Che Guevara. Hero or Villain?

[TarkanAttila]

Today marks the 45th anniversary of Che Guevara’s death. I see many posters and bumper stickers of his iconic image. To many, he’s a revolutionary hero. To others, he’s a Communist mass murder. Is his true legacy one of hero or villain?

I imagine, like many other Communist revolutionaries - like, Lenin, Stalin, Mao and his successors, Kim Jong Il, Ho Chi Minh, and Castro, among others - he was a murderous villian. Totally agree with Didymus’s very stylish t-shirt.

 

[ashtonh2001]

Me personally, I dont agree with all his actions but what he stands for. Freedom, peace, democracy, revolution. Those qualities I respect as do others. Theres a reason he is a “saint” in bolivia.

 

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