Picture a photo of a girl in a blue summer dress, posing on a vintage red Chevy, surrounded by decaying architecture with the “capitolio,” modeled after our own, in the background. Underneath the photo are millions of comments from people, impressed with how picturesque the city is, tagging their friends saying, “we need to visit!”

The irony is overwhelming. Someone with the freedom to travel outside her own country, to post on social media uncensored, with a symbol of democracy in the background … all from Havana, Cuba.