REALLY? Matt Yglesias: People getting all judgmental about Castro aren't taking THIS into account

This Matty tweet maybe the stupidest shit you will see on Twitter all year. https://t.co/TY4kNfpNGW

— Andy Shanks (@andysnark) November 26, 2016

Vox editor Matt Yglesias explains why those slamming Fidel Castro’s decades-long Cuba dictatorship might be missing the whole story:
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/802547533759311872
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/802548072605765632

Is that so?

His domestic record consisted of murdering political opponents, jailing dissidents, and an utterly failed economy.
https://t.co/FpsLt347lr

— Alex Cabrera (@_alexcabrera) November 26, 2016

Well there’s that.

A horse with blinders on has better peripherals than @mattyglesias

— Adam Strange (@Till_Daddy) November 26, 2016

https://twitter.com/Infidelzfun/status/802551395866083329

Has @mattyglesias ever read a history book? Why does he think people got on leaky boats & went through shark infested waters to escape? https://t.co/9z1cVhbPVz

— Theologineer (@Theologineer) November 26, 2016

Here’s a great recommendation:

All you needed to do was check out Miami last night to get the first hand assessment of Castro's "leadership" https://t.co/EZLZkcmJYM

— Jen Stroup (@JenStroup) November 26, 2016

Yep. Cuban-Americans aren’t celebrating in Miami’s Little Havana because of Fidel Castro had an awesome “domestic record”:

Early this morning, Cuban Americans took to the streets in Little Havana in Miami celebrating the death of Fidel Castro. pic.twitter.com/W8P2JtAbsF

— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 26, 2016

Following the news of Fidel Castro's death, celebrations immediately broke out in Miami's Little Havana https://t.co/Sf44UiUJde pic.twitter.com/4rEhp5tTgA

— CNN (@CNN) November 26, 2016

Champagne popping in front of Versailles in Little Havana #FidelCastro #Cuba pic.twitter.com/23Ed8dnn9V

— Danny Rivero (@TooMuchMe) November 26, 2016