It's fucking insane. Americans have effectively rewritten history with the extreme influence they've wielded from some of the most "authoritative" outlets known to most people. Honestly, you should try it yourself. The first thing you will come across when you search "cuba post batista" or "cuba 1960 forward" is headlines such as No, Castro didn't improve Cuba's literacy rate or Here's why Bernie Sanders' claims about Castro's Cuba are incorrect or Life expectancy in Cuba has not changed since Batista or Most people in Cuba under Batista were already literate or a quora post with anecdotes (usually someone from cuba who comes from the middle/upper class) about how Castro destroyed everything their family had, etc, etc

Not gonna lie, it made me question everything I learned about Castro (a few older documentaries and books). But it's just so bizarre and fucking frightening the lengths the West has gone to crush any type of socialism/the slighest positive depictionof socialism. And unfortunately, considering the fact that "Castro" is probably a bad word to the average person, it has all seemed to work.

This makes me depressed.