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Fidel Castro has finally let go of his choke hold on Cuba. In his wake is a legacy of murder, oppression, and economic ruin. During his tenure he toyed with one economic gimmick after another, each matching the failures of the last. Over one hundred thousand Cubans found themselves imprisoned in his gulags for not toeing the revolutionary line; tens of thousands executed; and countless more forced into exile to escape communism’s hell on earth.

Now that the aging idol of the left is on the way out, things might get better, yes? Maybe not. With his brother Raul set to pick up where he left off, no release of the shackles of communism are in immediate sight. Thankfully Raul is also not long for this earth, and so hope remains that the dark cloud of communism may soon be lifted from this tiny island nation.

One can’t help but wonder who the American media will fawn over now?