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Posted on 10/22/2005 12:25:58 PM PDT by wagglebee
Visit almost any American college campus, walk down the streets of practically every city, and you will see idyllic youth proudly wearing a shirt showing a handsome Latino face cast against a sea of customary red – emblems of the personality cult of communist revolutionary Che Guevara. The image of Che attracts many youth in the West; they see only dreaming eyes, wild jet-black hair cascading under a military beret that's crowned with a single soviet star. His face is a stamp on products filling sales racks, a symbol, an icon of pop culture – a patron saint for society's youthful rebels.
He seems to be remembered in the company of heroes: a doctor working for the emancipation of the world's poor, a brilliant intellectual speaking out against American tyranny, a martyr betrayed by an ungrateful world. In this way, nearly 40 years after his execution, Che survives. He lives in the nostalgia of his militant followers, whose ranks swell as new memorabilia confirm the survival of his legacy. Cast in this favorable light, Time magazine places him next to Billy Graham and Anne Frank on the "Top 100s" alphabetical list, writing, "He would resurrect, young people shouted in the late '60s … ¡No lo vamos a olvidar! We won't let him be forgotten." And so the world remembers – yet it also forgets. They remember not a man but a myth.
In reality, Che was an executioner. He personally placed bullets in the heads of hundreds of defenseless prisoners and oversaw the hasty executions at the La Cabaña Fortress prison. Perhaps this was his single military talent, as he showed neither bravery nor skill during actual combat.
In reality, Che never graduated from medical school. He spent his time making, not mending, wounds.
In reality, his writing, dull and devoid of brilliance, bears nothing more than the angry clichés of a violent cause, cries to generate, "two, three, many Vietnams," and exhortations to use "hatred as an element of struggle; unbending hatred for the enemy, which pushes a human being beyond his natural limitations, making him into an effective, violent, selective and cold-blooded killing machine. This is what our soldiers must become. …"
In reality, Che cared little for the poor and oppressed. The quintessential communist, he spoke of liberating "the poor" while wading in their very blood and appropriating their resources. His actions were resisted by the poor, who revolted against his revolution in Cuba. They were his greatest enemy and helped bring about his death in Bolivia. If Che were truly concerned with their poverty, he would not have lived in an expropriated beachfront mansion in Havana.
Yet somehow Time remembers him as "Che the titan standing up to the Yanquis, the world's dominant power. Che the moral guru proclaiming that a New Man, no ego and all ferocious love for the other, had to be forcibly created out of the ruins of the old one. Che the romantic mysteriously leaving the revolution to continue, sick though he might be with asthma, the struggle against oppression and tyranny."
To those leftists who proudly wear his mug, communism thanks you! And for frequenting hip boutiques, for buying T-shirts and $198 cashmere-wool Che sweaters, for going on Regent Holiday Che tours and to Che movies – capitalism also thanks you for your business.
To those who wear the shirts with the big red head without realizing that he routinely lined people up against a wall and gunned them down, I lament that you misunderstand this man and in whose company he stands. His name should be carved alongside the names of the most evil butchers of history: Arafat, bin Laden, Adolf Hitler, Caesar, Castro, Genghis Khan, Stalin, Ayatollah Khomeini, Lenin, Mao of China, Mussolini of Italy, Nero, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, and now Ernesto "Che" Guevara.
"We won't let him be forgotten."
Francis Pedraza is a 16-year-old from San Diego, Calif., who this year is finishing up a rigorous classical education. During last year's election, Pedraza was active in politics, with his speeches, interviews and public-service announcements airing on the radio around the U.S. He is currently working on his book, "A California Yankee in the Kangaroo Court."
In reality, Che never graduated from medical school. He spent his time making, not mending, wounds.
It's amazing how the left sees no problem is simply ignoring the crimes of their heroes.
You're asking for far too much.
Look at how many dictators Dan Blather hugged up to. He was bestest buddies with ol' Fidel
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This is an excellent article, and I'm especially impressed that the author is only 16.
About a year ago, a friend's teenaged son wore one of these che t-shirts in my presence. I asked who that was on his shirt. He said, "Some guy named Che." I asked if he knew anything about him and he did not. I gave him a short and to the point history lesson then offered to take that shirt off his back and burn it on the spot. His grandmother had been listening and she added her two cents along with mine. He immediately changed shirts and I haven't seen the che shirt since. His parents had never noticed what was pictured on his shirt. I think they pay a bit more attention now.
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As a Argentinian I have che, he's the worst person to come for Argentina.
As a Argentinian I have che, he's the worst person to come for Argentina.
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I was amazed when I got to the end that he was so young, it was extremely well written.
The writer seems to be a young person with quite a future.
They remember a silk screen graphic! Even Hitler could be made to look cool with the art student!
But then, what do I know? I also think John Lennon was an overrated, no-talent druggie and that his stupid song "Imagine" totally sucks rocks.
90% of the Nations of the world could solve 90% of their "problems" if that's really what they want to do, and if their "goverments" would allow it. Most would rather mope around and bitch about the US.
Okay kiddies... quick question... which country has the best economy in Latin America... which country has made the most progress in twenty years. Which strongman has actually turned his reformed country into a Democracy?
It kills me to see how Pinochet is attacked years after rescuing Chile from a Marxist hell under Allende, and at the same time Castro is fêted like a hero around the world.
Pinochet is a hero.
Castro is a DICTATOR who needs to stop a bullet.
Che no longer exists, either as an actual guy or a revolutionary icon. What exists is an image from the 60s that is somewhat artfully rendered on t-shirts.
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Like the "smiley face" the Che image isn't copyrighted.
How does that saying go? Something about a lie going all the way around the world before the truth puts on its shoes? Something like that.
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As far as John Lennon goes, his demise started the day he met Yoko Ono and began the destruction of the Beatles.
Warhol "predicted" the Che phenom in his Mao exhibit.
Don't you know...
They are a trick.
Using this trick, really smart guys like us, who truly understand economics get really clueless, stupid people to volutarily identify themselves as clueless stupid idiots thus saving the rest of you the ten minutes or so of conversatioon it would otherwise take to make this assessment on your own.
So the next time you see some dorko walking down the hallway of your university wearing a Che Guevara tee-shirt, thank ole Bon Mots and people like him for tricking the diptard into wearing it. You should be glad that you now have visible proof that the person wearing it is an abosultely clueless imbecile and unworthy of any of your attention.
Do not try to engage these people into any type of conversation. They are completely useless for anything meaningful except perhaps sparring partners or punching bags.
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Sorry gang. Please remind me not only to type at 100 miles per hour, but to proofread before hitting the post button!!!!!!!
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THE REAL CHE GUEVARA "Crazy with fury I will stain my rifle red while slaughtering any enemy that falls in my hands! My nostrils dilate while savoring the acrid odor of gunpowder and blood. With the deaths of my enemies I prepare my being for the sacred fight and join the triumphant proletariat with a bestial howl!" "Hatred as an element of struggle; unbending hatred for the enemy, which pushes a human being beyond his natural limitations, making him into an effective, violent, selective, and cold-blooded killing machine. This is what our soldiers must become … " Che Guevara
He was very 'brave' when he was at la But he seemed really scared after he was Cabaña Fortress murdering innocent captured by Bolivian soldiers civilians, including a 14 year old child
"I am much more valuable to you alive than dead," he told his captors pleading for his life. Unfortunately for him, the Bolivian army gave him some of his own medicine
180 DOCUMENTED VICTIMS OF CHÉ GUEVARA IN CUBA: 1957 TO 1959 From: Armando M. Lago, Ph.D., Cuba. The Human Cost of Social Revolutions, unedited Manuscript pending publication. Information provided by the TRUTH RECOVERY ARCHIVE ON CUBA an undertaking of the FREE SOCIETY PROJECT, INC. The exact number of Che’s Cuban victims has not been verified, but include people he personally executed and those put to death under his orders. Che’s biographers consistently report that he sent thousands to the firing squad. Over 4,000 deaths are documented to have taken place in Cuba, mostly firing squad execution, in the first three years after Fidel Castro’s takeover (1959-1962). Che Guevara was one of the regime’s chief executioners during this period and is said to have acknowledged ordering "several thousand" executions. All took place without affording the victims fair trials and due process of law. The following list is not exhaustive and only includes cases for which historic reference is known. Names are cited as reported; dates and additional details for most are available. Combat deaths caused by Che in Cuba and killings in countries where he led guerrilla operations have not been tallied. 14 executed by Che in the Sierra Maestra during the anti-Batista guerrilla struggle (1957-1958): 1. ARISTIDIO 2. MANUEL CAPITÁN 3. JUAN CHANG 4. “BISCO” ECHEVARRÍA 5. ECHEVARRÍA BROTHER #1 6. ECHEVARRÍA BROTHER #2 7. EUTIMIO GUERRA 8. DIONISIO LEBRIGIO 9. JUAN LEBRIGIO 10. “EL NEGRO” NÁPOLES 11. “CHICHO” OSORIO 12. ONE UNIDENTIFIED TEACHER (“EL MAESTRO) 13.-14. 2 UNIDENTIFIED PEASANTS 10 executed in Santa Clara at Che’s orders in only two days (January 1959): 1. RAMÓN ALBA 2. JOSÉ BARROSO 3. JOAQUÍN CASILLAS 4. FÉLIX CRUZ 5. ALEJANDRO GARCÍA OLAYÓN 6. HÉCTOR MIRABAL 7. J. MIRABAL 8. FÉLIX MONTANO 9. CORNELIO ROJAS 10. VILALLA
156 executed at La Cabaña Fortress prison at Che Guevara’s orders: 1. VILAU ABREU 2. HUMBERTO AGUIAR 3. GERMÁN AGUIRRE 4. PELAYO ALAYÓN 5. JOSÉ LUIS ALFARO 6. PEDRO ALFARO 7. MARIANO ALONSO 8. JOSÉ ALVARO 9. ANIELLA 10. MARIO ARES POLO 11. JOSÉ RAMÓN BACALLAO 12. CEVERINO BARRIOS 13. EUGENIO BÉCQUER 14. FRANCISCO BÉCQUER 15. RAMÓN BISCET 16. ROBERTO CALZADILLA 17. EUFEMIO CANO 18. JUAN CAPOTE FIALLO 19. ANTONIO CARRALERO 20. GERTRUDIS CASTELLANOS 21. JOSÉ CASTAÑO QUEVEDO 22. RAÚL CASTAÑO 23. EUFEMIO CHALA 24. JOSÉ CHAMACE 25. JOSÉ CHAMIZO 26. RAÚL CLAUSELL 27. ÁNGEL CLAUSELL 28. DEMETRIO CLAUSELL 29. JOSÉ CLAUSELL 30. ELOY CONTRERAS 31. ALBERTO CORBO 32. EMILIO CRUZ 33. JUAN FELIPE CRUZ 34. ORESTES CRUZ 35. HUMBERTO CUEVAS 36. CUNY 37. ANTONIO DE BECHE 38. MATEO DELGADO 39. ARMANDO DELGADO 40. RAMÓN DESPAIGNE 41. JOSÉ DÍAZ CABEZAS 42. ANTONIO DUARTE 43. RAMÓN FERNÁNDEZ OJEDA 44. RUDY FERNÁNDEZ 45. FERRÁN ALFONSO 46. SALVADOR FERRERO 47. VICTOR FIGUEREDO 48. EDUARDO FORTE 49. UGARDE GALÁN 50. RAFAEL GARCÍA MUÑIZ 51. ADALBERTO GARCÍA 52. ALBERTO GARCÍA 53. JACINTO GARCÍA 54. EVELIO GASPAR 55. ARMADA GIL Y DIEZ CABEZAS 56. JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ MALAGÓN 57. EVARISTO GONZÁLEZ 58. EZEQUIEL GONZÁLEZ 59. SECUNDINO GONZÁLEZ 60. RICARDO GRAO 61. BONIFACIO GRASSO 62. RICARDO JOSÉ GRAU 63. OSCAR GUERRA 64. JULIÁN HERNÁNDEZ 65. FRANCISCO HERNÁNDEZ LEYVA 66. ANTONIO HERNÁNDEZ 67. GERARDO HERNÁNDEZ 68. OLEGARIO HERNÁNDEZ 69. SECUNDINO HERNÁNDEZ 70. JESÚS INSUA 71. ENRIQUE IZQUIERDO 72. OSMÍN JORRÍN 73. SILVINO JUNCO 74. ENRIQUE LA ROSA 75. IGNACIO LASAPARLA 76. JESÚS LAZO 77. ARIEL LIMA LAGO 78. RAÚL LÓPEZ VIDAL 79. ARMANDO MAS 80. ENERLIO MATA 81. ELPIDIO MEDEROS 82. JOSÉ MEDINAS 83. JOSÉ MESA 84. FIDEL MESQUÍA 85. JUAN MILIÁN 86. FRANCISCO MIRABAL 87. LUIS MIRABAL 88. ERNESTO MORALES 89. PEDRO MOREJÓN 90. DR. CARLOS MUIÑO, MD. 91. CÉSAR NECOLARDES ROJAS 92. VICTOR NECOLARDES ROJAS 93. JOSÉ NUÑEZ 94. VITERBO O'RREILLY 95. FÉLIX OVIEDO 96. MANUEL PANEQUE 97. PEDRO PEDROSO 98. RAFAEL PEDROSO 99. DIEGO PÉREZ CUESTA 100. JUAN PÉREZ 101. DIEGO PÉREZ CRELA 102. JOSÉ POZO 103. EMILIO PUEBLA 104. ALFREDO PUPO 105. SECUNDINO RAMÍREZ 106. RAMÓN RAMOS 107. PABLO RAVELO 108. RUBÉN REY 109. MARIO RISQUELME 110. FERNANDO RIVERA 111. PABLO RIVERA 112. MANUEL RODRÍGUEZ 113. MARCOS RODRÍGUEZ 114. NEMESIO RODRÍGUEZ 115. PABLO RODRÍGUEZ 116. RICARDO RODRÍGUEZ 117. JOSÉ SALDARA 118. PEDRO SANTANA 119. SERGIO SIERRA 120. JUAN SILVA 121. FAUSTO SILVA 122. ELPIDIO SOLER 123. JESÚS SOSA BLANCO 124. RENATO SOSA 125. SERGIO SOSA 126. PEDRO SOTO 127. OSCAR SUÁREZ 128. RAFAEL TARRAGO 129. TEODORO TELLEZ CISNEROS 130. FRANCISCO TELLEZ 131. JOSÉ TIN 132. FRANCISCO TRAVIESO 133. LEONARDO TRUJILLO 134. TRUJILLO 135. LUPE VALDÉS BARBOSA 136. MARCELINO VALDÉS 137. ANTONIO VALENTÍN 138. MANUEL VÁZQUEZ 139. SERGIO VÁZQUEZ 140. VERDECIA 141. DÁMASO ZAYAS *15 additional executions were reported by The New York Times (on 2/6/59, 2/8/59, 3/16/59, and 4/2/59), but names are unknown. TRUTH RECOVERY ARCHIVE ON CUBA an undertaking of the FREE SOCIETY PROJECT, INC. www.CubaArchive.org
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Good for you!
Right!. and those lies get a heck of a push from the MSM, who have evidently never met a psycho murdering leftist (or just generally anti-American) scumbag they didn't like!
The first thing that should immediately come to mind was the Hurricane Katrina coverage.
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LOL. Yeah, the "responsibility" one cracked me up too.
wooooOOOOooooo responsibility
I can see 'em running.
Let's give Che a hand . . . or two.
Exactly. This teen didn't have a clue who that was on his shirt beyond the name. He just thought it was cool because others his age were wearing them.
A glimmer of hope for the future of our nation.
Excellent work, Francis. Bravo.
They see what their gods tell them to see.
Can one find black and red Che T-shirts which display the bullet holes?
when i was in school in the sixties we had cuban exiles coming to our school and they were better dressed than most of us-wondered why assassins could not have been bought to execute these commies-but it was the time of camelot so they say-i will always wonder
I was very young when the Beatles first came on the scene and was completely puzzled about the roar about four rather homely looking guys whose lyrics really made no sense to me. I grew up and found classical, never to be forgotten music, more to my taste.
"As far as John Lennon goes, his demise started the day he met Yoko Ono and began the destruction of the Beatles."
Actually he began his and the Beatles' demise with his "We're more popular than Jesus" remark (and yes, I understand its context). IMHO, the only Beatle who had a lick of sense was Ringo; the other three were nothing but snotty British punks.
LOL! Big ‘Bump’ to that :o)
Good summary of the most over-hyped, overrated band in the history of rock 'n' roll.
» ...found classical, never to be forgotten music, more to my taste.
'Nother good point there. I'd think it a solid bet Beethoven is still cherished hundreds of years after people have forgotten all about yellow submarines.
You'll need a little flame retardant, there, but for what it's worth, I agree with you. The Beatles and their music of the 60s are no more relevant to today's music than Britney Spears will be 30 years from now. Members of the Beatles cult following remind me of flower children discussing the depth of Bob Dylan, when the reality was that he was a no-talent beat poet who played a mediocre guitar and couldn't sing. At least the Beatles had a modicum of talent, or at the minimum, a very good producer.
If you want to talk about a 'relevant' rock band (or at least as relevant as rock can be), I'd talk about the Stones. Popular in the 60s, and still popular, playing together, and making new music today. I caught a Stones concert a few years ago and was surprised at the number of rock bands they've inspired.
I really like your "yellow submarines" comment regarding Beethoven! Thank you.
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