving to death by the millions anymore.