Podcast: Dismantling the myths of the Cuban revolution

Cubans have been supporting the Castro regime for decades, a dictatorship that put an end to freedom, people's rights to own private property and the business sector. Cubans have been mired in misery since Fidel Castro came to power in 1959. However, the Castro dictatorship has been incredibly skillful at spreading propaganda around the world and blaming others - primarily the United States - for the disaster its socialist policies have caused.

The first great myth is that Cuba's problems are due to the "blockade" that the United States imposed which, according to them, prevents food from reaching the island and bans all trade. The truth is that there is not a blockade, but an embargo, and yet the United States allows the country to trade different products, including food, agricultural products, and medicine. In fact, the United States is the island's main supplier of food and agricultural products.

Besides the supposed blockade, many other myths have been around for decades despite the regime's obvious lies. Medicine, education, and a supposedly guaranteed food supply are all lies that any Cuban can easily contest. In today's podcast, we talk about each of the "happy" myths that the Castro regime has managed to make people believe. Joining us is Luis Leonel León, a Cuban journalist and documentary filmmaker, exiled in the United States.