Unlike many hip-hop heads, I was never a huge fan of Brian De Palma's Scarface (I very much prefer Carlito's Way for that matter). That said, ever since I visited Cuba in 2011, there is a scene in that movie that really resonates with me: the moment when Tony Montana describes life under communism and asks his main interlocutor the question I used as title for this post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLvolXfU9GY

It is obvious to me that many people, if not most, do want to be like sheep and, as far as I'm concerned, it is their most absolute right. I guess life is much easier when you don't ask yourselves too many questions, when you don't think too much and just follow what society and religious or political authorities tell you. The problem is when sheeplike people infringe on others' individual rights or support governments who do.

Having visited both countries, I totally understand why, for over sixty years now, so many Cubans have left their island and gone to the United States. Aside from Assata Shakur, I haven't heard of many Americans doing the opposite trip.

Today, I really laugh when I see certain American artists parade as rebels, when we all know their right to free speech is protected and when some claim to be oppressed in the U.S, call it a police state, all the while showing appreciation for the Cuban regime. In contrast, I have a lot of admiration for Cuban artists who speak out against it, especially when they still live over there. 

In 1980, Fidel Castro delivered a speech in which he basically told those who didn't support the revolution they could leave. Part of that speech was used at the beginning of Scarface.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtRXaxbzaDk

Today, when I see people, especially youths, in France or in the U.S. rooting for socialism/communism, I really feel like suggesting they learn Spanish and move to Cuba. 

Ernesto "Che" Guevara, whom many of them idolize, was an Argentinian, yet he fought a revolution in Cuba and died trying to start another one in Bolivia. Many French and American leftists claim to be internationalists and very often support open borders,but somehow, it only seems to work one way: it is always about letting more people in, never about them leaving. How about we try the latter for a change?