Tuesday, October 19, 2004

Idolization of the Wretched

You know what gets me? What gets me is this ridiculous idolization of Che Guevara. He is touted as a great revolutionary leader, defender of the poor and the like. The truth is far from that. He was a diehard Communist who would go to any lengths to spread his ideology. He's mentioned as something of a Robin Hood type character who was completely morally right. Never mentioned are his atrocities, his killing of people, supervising or personally taking part in torturing political prisoners, and spreading revolution throughout Latin America and into the Congo. Some of the places he went he wasn't even wanted. Instead he is an icon for young people to idolize. These same young people know little or nothing about him. It is truly a shame that such a person is being held so high.

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