What would you say to Che? - If you could sit down with him

[YerbaMateJ]

If you had an opportunity to step into "another dimension" so to speak and have a one hour conversation with Ernesto Che Guevara, what would you say to him? What would you ask him?

You don't have much time, so make it good!

YMj:biggrin:

[Dirty Jersey]

im sure mr guevara was a brilliant strategist and tactician so to me it would be really exciting to challenge him to a game of chess. little to no talking needed really but i guess him explainimg his moves would be pretty cool. i know its not a deep political conversation but it would still be petty fuckin awesome.

[Larissa]

I wouldn't say anything at all, I would just sit and LISTEN to him and try to learn as much as possible from him.

[Kapitan Andrey]

Oh…I don’t know what to say…may be:

Me: Hasta Siempre, Comandante!

Che:Hasta Siempre, comrad! Who are you?

Me: I’m…just a Russian guy and your follower!

Che:Hmm…You mean that you are alive?! What is happening on Cuba? Fidel didn’t came here yet, so how is he doing?

Me: You’ll be mad on me, but Fidel become a communist dictator of Cuba…Cubans live bad! Almost evereone who didn’t joined party, live poor!!!

Che:R-r-r! Damn bastardo! I knew it! He always wanted the POWER!!!

Me: But you are a national hero of Cubans and other nations!!! As for me, I’m proud of you, comandante! And millions of your followers love and proud of you!

Che:I’m happy to that.But does Soviet Union crushed already?

Me: Yes, already 13 years ago, but how do you know!?

Che: I knew it will happen! Party was taken by corrupted criminals and nothing could help the leader to continue this communist line!!! Wondered!? I’m not a communist…here I’ve met a lot of people, who was killed by stupid Communist leaders!I was shoked to hear about the crimes of Lenin, Staln and others…I was demoralized by this imformation…so I damned everething I belived in!!! But I don’t support imperialism!!! People must make a new form of government!!!

Me: Yes, this is very necessary!!! But the choise is in the hands of the people, so WE must choose what to belive and what to do!!! I also think, that Cuban revolution was good thing, but Fidel couldn’t do anything with the “freedom of people” so he put it back into the cage!!!

Che: Well, comrad, the “date” is coming to end, I want to tell you: don’t let anyone take your freedom! If it happened, fight for it!!! Don’t become a slave of conquerer, fight and win!!! If you see poor people and if they need you help – help them immediatley!!!

Me: Thank you, Comandante…I will never give up!!! I always will be your follower!!! Hasta Siempre, Comandante!!! See you…but not soon!

Che: Hasta Siempre, comrad...I’m happy that I got such comrad as you!!! Good luck!!!


…Well, what do you think!?

[YerbaMateJ]

Kapitan! You are awesome! That was great!

EL COMANDANTE VIVE HOY, MANANA, Y SIEMPRE!!!

YMj:biggrin:

[thursday night]

"Me: You’ll be mad on me, but Fidel become a communist dictator of Cuba…Cubans live bad! Almost evereone who didn’t joined party, live poor!!!"

That is a lie and you know it.

[lostsoul]

i would tell him to come with me to a club and lets pick up some girls.

Imagin how many girls you'd pick up if you were Che? your face is on bottles of drinks, your face is on flags during many games and protests, and some of the most famous people in the world have you tattoed on their body.

He would be getting girls left, right and center. He'd probally overthrow the owner of playboy and make the mansion his new headquaters.

ahh i am just about to go out, so i guess you know what kind of mindset i'm in.

but i would seriously ask him three questions:
1) "how did you keep so motivated, like most of the world was against you, but you kept going..how how how????"
2) "why did you do all you did? you could have been a rich doctor? What made you sarcfice everything for people you never met?"
3) "can you light my cigerette and let someone take a picture?"

he'd probally tell me to "Fuck off" and try to shoot me, for annoying him.

[redstar2000]

I think Che would answer any questions something like this: "Look, I've been dead for nearly 40 years. I can't tell you what to do now. It is something you have to figure out yourself, like I did. Look at your own country. Who are the oppressors and who are the oppressed? Who fights to keep things they way they are and who fights to change them? You can read my words, or the words of Marx or Lenin or Stalin. But in the end, it's on you...what do you think needs to be done? Then go do it!"

Indeed, I think all the great revolutionaries of the past would answer the same way..."you can look at what we did and learn from it; but in the end it's on you to decide. Make your own mistakes; don't just repeat ours."

Every place and time is different and the shape of revolutionary action changes accordingly. Only the need for revolutionary action remains.

:cool:

[Larissa]

Quote: from redstar2000 on 1:39 pm on Mar. 30, 2003
I think Che would answer any questions something like this: "Look, I've been dead for nearly 40 years. I can't tell you what to do now. It is something you have to figure out yourself, like I did. Look at your own country. Who are the oppressors and who are the oppressed? Who fights to keep things they way they are and who fights to change them? You can read my words, or the words of Marx or Lenin or Stalin. But in the end, it's on you...what do you think needs to be done? Then go do it!"

Indeed, I think all the great revolutionaries of the past would answer the same way..."you can look at what we did and learn from it; but in the end it's on you to decide. Make your own mistakes; don't just repeat ours."

Every place and time is different and the shape of revolutionary action changes accordingly. Only the need for revolutionary action remains.

:cool:Just great!

[hawarameen]

RS and Larissa, spot on!

[ihatepunkrockandbmx]

i would ask him what he thinks about being marketed to to 13 year old girls (who don't even know who he was) who buy $25 shirts with his face on them in huge american malls.

(Edited by ihatepunkrockandbmx at 10:18 pm on April 2, 2003)

[Eastside Revolt]

I would have way to much to say to che.

[Wolfie]

I would need more than an hour, he possibly wouldnt be able to ask the multitude of questions id have for him in a whole year. I would want to get to know him personaly and not just bobbard him with questions in an hour.

[Felicia]

I'd just say 'hello'. As far as I know, he didn't like being percieved as a celebrity, sooo....I'd just treat him like any other stranger on the street... I'd say hello, smile, and walk on. If he needed a place to stay, I'd offer my home, if he needed food, I'd get him a meal, just like anyone else if they were in need :)

But if it was like a sit down kind of encounter, I'd just be like "tell me stuff, anything, I just want to hear you rant on about things that captivate your interest". But I've never really thought about what to say....especially since he's dead, guys! :-P . But if it was Fidel, I'd be like "Hey" dunno, I guess the same thing I'd ask guevara. lol. stuff. I don't get star struck....what's the point? I'm a better human being than most people/celebrities out there :biggrin: (che and fidel not included)

(Edited by felicia at 9:30 pm on April 2, 2003)

[Kapitan Andrey]

Quote: from thursday night on 6:30 pm on Mar. 29, 2003

That is a lie and you know it.


This is true!!!

[YerbaMateJ]

Well, since I started this thing, I might as well put in an answer...

After smoking a Cuban cigar and drinking some yerba mate with him, I would ask him how I'm best suited to serve The Revolution and how I can do my part in insuring that he DID NOT die in vain.

Then I would have another cigar with him, tell him how much I appreciate his example of strength and courage--and thank him for what he did.

I would also ask him how I can help re-educate my Yanqui countrymen and countrywomen that think the u$ is the greatest country in the world.

And then I would say to him, "My Comandante, until we meet again---HASTA LA VICTORIA SIEMPRE!"

YMj:biggrin:

[comradezapata]

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[Kapitan Andrey]

Quote: from comradezapata on 5:46 pm on April 5, 2003
I would tell him the truth about what Castro had done to his Revolution. The people are starving and dying and Castro is a power hungry dictator...

Agree!

Thursday Night, If we are wrong, than whay do Cubans run to the u.s.a.???

[Malvinas Argentinas]

i wouldt even talk, i would be amazed. i would listen all i can and leanr the most i can

[nz revolution]

I actually talked to an American who said he was going to bring his kids over here, from your beloved US Kaptain Andrey and comradezapata, because the place is turning to shit and becoming a police state :P So there you have yanks running away.


Now back to playing Bombtrack on the bass...

[Urban Rubble]

I'd ask him "What do you think of Stalin now?". If you think about it, Che never new of Stalin's crimes. I think Che would have a different opinion on him.

[comradezapata]

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[Organic Revolution]

i think that i would thank him for changing my life and making me learn to throw out the imperialist bullshit thrown my way every day...... other than that i would just sit and listen to his words.

[Kapitan Andrey]

Quote: from Urban Rubble on 8:41 pm on April 23, 2003
I'd ask him "What do you think of Stalin now?". If you think about it, Che never new of Stalin's crimes. I think Che would have a different opinion on him.


Yea!!! That's really good question! I guess he could answer:

"A-a-argh!!! Damn his soul !!! I belived in him for all that time!!! He is not a human, he is a Diabolo!!!"

(Edited by Kapitan Andrey at 6:17 am on April 24, 2003)

[onepunchmachinegun]

I would... I would propably just ask him to start talking about everything! Not just politics, but everything that he has in mind. Especially about his death and the crimes of Staling...