I like to educate you.

I have been to Cuba twice since Castro took over. I was impressed by several things:
1. No beggers
most are in prison.
2. No homelessness
Also in prison.
3. Freedom to travel. When we rented a car in 1999, we recieved a street map
to help us get around
You should ask the average Cuban that doesn't belong to the Communist party if they are allowed to travel from province to province without having to show reason and traVEL PERMITS. Also, check out the neighborhood CDR's -- Committes for the Defence of the Revolution. Each block has one of these and they are very effective in reporting their neighbor's daily activities.
4, Catholic churches everywhere
Indoctrination against religious teachings was started when I was 9 years old and ended a few years ago.Cstro does not have anything to worry about from the religious front.
5. Medical Students attending the University from all over the world, including the
USA. Even non-Cubans were attending Medical School free of charge
Modern Communist indoctrination practices.
6. Free Health care in modern, up to date health care facilities
Yeah, my uncle died 20 years after I left the island, and I never saw him again, thanks to Castro's anti family policies. My mother did travel to take care of him in his last days on earth. Doctors had mis-diagnosed lung cancer and by the time they discovered it, it was too late. When my mother saw her brother, some 20 years later, he was dirty, unkempt, in a hospital that did not have any AC or screen windows. Furthermore, she had to go to the store for foreigners and buy toilet paper, because the hospital did not have any.
7. Lots of medical research going on, including annual research conferences
attended by researchers from around the world, except the USA.
8. Extremely efficient systems
9. The beginnings of Free entertprise in privately owned Taxi Services and
restaurants.
My conclusion was that Castro welcomed the blockade--it gave him someone to
blame for any deficiency (although I did not observe many). But then, all politicians do this,

Next time you go to Cuba, please try to see the things they won't show you, and when you put that nice juice steak in your mouth at dinner time, know that the average Cuban bare has anything to eat.