An eternal government has the possibility that circumstantial ones do not have: it can make mistakes and correct them in a loop. Something similar occurs with the Cuban "revolutionary government," which has been correcting "errors" since its inception.
However, it is not until February 1986, when the third Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba takes place, that the unfortunate concept of “process of rectification of errors” enters Cuban political discourse.
Since then, the error and its correction became part of a "process" in the construction of socialism. In other words, they became part of the identity of the "true revolutionaries," those who are not governed by political circumstances, scrutiny, nor legitimized by results: that is to say, those who accumulate and centralize power to perpetuate themselves.
Miguel Díaz-Canel is determined to represent the "true revolutionary" even though Cubans see him as a "placeholder" at best. He also makes significant efforts to lead a "continuity" that allows the Cuban regime to perpetually continue in that "process of rectifying errors."
With the country plunged into an unprecedented crisis, unable to produce anything from sugar cane to food, with rampant inflation, meager salaries, and the most absurd and improvised economic policy in the history of the so-called "revolution," the leader appeared before Cubans this Monday to promise them that he will correct the “economic and monetary ordering,” the “banking system,” and whatever mistakes have been made lately.
According to state media, Díaz-Canel “addressed the mistakes made during the ordering task and stated that they are fully intent on correcting all existing deviations as quickly as possible.”
"Additionally, it was acknowledged that the analysis will be very critical and fully shared with the population," said the television regarding the appearance of the ruler designated by the dictator Raúl Castro and interviewed by his “soul sister”, the official journalist Arleen Rodríguez Derivet.
As it appeared in the promotional clip of the Mesa Redonda, the leader stated that “everyone has the right to criticize us. Furthermore, I believe that no one acts perfectly, and it would be very idealistic to think that everything has been done well, that everything is perfect, and that we are right about everything.”
But then he justified the current "situation" –which is nothing more than a systemic crisis caused by sixty years of economic policies necessary to maintain the statu quo that benefits the elites in power– with the same old arguments: “the enemy,” “the blockade,” “the intensification of coercive measures,” the “more than 200 sanctions from Trump,” and Cuba's inclusion on the “list of state sponsors of terrorism.”
Additionally, he reiterated the notion of a "communication campaign of hate," lamenting the state of the world with regards to "inflation," "pandemic," and "wars," while boasting about his administration, claiming that he had not implemented "shock strategies, neoliberal policies, and that those who could save themselves would."
In any case, we are not closed-minded, we are not dogmatic. We are conducting a thorough analysis of all the background related to the regulations, identifying where we may have gone wrong in the regulations, what we could have done poorly,” said the apprentice of rectifications and other dictatorial necromancies.
"That analysis, which will be very critical, we will share with the public because we intend to rectify, as soon as possible, all those deviations that may exist in the measures we apply," promised the occupant of the Palace of the Revolution, guardian of its essence and thinker of "creative resistances" and "Cuban bravado."
According to the ruler, "we are not stagnant." His administration is active, "it's just that every time you move a variable in the economy... everything gets disrupted."
To err is human, to correct is wise, but spending a lifetime correcting can only be done by those who do not learn (the foolish) or those who do not take responsibility for their mistakes.
Holding people accountable is a democratic mechanism for power control. It is not that those in power (thanks to their voters) admit their mistakes, but rather that they take responsibility. However, the "true revolutionaries" who keep Cubans under the dominance of an atrocious totalitarian power do not want to understand this.
"Do not fear perfection; you will never achieve it," said Salvador Dalí; a phrase that the "savior of continuity" should contemplate.
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