It is my impression that under Cuban law, as Fidel Castro has now changed the law, if a would-be Havel walked up, in Havana, to an American tourist and talked to that tourist about democracy, he would be rewarded--not with information, a growth of knowledge--but he would go to jail because talking about democracy in Cuba to an American tourist will guarantee one thing--you will be arrested, you will be indicted, and you will go to jail.
Discussing the implications of Cuban law on conversations about democracy with American tourists.
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