Drake

Here's my limited understanding of the man and his legacy:

Cuba before Castro:

1) Cuba was under control of a corrupt Government headed by Batista (and supported by the US).
2) Cuba was a playground for American mobs. Prostitution, and all things seedy that we wouldn't want in our neighborhoods were everywhere in Cuba.

Castro's Rise:

1) In the 1950's Castro organizes a small force and fights off Batista's Government and kicks out the mob, the prostitution, the gambling that is rampant in Cuba
2) Finding no funds to re-build Cuba, Castro befriends the USSR because he cannot get support by the US
3) The US imposes an economic blockade on Cuba that is still in place today

Cuba After Castro:

1) Cuba has one of the highest literacy rates on the globe
2) The mob, prostitution, and other activities are either gone or under control like here in the US
3) Cuban researches may have a cure or vaccine for Cancer but the US government won't allow it into their borders because they don't want to pay Castro for it. In other words they're on the cutting edge of science.
4) The US has never let up the sanctions on Cuba even though Castro has never posed a threat to the US and has never shown that he is opposed to US trade.

Notes about Castro:
He earned a law degree. In 1940, as a student activist he joined a political party which had a mandate to bring about peaceful revolutionary change through constitutional means.

In short, the guy wanted his country to be prosperous and not the hole that it was treated as by foreigners. He couldn't get it done through peace so he started a revolution. Now things in Cuba are better than they were before Castro came along. Unlike Haiti, we don't see people on boats fleeing from Cuba to go to the US.

So why are we still treating this man like a Devil? Wouldn't we do the same thing in his position?