>>Do the North Korean population (or Cuban, Chinese, Saudis, Bangladeshis, or whatever), like the system they have? Ask them.
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>>I'd say Castro still has the population behind him despite being a dictator. He is there George Washington of sorts.
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>I really don't know. It may seem that way through what we see on the newscasts, but I wonder if it is truly the majority's feeling or they are simply afraid to openly dissent and protest on the streets. We'll have to wait and see what happens when he goes.


He was sitting up and laughing with President Chavez of Venezuela the other day. John Koziol must have shamed him into it ;-)