Going with your second choice

The Cuban way.  

. . . Fidel Castro is nothing more than a psychopathic fascist, who could choose to align himself with communism only because fascism was defeated in the Second World War.

It turns out Castro even hired former SS men to educate his troops in the finer points of goonery.

His Majesty: “Worst is enemy to bad. Sometimes you have to settle for the lesser of two evils.”

Having twice depleted the Imperial Star Fleet budget to fund ultimate weapons whose ultimatum was called, I think he’s finally learned to be pragmatic.