This is so true. I was amazed recently when a friend who had just been to Cuba (her husband is Cuban) corrected me when I was making some disparaging remarks about Castro. She basically said Americans have been fed continued misinformation and that most Cubans are satisfied with their life there. She explained in further depth altho I don't feel like I remember well enough all the things she said to repeat them. The bottom line is she was making it clear that the younger Cubans are much happier than the generation before them. They had a friend with them who got very sick while traveling and he was put in the hospital immediately, given IV's and intensive care. No bill.
This just makes me want to learn more about the truth whatever it is and to stop relying on information that may or may not be propaganda.