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I guess death by old age is definitely an "unnatural" death for a dictator.

When he was very old but still in power, I always wondered if he would just suddenly die one day and his country would descend into chaos. At least that has not happened, what, if you like or dislike him, you should probably still credit him. I hope Cuba will develop into a freer society over time.

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Cuba is not a dictatorship. It's a democracy with extremely localized control.

And Venezuela is a paradise on earth!

Have you ever read anything about Cuban democracy besides the propaganda put out by the US government? If you're actually interested in educating yourself, there's an interesting sociology paper called Representative Government in Socialist Cuba.

I'm not particularly interested in Cuban propaganda, no.

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