He gestured dramatically toward his audience. In revolutionary Cuba there would be no need for formal elections or representative institutions. The will of the people was expressed in moments like this in the magical exchange between the Maximum Leader and his audiences at giant rallies. All unchecked power exercised over a long time degenerates into a caste system. With castes come vested interests, high positions, fear of losing them, intrigues to sustain them.
Castes search each other out and rub shoulders with each other.