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    Posted: 03-Nov-2006 at 16:08
Originally posted by Hellios

Pinguin,
 
About before; when you said that Che Guevara "cared about fighting for the interests of only the white poor of Hispanic decent".
 
Does this poor man look white of Hispanic decent? Wink
 
 
 
I didn't say Che Guevara cared at all.
 
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Pinguin,
 
Originally posted by pinguin

The revolutions of the second half of the 20th century in Latin America were nothing more than a reflection of the Cold War in the region.
 
You assume that because you see common communist or socialist elements in those revolutions. Tongue
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Without those "heroes" like Guevara I bet we would have a lot better standard of living today, and at least a million people would not be buried six feet under.
 
What you're saying is that without people who fight for the poor & repressed, the poor & repressed would have a better standard of living.  LOL  You're also adding up casualties from separate conflicts as an argument against 1 person! Smile
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

There are still "guerrillas" in some places of Colombia, but they don't work for ideals anymore. After the fall of the Soviet Union they don't have free cash anymore, so today they work for money selling cocaine.
 
Guerillas will usually accept funding from wherever they can get it.
 
There's some cause for rebellion in Colombia but not enough (in my opinion) to justify some things the guerillas do there.  It's not the same circumstances as (for example) the Cuban revolution.
 
I agree with you about the USSR (and probably East Block) having given financial support to Central and/or Southern American guerillas.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

I don't know why people of Europe, the U.S. and other far away places has such a "romantic" vision of communist guerillas. 
 
Basically, what you're saying is that you don't understand why people believe in certain communist & socialist ideals.  This is something only a neutral person can understand without believing in at the same time. Wink
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

I bet Mexican revolution made a lot more sense than the revolutionaries of the times of Guevara.
 
You seem to have a preference for only non-socialist and/or non-communist revolutions.  Revolutions are revolutions.  How were the poor & repressed of a country like Cuba any different than the poor & repressed of Mexico? and why should their story be any more or less interesting?


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Originally posted by pinguin

Hellios said: About before; when you said that Che Guevara "cared about fighting for the interests of only the white poor of Hispanic decent".  Does this poor man look white of Hispanic decent? Wink
 
 
 
Pinguin said: I didn't say Che Guevara cared at all.
 
Yes, you claimed he was fighting for the interests of only the poor white of Hispanic decent and not the aboriginals, and we discussed it further.
 
Anyhow, if now you feel he didn't care at all for anybody he fought for, I suggest you have some talks with families who've lived under the regimes he fought to overthrow.  I'm not a political activist, but when I hear someone say that Che Guevara didn't care at all for anybody he fought for, I feel a need to clarify.
 
Rgds/Bill


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Originally posted by Hellios

Originally posted by pinguin

Hellios said: About before; when you said that Che Guevara "cared about fighting for the interests of only the white poor of Hispanic decent".  Does this poor man look white of Hispanic decent? Wink
 
 
 
 
Pinguin said: I didn't say Che Guevara cared at all.
 
Yes, you claimed he was fighting for the interests of only the poor white of Hispanic decent and not the aboriginals, and we discussed it further.
 
Anyhow, if now you feel he didn't care at all for anybody he fought for, I suggest you have some talks with families who've lived under the regimes he fought to overthrow.  I'm not a political activist, but when I hear someone say that Che Guevara didn't care at all for anybody he fought for, I feel a need to clarify.
 
Rgds/Bill
 
 
No. What I said is Che Guevara was fighting a revolution that has anything to do with the insterest of Bolivians of Amerindian descent!
 
You should realize that there are still large populations of Amerindians who preserve their culture and customs in all mainland Latin America, but particularly in Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay.
In those countries, ethnic Amerindians live in a parallel culture that reject many of the things impossed by westerners.
 
Now imagine these people seeing a foreigner, white, with high education, that was killing its cattle and some of their people, because of a cause they didn't share? What you would do? Acusse the loonie to the authorities. And that what precisely what happened.
 
Guerrillas have always killed Native Americans. Just count the victims of the Shinning path and you'll realize why Guzman is so hated in Peru.
 
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Originally posted by pinguin

Hellios said: About before; when you said that Che Guevara "cared about fighting for the interests of only the white poor of Hispanic decent".  Does this poor man look white of Hispanic decent?
 
Pinguin said: I didn't say Che Guevara cared at all.
 
Hellios said: Yes, you claimed he was fighting for the interests of only the poor white of Hispanic decent and not the aboriginals, and we discussed it further.
 
Anyhow, if now you feel he didn't care at all for anybody he fought for, I suggest you have some talks with families who've lived under the regimes he fought to overthrow.  I'm not a political activist, but when I hear someone say that Che Guevara didn't care at all for anybody he fought for, I feel a need to clarify.
 
Pinguin said: No. What I said is Che Guevara was fighting a revolution that has anything to do with the insterest of Bolivians of Amerindian descent!
 
Here's the sequence:
 
- You claimed Guevara's fight in Bolivia was only for the "white poor of Hispanic decent" and not the aboriginals, but you showed no evidence of this.
 
- I said Bolivian aboriginals don't agree with you and posted about a dozen examples of this.
 
- Then I gave another example of a black poor man of non-Hispanic decent, and your answer was this: "I didn't say Che Guevara cared at all."
 
- Now you're back to saying (again) that his fight in Bolivia was only for the "white poor of Hispanic decent" and not the aboriginals, but you continue to show no evidence or examples of this, just an opinion that goes against the beliefs of Bolivian aboriginals.
 
Can we stop going in circles? Wink
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

You should realize that there are still large populations of Amerindians who preserve their culture and customs in all mainland Latin America, but particularly in Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay.
 
Don't forget Canada too.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

In those countries, ethnic Amerindians live in a parallel culture that reject many of the things impossed by westerners.
 
The "westerners" you're talking about are the people Guevara was fighting.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Now imagine these people seeing a foreigner, white, with high education, that was killing its cattle and some of their people, because of a cause they didn't share?
 
The cause of overthrowing a repressive regime??
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

What you would do? Acusse the loonie to the authorities. And that what precisely what happened.
 
Pinguin, let's try to base ourselves on facts or at least things we can demonstrate through examples.  All that is known as fact is that his defeat in Bolivia was due to the location of his camp being revealed by an "informant".  There is no evidence, indications, or declarations that is was as you say.  As said before, informants were/are a common thing in most armed conflicts, don't always care very much about politics, and are often more motivation by money.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Guerrillas have always killed Native Americans.
 
Guevara killed Bolivian aboriginals??
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Just count the victims of the Shinning path and you'll realize why Guzman is so hated in Peru.
 
Yes, but Che is not hated in the Bolivian aboriginal world!


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Here I go

Bill, I think that the main point that Pinguin is making is that Che lacked the support in Bolivia that he enjoyed in Cuba. To a certain extent he didn't understand why they didn't rally behind him. I am going to call back my previous theory: Che walked into the late phase of the Cuban revolution, so he missed the long build up that made it successful.

So he goes to Bolivia, and the people don't support him as he expected they would.

Also, Pinguin is right when he talks about the divide between the indigenous people in Latin America and the European or mestizo population. They are regarded as foreigners. I don't know if this played a part into the apathy of Bolivians towards Che or not, but it may have played a role in it.


Now for some levity: let me tell you how I am three degrees separated from el Che.

My mother-in-law was a hot cutie when she was young. During the 1950s, she visited London. She meets a young Bolivian, and goes out on a date. They go to one of their hotel rooms, and he almost raped her.

This man later became the president of Bolivia under whose term el Che Guevara dies
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Here's the sequence:
 
- You claimed Guevara's fight in Bolivia was only for the "white poor of Hispanic decent" and not the aboriginals, but you showed no evidence of this.
 
No please LOL. This is getting complicated. Che Guevara was fighting is revolution that theorical will bring equality for everyone.
In many places of Latin America, Natives believe every non-Indian (White, Mestizos, Natives that don't speak a Native language, Asians, Blacks, Mulatos, included) lies continuosly, is a robber, a potential criminal, and lacks all credibility. The Che included Big smile
 
 - I said Bolivian aboriginals don't agree with you and posted about a dozen examples of this.
 
Who speak for Bolivian Aboriginals? Communist don't. Even Morales have had problems to speak in theirs names.
 
- Then I gave another example of a black poor man of non-Hispanic decent, and your answer was this: "I didn't say Che Guevara cared at all."
 
Guevara, like any guerilla, didn't care about people. They could kill anyone that crossed in their path. They cared about REVOLUTION not people. They wanted to get in power at any cost, not to become saints.
 
- Now you're back to saying (again) that his fight in Bolivia was only for the "white poor of Hispanic decent" and not the aboriginals, but you continue to show no evidence or examples of this, just an opinion that goes against the beliefs of Bolivian aboriginals.
 
Although Guevara was white the problem is not that. The problem is that Guevara was as Western like a British or a French. He belonged to the burguesy. He was a doctor. He spoke a Western language and talked about Western ideas (Christianism and Marxism included!). He has NOTHING in common with Amerindians!
 
Don't forget Canada too.
 
Yes. And in Canada Natives are also allienated, at least they assimilate to the mainstream. That happened across the Americas.
 
 
The "westerners" you're talking about are the people Guevara was fighting.
 
No. I am not saying "westerner" to mean the OTAN LOL.  I am defining  "Westerners" like those people that grew up inside the Western Civilization, like Guevara did. Go to Argentina or Uruguay. Although a little bit poorer, is like to be in Europe. Bolivia, in the other hand, is the poorest country in Latin South America. Half of its population  is ethnical Amerindian, to the point many of them don't even speak Spanish but Quechua or Aymara. They really live in a parallel world in there.
 
 The cause of overthrowing a repressive regime??
 
Why to change a pale face for another pale face? Think about it.
  
Pinguin, let's try to base ourselves on facts or at least things we can demonstrate through examples.  All that is known as fact is that his defeat in Bolivia was due to the location of his camp being revealed by an "informant".  There is no evidence, indications, or declarations that is was as you say.  As said before, informants were/are a common thing in most armed conflicts, don't always care very much about politics, and are often more motivation by money.
 
There was not much entusiasm at all in Bolivia because of the arrival of Guevara.
 
 Guevara killed Bolivian aboriginals??
 
Guevara killed anyone that opposed him.
 
Yes, but Che is not hated in the Bolivian aboriginal world!
 
 
But he was ignored once. And that was it.
 
Pinguin
 


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Originally posted by hugoestr

Bill, I think that the main point that Pinguin is making is that Che lacked the support in Bolivia that he enjoyed in Cuba. To a certain extent he didn't understand why they didn't rally behind him.
 
Pinguin probably thinks that Che had no support in Cuba either Wink, but what I've been trying to help him understand is that Bolivian aboriginals today feel it was a mistake to not support him more, and I demonstrated this by showing examples of Bolivian aboriginals from the bottom to the top (president) expressing admiration for Che.  These are the people Pinguin loves to promote so I don't think they're stupid.
 
 
Originally posted by hugoestr

I am going to call back my previous theory: Che walked into the late phase of the Cuban revolution, so he missed the long build up that made it successful.
 
I thought we agreed; the build-up phase was no more or less important than the 3 year military campaign with Fidel.
 
 
Originally posted by hugoestr

So he goes to Bolivia, and the people don't support him as he expected they would. 
 
Yep.
 
 
Originally posted by hugoestr

Also, Pinguin is right when he talks about the divide between the indigenous people in Latin America and the European or mestizo population. They are regarded as foreigners. 
 
It's the same in Canada, I think I said that twice.
 
 
Originally posted by hugoestr

I don't know if this played a part into the apathy of Bolivians towards Che or not, but it may have played a role in it. 
 
Yesh, it probably did.
 
 
Originally posted by hugoestr

Now for some levity: let me tell you how I am three degrees separated from el Che.

My mother-in-law was a hot cutie when she was young. During the 1950s, she visited London. She meets a young Bolivian, and goes out on a date. They go to one of their hotel rooms, and he almost raped her.

This man later became the president of Bolivia under whose term el Che Guevara dies  
 
OMG!!!  This person (who wanted to rape your mother) might've been the same person who ordered Guevara's execution, as most sources refer to the order being phoned in from La Paz.
 
Tell me, do you believe the news reports about small protests in Bolivia due to the release of previously classified documents pertaining to the presence & actions of the C.I.A. in Bolivia during the period we're talking about?


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Originally posted by pinguin

Che Guevara was fighting is revolution that theorical will bring equality for everyone.
 
I'm glad we finally agree on that, because before you said his fight in Bolivia was (your words) "for the poors of Latin America of Hispanic descendency and mentality."
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

In many places of Latin America, Natives believe every non-Indian (White, Mestizos, Natives that don't speak a Native language, Asians, Blacks, Mulatos, included) lies continuosly, is a robber, a potential criminal, and lacks all credibility. The Che included.
 
What I've been trying help you understand is that Bolivian aboriginals today feel it was a mistake to not support him more, and I demonstrated this by showing examples of Bolivian aboriginals from the bottom to the top (president) expressing admiration for Che.  These are the people you love to promote so I don't think they're stupid. Approve
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Who speak for Bolivian Aboriginals? Communist don't. Even Morales have had problems to speak in theirs names. 
 
To answer your question; not enough people speak for Bolivian aboriginals, but Morales is one of the few that does.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Guevara, like any guerilla, didn't care about people. 
 
Your words: "Che Guevara was fighting is revolution that theorical will bring equality for everyone." Smile
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

They could kill anyone that crossed in their path. 
 
So now he was a psychopath...LOL
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

They cared about REVOLUTION not people.  
 
Your words: "Che Guevara was fighting is revolution that theorical will bring equality for everyone."
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

They wanted to get in power at any cost, not to become saints. 
 
LOL It's probably the reverse LOL
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Although Guevara was white the problem is not that. 
 
You said being white was a problem a few times.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

The problem is that Guevara was as Western like a British or a French. He belonged to the burguesy. He was a doctor. He spoke a Western language and talked about Western ideas (Christianism and Marxism included!). He has NOTHING in common with Amerindians!
 
He was certainly different, but a common factor was the fight against a repressive government, as they themselves will tell you today.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Yes. And in Canada Natives are also allienated, at least they assimilate to the mainstream. That happened across the Americas. 
 
Doesn't make any sense as an answer. Confused
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

No. I am not saying "westerner" to mean the OTAN.  I am defining  "Westerners" like those people that grew up inside the Western Civilization, like Guevara did. Go to Argentina or Uruguay. Although a little bit poorer, is like to be in Europe. Bolivia, in the other hand, is the poorest country in Latin South America. Half of its population  is ethnical Amerindian, to the point many of them don't even speak Spanish but Quechua or Aymara. They really live in a parallel world in there. 
 
Why are you mentioning NATO and explaining all that when what I said is that it's the same people Guevara was fighting?
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Why to change a pale face for another pale face? Think about it. 
 
I'm glad you agree that the regime he was fighting was a "pale face" and yes; fear of an unclear future is something that has stopped many people from standing up for themselves throughout history.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

There was not much entusiasm at all in Bolivia because of the arrival of Guevara. 
 
"Hate" or "outrage" would be enough, but "not much enthusiasm" is not enough to establish - as fact - that the informant was politically motivated.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Guevara killed anyone that opposed him. 
 
Ok, please show me about Guevara's killing of Bolivian aboriginals.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

But he was ignored once. And that was it. 
 
Yep. Tongue
 
 
Rgds/Bill
 
 


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I'm glad we finally agree on that, because before you said his fight in Bolivia was (your words) "for the poors of Latin America of Hispanic descendency and mentality."
 
Well, that's what he believed, anyways.
 
Originally posted by Hellios

What I've been trying help you understand is that Bolivian aboriginals today feel it was a mistake to not support him more, and I demonstrated this by showing examples of Bolivian aboriginals from the bottom to the top (president) expressing admiration for Che.  These are the people you love to promote so I don't think they're stupid. Approve
 
 
Don't confusse Evo Morales with the Che. Evo repressents for Bolivians the return of the ancient rulers. For the first time after the Conquist they have a president of ethnic Amerindian origin. And that shows in the pre-columbian rituals you saw when he become president.
 
Compare the lifes of Hernan Cortes with the Che Guevara, and you will se a lot of coincidences. Both were allien conquistadors in Indian lands.
 
Originally posted by Hellios

To answer your question; not enough people speak for Bolivian aboriginals, but Morales is one of the few that does.
 
Morales is native! That makes the difference.  
 
Originally posted by Hellios

Your words: "Che Guevara was fighting is revolution that theorical will bring equality for everyone." Smile
 
 
Have you hear the saying "Cura gatica predica pero no practica" (The prist Gatica preaches but not practise it)? The revolution had a speech, but that does not mean theirs real intention was anything but get in power.
 
Originally posted by Hellios

 
Originally posted by pinguin

They could kill anyone that crossed in their path. 
 
So now he was a psychopath...LOL
 
What guerrilla fighter or military gorilla is not one?
 
Originally posted by Hellios

Originally posted by pinguin

They cared about REVOLUTION not people.  
 
Your words: "Che Guevara was fighting is revolution that theorical will bring equality for everyone."
  
 
Don't you see the double meaning of theirs actions? They said "we are going to to this" but they did what it was convinient to them.
 
 
Originally posted by Hellios

 
Originally posted by pinguin

Although Guevara was white the problem is not that. 
 
The problem IS NOT THE PHENOTYPE but the CULTURE. Nobody cares about colors of skins in South America but ethnic and social backgrounds are extremely important. The obsesion with "whiteness" is a North American hobbie.
 
Originally posted by Hellios

Originally posted by pinguin

The problem is that Guevara was as Western like a British or a French. He belonged to the burguesy. He was a doctor. He spoke a Western language and talked about Western ideas (Christianism and Marxism included!). He has NOTHING in common with Amerindians!
 
He was certainly different, but a common factor was the fight against a repressive government, as they themselves will tell you today.
 
Lord! You still believe Guevara or any other "revolutionary" was a Robin Hood!
 
Originally posted by Hellios

 
Originally posted by pinguin

Guevara killed anyone that opposed him. 
 
Ok, please show me about Guevara's killing of Bolivian aboriginals.
 
 
Nobody invited him to kill Bolivians, in the first place. What would happens if some foreigner start to kill Canadians to free yourself of your oppresing regime?
 
Pinguin
 
 


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Originally posted by hugoestr

Now for some levity: let me tell you how I am three degrees separated from el Che. My mother-in-law was a hot cutie when she was young. During the 1950s, she visited London. She meets a young Bolivian, and goes out on a date. They go to one of their hotel rooms, and he almost raped her. This man later became the president of Bolivia under whose term el Che Guevara dies [IMG]http://www.allempires.com/forum/smileys/smiley17.gif" align=middle>


OMG!!! This person (who wanted to rape your mother) might've been the same person who ordered Guevara's execution, as most sources refer to the order being phoned in from La Paz.


Tell me, do you believe the news reports about small protests in Bolivia due to the release of previously classified documents pertaining to the presence & actions of the C.I.A. in Bolivia during the period we're talking about?


Yes, he is the same person. About six months ago I showed my mother-in-law the picture of the president as it appeared in a biography of Che. She identified him as the guy who tried to rape her :P

Please send me links to the story about the CIA in Bolivia. Recently there was this interesting revelations about the student movement in 1960s and CIA involvement.

The popular story is that leftist groups were behind the 1968 demonstrations.

Now we know that they weren't, since it was the CIA who infiltrated and directed many of their actions .

Also, the two presidents of Mexico, the one in power in 1968 and the one who won the election in 1970, they were both paid agents of the CIA. The second one is especially funny since he became a Chavez-like "critic" of the U.S. and imperialism.

Maybe in 50 years we will learn that Chavez was paid by the CIA as well    
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Also, the two presidents of Mexico, the one in power in 1968 and the one who won the election in 1970, they were both paid agents of the CIA. The second one is especially funny since he became a Chavez-like "critic" of the U.S. and imperialism.  

Mexico's position in the Cold War was very weird anyway. I remember reading about the leader of a Mexican secret service in the 1970s who was a personal friend of Castro, but also responsible for fighting guerrillas who were supported by Castro. IIRC he even got sentenced for human rights abuses some years ago.
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Originally posted by pinguin

Hellios said: What I've been trying help you understand is that Bolivian aboriginals today feel it was a mistake to not support him more, and I demonstrated this by showing examples of Bolivian aboriginals from the bottom to the top (president) expressing admiration for Che.  These are the people you love to promote so I don't think they're stupid. Approve
 
Pinguin said: Don't confusse Evo Morales with the Che. Evo repressents for Bolivians the return of the ancient rulers. For the first time after the Conquist they have a president of ethnic Amerindian origin. And that shows in the pre-columbian rituals you saw when he become president.
 
Who's confusing Evo with Che?  Look at what I wrote: "What I've been trying help you understand is that Bolivian aboriginals today feel it was a mistake to not support him more, and I demonstrated this by showing examples of Bolivian aboriginals from the bottom to the top (president) expressing admiration for Che.  These are the people you love to promote so I don't think they're stupid. Approve"
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Compare the lifes of Hernan Cortes with the Che Guevara, and you will se a lot of coincidences. Both were allien conquistadors in Indian lands.
 
LOL Che Guevara was/is not known as a conqueror - he was/is known as a sometimes successful but more often unsuccessful revolutionary.  Go to Bolivia and/or Cuba and talk with some natives and poor people, or families that were under repression.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Morales is native! That makes the difference.
 
Then why did you say this?: "Who speak for Bolivian Aboriginals? Communist don't. Even Morales have had problems to speak in theirs names."
 
 
Originally posted by Hellios

Hellios said: Your words Pinguin: "Che Guevara was fighting is revolution that theorical will bring equality for everyone."
 
Pinguin said: Have you hear the saying "Cura gatica predica pero no practica" (The prist Gatica preaches but not practise it)? The revolution had a speech, but that does not mean theirs real intention was anything but get in power.
 
The english equivalent to that expressions is "practice what you preach", and most evidence (not just opinion) indicates Guevara died doing that.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Pinguin said: They could kill anyone that crossed in their path.
 
Hellios said: So now he was a psychopath...LOL
 
Pinguin said: What guerrilla fighter or military gorilla is not one?
 
What you're suggesting is that anybody who takes up arms for a cause is a psychopath. LOL
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Pinguin said: They cared about REVOLUTION not people.  
 
Hellios said: Your words Pinguin: "Che Guevara was fighting is revolution that theorical will bring equality for everyone."
 
Pinguin said: Don't you see the double meaning of theirs actions? They said "we are going to to this" but they did what it was convinient to them.
 
Please be more specific, which actions are you talking about done by who?  Conflicts have different circumstances; that's why generalizing isn't too good.  Historical facts indicate that Che Guevara died practicing what he preached, now please give me historical facts about his "double-standards". Smile
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

The problem IS NOT THE PHENOTYPE but the CULTURE. Nobody cares about colors of skins in South America but ethnic and social backgrounds are extremely important.
 
You said: "He was the one discriminated because he was a white upper class argentinean doctor, playing comunist."
 
I said: "Please show examples of the Bolivian aboriginals seeing Che Guevara in that light, in comparison to my many examples of them admiring him & his fight for the repressed."
 
You never showed any examples. Confused
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

The obsesion with "whiteness" is a North American hobbie.
 
North Americans are more racist than South Americans?
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Pinguin said: The problem is that Guevara was as Western like a British or a French. He belonged to the burguesy. He was a doctor. He spoke a Western language and talked about Western ideas (Christianism and Marxism included!). He has NOTHING in common with Amerindians!
 
Hellios said: He was certainly different, but a common factor was the fight against a repressive government, as they themselves will tell you today.
 
Pinguin said: Lord! You still believe Guevara or any other "revolutionary" was a Robin Hood!
 
1. I'll take that as a friendly typical South American exaggeration. Tongue
 
2. Brother, I told you 3 times what I believe he was: a sometimes successful but mostly unsuccessful revolutionary.
 
3. Why would I like or dislike "every" revolutionary?  That would be generalizing, like you've been doing. Wink
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Hellios said: He killed Bolivian aboriginals?
 
Pinguin said: Guevara killed anyone that opposed him.
 
Hellios said: Ok, please show me about Guevara's killing of Bolivian aboriginals.
 
Pinguin said: Nobody invited him to kill Bolivians, in the first place.
 
1. Ok, I'll repeat: please show me about Guevara's killing of Bolivian aboriginals.
 
2. Research exactly who were the Bolivians he killed, and you'll understand why he's so popular among Bolivian aboriginals today.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

What would happens if some foreigner start to kill Canadians to free yourself of your oppresing regime?
 
I'll answer the way I've been asking you to answer me (opinion supported by fact):
 
Personally, I would accept him or her if they wanted to help me defeat an oppressive regime.
 
Factually, Canadian natives joined forces with foreign revolutionaries like Louis Riel and others.  Of course, to the Canadian extreme right he is often perceived as something similar to your perception of Che Guevara. Wink


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 Go to Bolivia and/or Cuba and talk with some natives and poor people, or families that were under repression.
 
Which Cubans? The ones that have not taken the boat and still remain in Cuba?
 
(By the way, there are not many Natives in Cuba. Cuba is a country of whites and mulattoes, where Amerindians dissapeared as a distinct ethniticity. There are still some descendents of Tainos in there, but quite a few)
 
That rethoric of the repression is precisely what I mean. External forces of Communism and Capitalism brought death, torture and poverty to the Americas. The Che is a symbol of that, like any military gorilla of the Americas.
 
Originally posted by Hellios

 
The english equivalent to that expressions is "practice what you preach", and most evidence (not just opinion) indicates Guevara died doing that.
 
El Che didn't died in battle. He was captured and executed.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

 
What you're suggesting is that anybody who takes up arms for a cause is a psychopath. LOL
 
 
Yes! I am saying that! Precisely. Those "causes" have been the cause of hundred of millions of death worldwide. It is time to forget them and get practical.
 
Originally posted by pinguin

..Historical facts indicate that Che Guevara died practicing what he preached, now please give me historical facts about his "double-standards". Smile
 
Originally posted by pinguin

 North Americans are more racist than South Americans?
 
 Of course! You separate people by race in different neighbours. We separate people by economical conditions, not race.
 
Originally posted by pinguin

 
1. I'll take that as a friendly typical South American exaggeration. Tongue
 
Of course! If you want to argue with a South American, you should be aware they will pull your legs LOL
  
Originally posted by pinguin

1. Ok, I'll repeat: please show me about Guevara's killing of Bolivian aboriginals.
 
2. Research exactly who were the Bolivians he killed, and you'll understand why he's so polular among Bolivian aboriginals today.
 
As far as I know Bolivians are mainly Amerindians. He killed many in his jungle adventurers. Read his diary and count, please.
  
Originally posted by pinguin

Factually, Canadian natives joined forces with foreign revolutionaries like Louis Riel and others.  Of course, to the Canadian extreme right he is often perceived as something similar to your perception of Che Guevara. Wink
 
Well, you should remember that I saw my own country destroyed because of the coup that put a fascist regime in power. That happened because the communists wanted to spread theirs revolution to Chile, and the fascists didn't agree.
 
With those antecedents, I preffer those "heroes" are keept well beyond our frontiers.
 
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Which Cubans? The ones that have not taken the boat and still remain in Cuba?
 

LOL Even the ones who took the boat will tell you they like Che but hate Fidel.

 
Anyhow, I wasn't talking about them - I was talking about the people in those countries, natives, poor, and families that were under repression.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

(By the way, there are not many Natives in Cuba. Cuba is a country of whites and mulattoes, where Amerindians dissapeared as a distinct ethniticity. There are still some descendents of Tainos in there, but quite a few) 
 
It's not a country of "whites and mulattoes" but a country of blacks, whites, and everything in between, mostly poor like the other Caribbean states.
 
The original natives were Taino, Siboney, Atabey, Hatuey, and a couple more that I forget.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

That rethoric of the repression is precisely what I mean.
 
Denial of repression is worse than rhetoric of repression. Wink
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

External forces of Communism and Capitalism brought death, torture and poverty to the Americas.
 
Some revolutions are communist/socialist and some are not.  You seem to have a preference, although people die in both.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

The Che is a symbol of that, like any military gorilla of the Americas.
 
Please show examples that Che Guevara is "a symbol of death & torture" to the people of Cuba, Bolivia, Africa...
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Hellios said: The english equivalent to that expressions is "practice what you preach", and most evidence (not just opinion) indicates Guevara died doing that.
 
Pinguin said: El Che didn't died in battle. He was captured and executed.
 
Correct; he died practicing what he preached.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Hellios said: What you're suggesting is that anybody who takes up arms for a cause is a psychopath.
 
Pinguin said: Yes! I am saying that! Precisely.
 
Imagine a world like that; where nobody takes up arms for a cause...Cry
 
Pinguin, I'm the most peaceful person, but if I saw my government pull stunts like the regimes Che fought did, believe me, I would take up arms. Wink  I'm sorry for you if you would not.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Those "causes" have been the cause of hundred of millions of death worldwide. It is time to forget them and get practical.
 
Which cause are you talking about?  Some revolutions were legitimate and some were not.  Are you generalizing again? Tongue
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Hellios said: North Americans are more racist than South Americans?
 
Pinguin said: Of course! You separate people by race in different neighbours. We separate people by economical conditions, not race.
 
In terms of racial harmony Canada is one of the world's leading examples. Clap
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Hellios said: 1. I'll take that as a friendly typical South American exaggeration.
 
Pinguin said: Of course! If you want to argue with a South American, you should be aware they will pull your legs
 
Eres un jodedor! Evil Smile
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Hellios said:
1. Ok, I'll repeat: please show me about Guevara's killing of Bolivian aboriginals.
2. Research exactly who were the Bolivians he killed, and you'll understand why he's so popular among Bolivian aboriginals today.
 
Pinguin said: As far as I know Bolivians are mainly Amerindians. He killed many in his jungle adventurers. Read his diary and count, please.
 
I have - it says he killed Bolivians who were fighting for the regime at the time (a regime everybody knows about) and the Bolivian natives today understand this, which is why they like him, as Ive demonstrated.
 
 
Originally posted by pinguin

Hellios said: Factually, Canadian natives joined forces with foreign revolutionaries like Louis Riel and others.  Of course, to the Canadian extreme right he is often perceived as something similar to your perception of Che Guevara.
 
Pinguin said: Well, you should remember that I saw my own country destroyed because of the coup that put a fascist regime in power. That happened because the communists wanted to spread theirs revolution to Chile, and the fascists didn't agree. With those antecedents, I preffer those "heroes" are keept well beyond our frontiers.
 
I understand perfectly.  I've been reading about your country. Thumbs Up
 
I'm going to Rosario (Argentina) soon and will try to visit Chile.
 
 
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That rethoric of the repression is precisely what I mean. External forces of Communism and Capitalism brought death, torture and poverty to the Americas.

Uhm, maybe I am more cynical than others, but I think that it was Latin Americans who killed, tortured, and stole in the Americans. They did this before the Cold War; they did it through the Cold War, through the generous sponsorship of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.; and they have done it after it.

Claiming that we were tricked into it would be saying that we are stupid and easily controlled. We are not. Latin Americans deserve praise for their achievements, and should bare the responsibility for their faults.
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Well, Hugoestr.
 
You are right with respect with CERTAIN countries. In others, like my own (Chile), the external influences where a critical factor for both the insurection and the represion that followed. So we tend to keep distance with foreigners and everyone, from left to right, is cautious with them.
 
At least Chileans don't want anything to do with foreigners, either Americans or Russians. We know now all that matters is money, and we are going to compite with developed nations in any market to make us a space. We don't want to be puppets of those superpowers anymore.
 
You know we, Latin Americans, don't forget easy and that sooner or later we take revenge. That's the way we are.
 
 
Anyways, It is painfull, anyways, for our engineers when they have gone to Russia to help them to mount a facility, or in other engineering task, and verify on field we are more advanced than them in security and many other technologies. And it is also painful to see that the other superpower, the U.S. has so many people living worst than us, like the Katrina disaster showed.
 
What kind of superpower of paper tried to control us?
 
 
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Originally posted by Hellios

 
LOL Even the ones who took the boat will tell you they like Che but hate Fidel.
 
Anyhow, I wasn't talking about them - I was talking about the people in those countries, natives, poor, and families that were under repression.
 
Who is not suffering represion? Look the repression Americans suffer, but they don't start bombing the supermarkets! They preffer to work.
 
Originally posted by Hellios

  
 It's not a country of "whites and mulattoes" but a country of blacks, whites, and everything in between, mostly poor like the other Caribbean states.
 
The original natives were Taino, Siboney, Atabey, Hatuey, and a couple more that I forget.
 
Cuba is the second "more African" nation in Hispanic America, after Dominican Republic. It got a strong African heritage, to the point they still preserve theirs African religion, called Santeria. And I heared they even know some Yoruba words they use in theirs rituals! The society is White and Mulatto in general terms, with all the shades in between as you say.
 
Genetics has show than in Puerto Rico, Cuba and Dominican Republic the Amerindians didn't become extinguished but assimilated. The genetics of those countries show a high percentage of Amerindian markers. Amerindian culture still survives in some things like foods and placenames, but in general the Caribbean is a lot less Amerindian influence that both mainland Latin America and Canada. There is a large numbers of Cubans that are white, and they made perhaps 1/3 of the population.
 
Originally posted by Hellios

  
 
Some revolutions are communist/socialist and some are not.  You seem to have a preference, although people die in both.
 
 
I preffer Economic Revolutions, rather than killing people on the street, or torture them in the electric bed.
 
Originally posted by Hellios

  
 Please show examples that Che Guevara is "a symbol of death & torture" to the people of Cuba, Bolivia, Africa...
 
 
He is a new Robin Hood. People idealize these kind of guys, anyways.
 
 
Originally posted by Hellios

  
Pinguin, I'm the most peaceful person, but if I saw my government pull stunts like the regimes Che fought did, believe me, I would take up arms. Wink  I'm sorry for you if you would not.
 
 
If I don't like the country where I live I move somewhere else. I believe in the "free market of countries" LOLLOL .
 
See China! What a more represive country like that. And see how people have reacted. They are not losing theirs time in revolutions, or playing cowboy. They are working and pretty soon they will live better than the west. That's the way to do it. I believe.
  
Originally posted by Hellios

   
In terms of racial harmony Canada is one of the world's leading examples. Clap
  
 
Go to your next American Indian neighbourhood in the Western Provinces. Perhaps you'll realize then, something is going wrong with the multicultural ideology in your country.
 
As I see it, the Canadian government has made all the efforts possible to stop racism. However, there are many biggots between the common Canadian people.
 
  
Originally posted by Hellios

   
I have - it says he killed Bolivians who were fighting for the regime at the time (a regime everybody knows about) and the Bolivian natives today understand this, which is why they like him, as Ive demonstrated.
  
 
That "admiration" came too late. For the Che, at least. lol.
 
  
Originally posted by Hellios

   
I understand perfectly.  I've been reading about your country. Thumbs Up
 
I'm going to Rosario (Argentina) soon and will try to visit Chile.
 
 
 
If you do, sent me an e-mail.
 
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First, i'm a little bit dissapointed , i read this thread to late.
 
The Commandante was a symbol, especially for the movement of the students in the western european countries of 1960 and 70s.
 
The important thing for those european "revolutionaries" was to liberate from the history of their parents, the wwII trauma and the surpression by the existing societies.
Che Cuevarra was idealised and used as an example of a fearless fighter against capatalismn. Although many of his events were ending as a flop. The cirtumstances of his death were the final reason for the glorification of Che.
Other revolutionaries preceded or followed, but no one had the carisma of Che. Not to mentioned that he was good looking, a not to underrate point of view, mostly for the few female comrades , which joined the student-movement at that time.
But if you read the biography of Che, you must accept, he did those things, many of the spokesmen of the students wouldn't have done.
To keep it in perspectives, i must say, Che did, what i only dreamed in my daydreams and therefore he will be in my heart for ever.
Let's put this way, a substitute for my own cowardice and inactivity.
 

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What has to do the Che with the children games of the Europeans upper-middle class students?

Che Guevara was fighting for socialism, not playing with the daddies. He was not fighting for gay rights or for public marihuana smoking. His methods where not marching with colored ballons but killing!

Those are another realities, indeed.

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