Celebrate the Death Day

[xoxoxoBruce]

Aren't they shooting the messenger (Time) there? He was an important figure in the history of the last century, so was Hitler and Stalin. Che certainly isn't a hero, or icon, of mine, but he is to hundreds of thousands, maybe millions.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Aren't they shooting the messenger (Time) there? He was an important figure in the history of the last century, so was Hitler and Stalin. Che certainly isn't a hero, or icon, of mine, but he is to hundreds of thousands, maybe millions.

I think the point of the authors message is that the marketing of his image to young people who can't find Bolivia, Cuba, or even frigging Iraq on a map is not a good thing. Since most do not know the history of this terrorist. He has a point.

[xoxoxoBruce]

I agree, most of the kids wearing Che t-shirts probably don't have a clue.
I was just defending Time's choice of Che as being important... and a hero/icon to many.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I agree, most of the kids wearing Che t-shirts probably don't have a clue.
I was just defending Time's choice of Che as being important... and a hero/icon to many.

Icon. Sure. Hero? In the US? that is the problem. The guy was a fucking terrorist. I bet even after reading Time's article 99% of the yahoo kids wearing that shirt or hat or whatever could tell you very little about his violent past, or that of the great purge in communist China, and all the grand things that did for Red China.