but only at the top!!

The Cuban people have been exposed to capitalism for decades, they see our TV, they have internet. But, they do not have weapons and fightinmg is not an option. China and Russia never had a 91% of the population hungry! As long as you are very hungry, "pyramid of Life" is called in psychology, your primary concern is looking for food, then a cover (house) etc. Is not until after you have covered your basic needs and that of your family, that you start to think about uprising.

The Cubans have been exposed to Capitalism for years, they have great clinics, but only tourist can have access to them, they have some very nice supermarkets, but only tourist have access to them, they have great hotels & restaurants, but only the tourist have access to them. The only Cubans that benefit from it, are the ones that work for these, and the difference is only the access to "tips" as they still get the US $20.00 that the goverment pays to every woker, whether he works in the field, whether he is a Doctor, whether he is a bum. Believe me they have seen Capitalism and it only makes them sad. They are in no condition to fight while fighting to feed their own families.

I had been going to Cuba, incognito, since early 90's before I was a chipper, sevral times per year, I even had my "private" free clientale. I stayed with the "regular people," I refused to make the government richer by staying at their hotels. And I went there to give free neurological care and give medicine to the children with epilepsy, because their hospitals and pharmacies were EMPTY, NADA. I would take two full loads of baggage and would return with only the clothes I had on me. Even took toilet paper at the time and femenine products. I was not alone, many of us took turns until somebody got caught and loss their "Cuban Visa" and the fewer had to take more turns in the island.

They have the white hat police there, directly under Castro, you hardly see them. But, when they show up, they have full permission to shoot and kill without having to excuse themselves to anybody. You look in the eyes of the Cubans when they show up. Is scary!!! The fear in thir eyes tells me how hopeless they feel about any change in their condition.

Walk just one month in my shoes among the real people of Cuba and tell me then that being exposed to Capitalism will work. It has been done, it FAILED!!

PLEASE DO THAT and come back and then tell me that and I will consider your point of view if it is still the same, doubt it, then I will value your opinion and then I will accept that maybe I am wrong. But untill then, do not tell me I am wrong, you have to be there. You are being as naive as our present government, exept that he knows, he just does not care, he is just playing politics for the history books!! Which is all he cares about, anyway.