"History... Will... Absolve me!"

Fidel Castro is fiddlin' on his fiddle of "woe is me" at home now that he has stepped down as Cuba's notorious ruler after nearly 50 years of ruthless dictatorship. The people of Cuba may say they love the man for what he did, but how many times were they threatened if they were to say otherwise?

Castro is said to have resigned due to his continuing failing health. The man is at the ripe age of 81 years. He could've stepped down decades ago, but as the saying goes, "Power never quenches your thirst." He needed more and it was never enough. Let's see... In 2004 he broke his knee and fractured his arm in a fall during a televised public speech. In August 2006 he “temporarily” handed over power to his brother, defense minister Raúl, after an operation to stop intestinal bleeding. There are still lingering problems related to his intestinal health. Will history truly absolve this Cuban so that he can be recognized more for doing good than harm? Or will this new situation shed light and have karma give him several swift kicks in the arse?