I applauded their actions, but I very much doubted any changes would come about. Although if this trend continues and more and more people start rejecting their government that could bring a revolution. That's the way I envision Castro and his regime of thugs would relinquish power. I don't think he'll do it from the goodness of his heart!
Castro frequently says his one-party communist system is more democratic than the Western model and denies the existence of political prisoners or repression of freedom of expression.
Castro is not a legitimate President. He is a petty dictator, the head of the only Party allowed to exist -- the Cuban Communist Party (PCC.) His sham elections of '93 and '98 were a futile exercise in deceit. People voted for him only because there wasn't anyone else to vote for. The Cuban Communist Party holds all the seats in the Assembly; no other parties are allowed. Castro's next sham election is going to be in 2003. This joke allows him to avoid indictment and any other criminal charges because he is acting as the "president," which he is not! He is and has been a tyrannical dictator since 1959.
