an epic of idealists

Andy 2022-10-18 06:40:38

Perhaps, before leaving Mexico, Che and the Castro brothers did not think about what the Cuban revolution would bring to the Caribbean, or to South America, or to the world. From the overthrow of the original dictatorship, a foreigner, a person who has nothing to do with Cuba, an Argentine with an Argentine accent Spanish, appeared at the forefront of the Cuban revolution. In this era of lack of idealism, this idealist who is always fighting has become a unique cultural symbol.

Perhaps, no "red revolutionary" is like Che. Even if he holds an important position, he must finally take off the comfort and stability that does not belong to him, put on and take off his military uniform for many years, pick up a long gun, and return to his own. battlefield. If I have to use one word to describe him, I am afraid there is only one, that is, Guevara is a downright idealist. Perhaps, from the time he rode a motorcycle across the American continent, from the time he saw the life of the people at the bottom of the Latin American region, at that time, the ideal deeply buried in this idealist's heart began to take root slowly, Germinate slowly.

Although, many people understand Guevara as a complete terrorist except for the avatar on the T-shirt. But whether it's terrorism or anarchy, you just can't fully explain this amazing community -- Che Guevara.

Perhaps he himself is a piece of history, a piece of blood and tears that bears the blood and tears that Latin America has paid in the back garden of the most powerful capitalist country in the world. It also witnessed the devastation brought by capitalism to this once prosperous and splendid civilization.

If the so-called terrorist "Che Guevara" did not appear, the Latin American people would be able to exchange for today's happiness. Today, a Saudi Arabian named bin Laden is doing what seems to be the same thing as Che Guevara, that is, through the jihad of the Muslim people against Christianity, in exchange for peace in the Middle East and Palestine becoming a real state. No matter what they did right or wrong, good or bad, whether the method was appropriate or not, at least they stood up and used their own power to rewrite the already written history under the circumstance that at least it seemed to be a foregone conclusion. .


Although, Che Guevara's personal fate, like all idealists, became a tragedy. But it is precisely because of his sacrifice that liberation and red become a kind of immortality. Look at Bolivia today, Venezuela today, look at Latin America today. Maybe it was the specific Cold War that created him, maybe it was his unique character that created him, but maybe, he has never been as infinitely close to a saint, a perfect man, and a downright idealist.

May his beliefs be as immortal as his spirit, and he also cheers and sheds tears for that peculiar era.

Che Guevara - an epic only for idealists

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Che: Part One quotes

  • Lisa Howard: What is the most important quality for a revolutionary to possess?

    Ernesto Che Guevara: El amor.

    Cuban Diplomat #1: [translating] Love.

    Lisa Howard: Love?

    Cuban Diplomat #1: Love of humanity... of justice and truth. A real revolutionary goes where he is needed.

  • Ernesto Che Guevara: [addressing the United Nations in Spanish] Executions? Yes, we have executed. We execute, and we'll continue to execute.