Gao Xiaosong, a public intellectual in my court, said that Che Guevara was a delusional person with great ambition and talent, a revolutionary star who was packaged up. His words were full of sarcasm and scorn for him. But this is the man who, in the Middle East, in Europe, and the American imperialist at the heart of all evil, has numerous supporters and is regarded as a symbol of revolution and left-wing political ideals fancied by the public. The reason why he is treated differently by the vast majority of Western youths and other gangsters is that he resolutely gave up his wealthy family for his personal ideals (regardless of whether such ideals are utopian in view of today's values). And when he became famous in Cuba and was in power, in order to uphold his beliefs, he gave up his high-ranking officials and returned to the revolutionary battlefield to fight until he was captured and sacrificed.
It is true that revolutions cannot be replicated. In our words, it is "different national conditions". But Che's two-pole revolutionary spirit is still laudable. Especially today with the prevalence of realistic utilitarianism, how many people still choose to pursue ideals? Perhaps, in the eyes of most people, the picture of Don Quixote riding a thin horse and holding a spear resolutely rushed towards the windmill is really nonsensical. You can savor it carefully, the cuteness, purity, preciousness and power of moving people's hearts.
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