I bet it's to much to hope for that Raul is better person than Fidel..............
Raul carried out atrocities for Fidel. He was the stick to Fidel's carrot in some cases. He would be no better as far as I understand.
I expect a bloodbath when he finally is announced to be dead.
Raul and Ché were bigger commies than Fidel. However, Fidel had the charisma.
I was just talking to my friend whose husband is of Cuban descent (his parents immigrated to the US before Castro was in power). Anyway, we were talking about this very thing and she shook her head and said she didn't think anything would change under Raul, as he was a communist just like his brother and they were cut from the same cloth.
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From everything I have heard thus far... Raul is far more radical than Fidel....and that Raul would be even WORSE than Fidel. But then again, could you expect any less from Fidel than to give power to someone AT LEAST as bad as himself (and in this case - worse)....?