There are endless reasons to RESPECT Che Guevara ...
1. He helped overthrow the brutal Dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, whose henchmen, allied with the Mafia had turned Cuba into a gambling palace for rich Americans, and killed 20,000 Cubans. Che saw to it that these war criminals be punished and that the victims receive justice.
2. He risked his life to liberate Cuba, the Congo, and Bolivia from imperialist oppression and neocolonial domination. He slogged through jungles for years and ultimately died fighting for his beliefs.
3. He was a brilliant writer and speaker who travelled the globe to over 50 countries and gave voice to the landless peasants of the globe who were being exploited under plantation capitalism.
4. He attacked Apartheid in 1964 before the UN and predicted the evils of the IMF and World Bank that we see today.
I think people just like wearing those Che t-shirts. If Castro looked good in a beret, maybe he'd be on everyone's olive green t. Then again, you're probably right -- Che's got the idealistic young person who died for a cause thing going for him. It's too bad people don't research the faces they think are hip and cool. : / Edit: Sorry, I mean "people" as in American hipsters, not actual people who read. Fact is, idiot teens who idealize/romanticize anything rebellious really do wear Che Guevara t-shirts, which I am assuming is what prompted the question. The answer: no difference. They probably think he was a freedom fighter, rather than the opposite.
Che ideas are not for America. They are more for a poor nation where people generally don't have a chance of rising, places like Haiti. ALTHOUGH in the legit and Christian communities of places like Haiti, the areas where there are less likely criminals, Che type politics have been going on for generations. It's really about community. To raise a strong community they have to care for one another. Feeding when you have food, giving shelter, helping the sick and all that.
In America it's really fend for yourself. The thing is though is we are able to fend for ourselves. Well, used to be. Till we ate it all away anyway.
He's only respected in US pop culture as a revolutionary. In fact, he was a communist who tried to fight against the "capitalist" system. It's an irony that he is so popular in the commercial world with t-shirts, etc.. when that is what he was fighting against.
He fought for what was right ... equal rights for all humans, regardless of income level, race, gender, religion, etc. If you read about him, learn about what he stood for and fought for, then maybe you'd understand him better.
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There are endless reasons to RESPECT Che Guevara ...
1. He helped overthrow the brutal Dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, whose henchmen, allied with the Mafia had turned Cuba into a gambling palace for rich Americans, and killed 20,000 Cubans. Che saw to it that these war criminals be punished and that the victims receive justice.
2. He risked his life to liberate Cuba, the Congo, and Bolivia from imperialist oppression and neocolonial domination. He slogged through jungles for years and ultimately died fighting for his beliefs.
3. He was a brilliant writer and speaker who travelled the globe to over 50 countries and gave voice to the landless peasants of the globe who were being exploited under plantation capitalism.
4. He attacked Apartheid in 1964 before the UN and predicted the evils of the IMF and World Bank that we see today.
etc etc
I think people just like wearing those Che t-shirts.
If Castro looked good in a beret, maybe he'd be on everyone's olive green t. Then again, you're probably right -- Che's got the idealistic young person who died for a cause thing going for him. It's too bad people don't research the faces they think are hip and cool. : / Edit: Sorry, I mean "people" as in American hipsters, not actual people who read. Fact is, idiot teens who idealize/romanticize anything rebellious really do wear Che Guevara t-shirts, which I am assuming is what prompted the question. The answer: no difference. They probably think he was a freedom fighter, rather than the opposite.
Che ideas are not for America. They are more for a poor nation where people generally don't have a chance of rising, places like Haiti. ALTHOUGH in the legit and Christian communities of places like Haiti, the areas where there are less likely criminals, Che type politics have been going on for generations. It's really about community. To raise a strong community they have to care for one another. Feeding when you have food, giving shelter, helping the sick and all that.
In America it's really fend for yourself. The thing is though is we are able to fend for ourselves. Well, used to be. Till we ate it all away anyway.
Because there is something cool and artistic about a picture of a revolutionary leader.
He's only respected in US pop culture as a revolutionary. In fact, he was a communist who tried to fight against the "capitalist" system. It's an irony that he is so popular in the commercial world with t-shirts, etc.. when that is what he was fighting against.
He did have the intention of fighting for the poor even though it put Fidel Castro in charge.
Frankly, most people don't know much about him, including his grotesque death.
I think it was Rage against the Machine that made him into a hero
He's not all that well-respected in America, if that's what you are referring to.
His stylish red/black contrast logo is a popular t-shirt design, though.
I think that's mostly because it's cool looking and not so much a political statement for the 10th graders who wear it to the mall.
He advocated socialized healthcare and education and killed for it. Apparently, many young liberals seem to think that is admirable in a man.
He fought for what was right ... equal rights for all humans, regardless of income level, race, gender, religion, etc. If you read about him, learn about what he stood for and fought for, then maybe you'd understand him better.
he isn't. putting his name and face on mass-produced t-shirts is the greatest disrespect one could possibly give to a man of his beliefs.