Confirmation that Canadians are now all wanna-be Americans.  The US is a bully and like all bullies picks on the smallest weakest, a little island.  Yet the US warmly embraces the ruling family of Saudi Arabia where one word against the House of Saud results in be-heading.  84 be-headings per year that we know about.
And of course we want more and more trade with Communist China where unnumbered thousands are imprisoned to having the 'wrong views'.  These are our likeable dictatorships. 
But we hate Castro because with only 12 men he, with the full support of the Cuban people overthrew the brutal corrupt dictatorship of Batista, who was fully backed by both the U.S. and the mafia.
Then by proxy invasions, multiple assassination attempts, and a crippling illegal embargo, forced Cuba into a corner where they had to take all measures to keep from being re-taken by American corporations.
But that's OK, because we all need to hate.  As long as its not a country that can do us any harm.