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dyanamic
10th May 2005, 00:03
Published in 2003, "Comrades: The rise and fall of World Communism" by British author Robert Harvey writes the following about Che:

"Guevara's band of motley intellectuals fought in the remote highlands until the security forces killed him in October 1967. Castro shed a few tears, secretly glad to be rid of Guevara, a political illiterate who questioned Cuba's totalitarian path. The revolution had run dry in Bolivia." [p.177]

On what basis does Harvey write of Fidel's so-called relief at Che's death? And just 'cause Che didn't remain in the Cuban administration (he was opposed to all forms of bureaucracy), this does not justify him being politically ignorant. We need to remind the author who was really the international face of the Cuban Revolution whilst Fidel was busy trying to consolidate his new government.
NovelGentry
10th May 2005, 00:19
On what basis does Harvey write of Fidel's so-called relief at Che's death?

On the basis of bourgeois lies and propaganda.
encephalon
10th May 2005, 02:18
he provides no sources? How.. academic..
Severian
10th May 2005, 02:22
See the sticky thread on the death of Che.
SpeCtrE
12th May 2005, 08:35
On what basis does Harvey write of Fidel's so-called relief at Che's death? And just 'cause Che didn't remain in the Cuban administration (he was opposed to all forms of bureaucracy), this does not justify him being politically ignorant. We need to remind the author who was really the international face of the Cuban Revolution whilst Fidel was busy trying to consolidate his new government.

Che was a career revolutionary, Not a fucking career bureaucrat.


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On what basis does Harvey write of Fidel's so-called relief at Che's death?



On the basis of bourgeois lies and propaganda.

Well said, Gent.
Purple
24th May 2005, 12:31
opinion based piece of bullshit.
Clarksist
26th May 2005, 22:36
That entire passage was poorly written and held no solid facts. The revolution in Bolivia hadn't "run dry". It was merely overestimated by Che.
Phalanx
27th May 2005, 01:25
Exactly. Che didn't have access to bring the Bolivian revolution to its full independence. Run dry, yeah right....
codyvo
27th May 2005, 03:55
Well if he was smart at all he would have known he wasn't going to fool us. Anyone that knows anything about Che or Fidel, knows that their relationship ran much deeper than the revolution or any political dispute, they were friends, the best of friends, Fidel was deeply saddened when he heard the news that Che had died.
Colombia
27th May 2005, 15:36
Originally posted by [email protected] 9 2005, 11:03 PM
(he was opposed to all forms of bureaucracy)
How so?