The Lost City

[BlueFire]

a note on Che Guevara...

There are two extreme views on Che Guevara.. some people believe he was one of the most influential people of the century and a symbol of revolution.. the view taken by all those kids who wear t-shirts with his face on it.

and the other view is that he is a ruthless murderer, blah blah. This is the view taken by almost all Cuban exiles and Cuban Americans... (i.e., my mom, lol)

My view?
I kinda agree with Uva de Aragón (some Cuban scholar lady)... I couldn't find the exact quote, but she basically says that we won't be able to pass judgement on Che for a while, because the truth itself is still cloudy.


and now I'm sleepy. good night

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by BLueFire

a note on Che Guevara...

There are two extreme views on Che Guevara.. some people believe he was one of the most influential people of the century and a symbol of revolution.. the view taken by all those kids who wear t-shirts with his face on it.

and the other view is that he is a ruthless murderer, blah blah. This is the view taken by almost all Cuban exiles and Cuban Americans... (i.e., my mom, lol)

My view?
I kinda agree with Uva de Aragón (some Cuban scholar lady)... I couldn't find the exact quote, but she basically says that we won't be able to pass judgement on Che for a while, because the truth itself is still cloudy.


and now I'm sleepy. good night

I'll trust the first hand accounts of the exiles who witnessed his brutality.

Is he inlfuential a symbol of revolution? Yes, but none of that has anything to do with hios actions, just the perception of those with leftist sympathies that have fallen for dogma created by Cuba itself.

Read the accounts of people who were there and ran for their lives, as that is about as close to truth as we're lucky to get from a government that to this day prohibits free speech and bans the internet.