I'm one of those that finds your question to be correctly stated (according ONLY to my own personal taste though). I'm not sure you'll get many responses because the way you stated your question, it's kind of loaded...

There are plenty that feel that Cubans are inferior for multiple reasons. The one thing that does puzzle me is why so many producers outside of Cuba put emphasis on stating their leaf comes from Cuban seed? But that's a different drama series.

What ever your preference, different regions produce differing products. Fiji apples are not the same as American apples. Some prefer one over the other. If Fiji apples were illegal in the US there might be some appeal similar to that of Cuban cigars. That's a major part of the allure.

In other words it's somewhat a DEMAND issue to couple with the "so much better than" viewpoint or issue. In some ways I envy those who think a $3-5 Dominican or Nicaraguan is better than a typical $10 Cuban.