"Let's get organized," is the latest call from Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel, who once again addresses the persistent issues facing the country. The leader seems to believe that with empty slogans and speeches lacking substance, the so-called "magic art," these problems can be resolved.
The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (PCC), currently touring the country and presiding over Extraordinary Plenums of the political organization, urged the militants in Sancti Spíritus to "organize ourselves to achieve different results by the end of the year."
This appeal comes with time running out, only three months left until the end of 2024. It exposes the regime's inability to find solutions to the country's problems, especially when they haven't defined a clear formula in the past nine months to implement what they plan for the remainder of the year.
However, this is not the first time Díaz-Canel resorts to meaningless phrases to justify the government's inefficiency. The latest slogan is "let's get organized," but in 2023, it was about a "reordering of the order."
With the country plunged into an unprecedented crisis, unable to produce basic goods from sugar cane to food, facing uncontrolled inflation, with decorative wages, and the most absurd and improvised economic policy in the history of the so-called "revolution," the leader appeared on television to promise Cubans that he would rectify the "economic and monetary reordering," the "banking measures," and every bad decision made in recent times.
According to official media, Díaz-Canel "addressed the mistakes made during the reordering task and affirmed their full intent to correct all existing deviations as soon as possible."
But this was not Díaz-Canel's only "novelty" in this process that seems confusing even to them. Earlier, in 2021, his proposal was to "order the reordering," just days after the controversial measure of monetary unification was initiated.
"We have to order the reordering. In the first days of the reordering, various misunderstandings emerged, and we made implementation errors across several institutions. Things that were regulated and standardized were not applied as intended, creating a perception among the population that is unfavorable to the reordering. Yet, the reordering is a necessary, indispensable task to boost the economy and improve the situation for the entire population," stated Díaz-Canel at that time.
However, the predictions of experts and knowledgeable individuals did not fall on deaf ears. Three years later, the island is experiencing one of its worst economic crises, without visible short-term solutions. Meanwhile, the leader continues to justify his series of poor decisions with words that tread the same waters, unable to find practical solutions in new directions.
Understanding Díaz-Canel's Latest Call to Action
Here we address some of the key questions and answers surrounding the recent statements made by Miguel Díaz-Canel and the ongoing issues in Cuba.
What is Díaz-Canel's latest call to action?
Díaz-Canel's latest call to action is for all leaders and militants to "get organized" in an effort to achieve different results by the end of the year.
Why is Díaz-Canel's message seen as ineffective?
Díaz-Canel's message is seen as ineffective because it relies on empty slogans and lacks concrete plans or solutions to address the country's deep-rooted issues.
What were Díaz-Canel's previous slogans?
In 2023, Díaz-Canel's slogan was about a "reordering of the order," and in 2021, he proposed to "order the reordering" following the controversial monetary unification.
What are the main issues facing Cuba currently?
Cuba is currently facing an unprecedented crisis, including an inability to produce basic goods, uncontrolled inflation, low wages, and an improvised economic policy.