Good God, people. If you’re going to call Che a mass-murderer, why don’t we put George Washington in there too? What about the massacre of the Iroquois Indians all in the name of revolution?Was that justifiable? In truth there’s no such thing as a bloodless revolution or revolutionary, and Che Guevara is no different. True, Guevara wasn’t perfect and made many foolish mistakes along the way, but it’s more what he represented that makes him such an idol. Also, half the information on here against Che tends to not have a very good source, considering it comes from Humberto Fontova’s book, who is clearly biased and tends to not look at the whole picture. Nobody seems to remember that Cuba during Batista’s reign was basically a gigantic brothel, pimped out by the United States, and a playground for the Mafia, while it’s citizens remained illiterate, diseased,and impoverished. There’s a reason why Che wanted a revolution, and I’m pretty certain that Cubans would rather live under Castro than Batista any day. Intact, one of the reasons why Che and Castro had so many people killed so fast and without a fair trial (although technically the Nurembergh trials were no different) is because the Cuban people would have taken matters into their own hands. They were enraged at Batista and his mob shooting down people in the streets if they were suspected of being traitors to his dictatorship. If Castro and Che hadn’t of killed off Batista’s people in a organized fashion, the people would have most likely rioted and killed them anyways. And yes, there were most likely innocents killed as well. Welcome to the reality of any revolution. Whether one likes it or not, innocent blood will always be shed in the face of any war, revolution, or military squabble.
And as for Che personally killing his own people, there are actually only 5 or 6 deaths that are proven and accounted for, and they were all traitors, deserters( which some may argue doesn’t deserve a killing, but in the military world it makes perfect sense) and rapists. But of course there’s going to be American propaganda telling otherwise to all of this. Obviously, they’re not going to say anything positive about the Post-Batista Goverment(which they would probably argue was a good one) let alone the man who represents everything the United States governent is afraid of. Che literally brought the U.S to it’s knees.
And like I said before, Che wasn’t a perfect man, let alone a perfect revolutionary, but I think that in the end he represents that passionate, fiery rebel within us all. He’s admired by Mandela and existential poets for a reason. He’s emblazoned on t-shirts and posters and keychains for a reason. It’s not the man himself people admire, it’s what he stands for,convoluted and unrealistic as it is.
More to consider: If you want to find negative facts about Che Guevara, you will find them. If you want to find positive facts about Che Guevara, you will find them. The truth is that Guevara was, remains and will always be a complex and mysterious figure( the CIA thought he was dead for five years before they found him in Bolivia!) I own a Che Guevara t-shirt, but I’d never wear it or yhrow it out until I find out the complete truth on him. Until then I will stay neutral.
