A critical look at the life of Latin American revolutionary, Ernesto “Che” Guevara.
Whilst his image - on T-shirts, posters, and beer labels- continues to make money for capitalists, there seems to be a revival among the young in the idea of Che as idealistic hero and fighter for freedom. This hero cult seems to have infected many young radicals, some of whom regard themselves as anarchists. We take a look at his life and ideas…
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He demanded the death penalty for “informers, insubordinates, malingerers and deserters”. He himself personally carried out executions. Indeed the first execution carried out against an informer by the Castroists was undertaken by Che. He wrote: “I ended the problem giving him a shot with a .32 pistol in the right side of the brain”.
Che was a psycho killer.
^ That’s only £20 right now, if you can believe it. Thanks, capitalism!
Source: bradicalmang