I've always considered Guevara to be just as important as Castro myself. How is it possible for them to not even mention El Che?
Insanity..
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I took up a very exciting History course at the beginning of this year-I mean ,my first history course at University...It was aptly named REVOLUTIONS.I eagerly awaited the Russia and Cuba sections, Russia which we did last week was quite a disappointment,but at least we spent 6 lectures (45 minutes long ,each) on the section,so it wasn't so bad..I thought Cuba would top that...boy was I disappointed to find that not only were we to spend only 2 lectures on Cuba Che did not feature at all! Now I thought that Che had much to do with the whole Revolution,he wasn't just Castro's sidekick...The whole incident just infuriated me...I think the world has much more to learn from great men like Che
The opposite of poverty is not wealth,but indifference to poverty and wealth.
I've always considered Guevara to be just as important as Castro myself. How is it possible for them to not even mention El Che?
Insanity..
Communismo, was the lecture series only discussing the historical events of the revolution up to the defeat of Batista, or was it describing the revolution as a whole, before and after Castro was in power?
\"Ultimately, all true revolutionaries are motivated by love.\"--Che
Good question.. I guess that would help us all out if we knew the answer..
i think it also has a lot to do with where you're studying this....
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Che was the "silent business partner" of the pair of them - he was well known for taking a back seat and observing while Castro took centre stage, as Castro was the more outspoken of the two. It was just his nature to be quieter. I don't believe that Che was "sidekick", by any means, but it's easy to see where the idea came from.
The whole lecture series dealt with the pre-Revolutionary period,with Batista and then the Revolution in its self,but there wasn't a mention of Che during the revolution except that he helped out in the Sierra Maesro mountains... I guess the fact that I'm in a country which is trying really hard to prove to the world that it shares the same ideals as the USA has a lot to do with the issue of downplaying Che. Also I think it's cause our president has become quite friendly with Castro and a million Cuban doctors and teachers have been imported...i don't know
The opposite of poverty is not wealth,but indifference to poverty and wealth.
Or it could just be that the teacher learned the propaganda facts behind the revolution and dont know the true importance of che guevara.
Another pig created by the filth of propaganda....
Were's this world going to ?
I disagree. Che was the one who openly talked of exporting revolution in front of the Yanks, and Che didn't hide that he was a communist
I think its Che that will go down in history as the greater man of the two. I also think Castro realises this, after all there is nothing that compares to status of "martyr". And I`m not too sure Castro is comfortable with that.
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It was Che's strategic move in derailing the train that was enroute with a resupply of arms for Batista. Had Che not made that decisive move at that time, perhaps the Cuban Revolution would not have been won as soon as Jan 1959, perhaps not even at all. It was Che who also converted Castro over to communism in the Sierra Maestra. And it was Che who was the first person of the Rebel Army to be awarded with the rank of captain, (Commandante Che Guevara) and first to lead a column, and two subsequent Columns thereafter. He defended the rebel's western territory against the main thrust of the advancing enemies, and was able to march his column into the middle of the island, claiming territory along the way. He also, last but not least, served as the medic for both the rebels and the enemies, set up the one and only school of recruits for the front lines and also made a printing press and newspaper, and set up radio rebelde (rebel radio) to broadcast to the people. That's just the things he did in the Sierras. He did tons more, as we know, in the government. 6 years total. An incredible, incredible, incomprable man!
I agree with Honest Intellectual, Che wasn't afraid to admit his that he was a communist while Castro was afraid to admit it because most of the rank and file of the July 26th Movement were as much against fascism as they were against Capitalism.
El Che,
Che will definately go down as the greater man. Che is always seen as a great freedom fighter while Castro is always portrayed as the evil dictator.
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Well technically Castro was the chief and Che was under him. He was really given the best assignments of all the Commandantes, Camilo Cienfuegos was another prominent fighter. Everyone's efforts during the revolution were equally important when it comes down to it.
\"Ultimately, all true revolutionaries are motivated by love.\"--Che
i read somewhere that there was a growing sense of estrangement between che and fidel, prior to che's departure to bolivia, in the late 1960's, to attempt to spread the revolution to more south american countries. i'm not really into wild theories, but i read that there was the possibility that fidel sent che to bolivia because:
a. he was getting too influential in cuba
b. his support of new left radicals theories and ideas on the progression of marxism went against what fidel had planned for cuba, impetuous behaviour, to say the least, to the point where a great crisis/conflict of interest of state policies could have occured, and led to a schism
c. as a martyr, che would do more to advance the cause of communism than if he were alive till today. i does kind of make sense, i suppose. people tend to immediately grasp concepts and ideas easier if there romanticised icons or stories to sink into...
i don't doubt the relevance of any of the above, but it just makes you wonder, doesn't it?
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Its true that it was che that introduced Fidel to communism, and it is only Che who was a communist at heart. Fidel just saw an oportunity to get into power, he liked the sound of being "el presidente" I`m sure, but he is no Marxist.
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<span style=\'color:red\'>"I still believe that peace and plenty and happiness can be worked out some way. I am a fool."</span>
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<span style=\'color:red\'>"The hand-mill gives you society with the feudal lord; the steam-mill society with the industrial capitalist.”</span>-Karl Marx
why isnt Raul a hero? he had a main part in the revolution too didn't he? Everyone overlooks his part it seems.
Like I said, everyone's efforts were equally important. Some people choose to glorify Che, but for reasons other than his ctions during the revolution. Raul is not entirely overlooked--he and Cienfuegos were some of the top commanders.
\"Ultimately, all true revolutionaries are motivated by love.\"--Che
I know i must be a hypocrytical ididot now. I know i thought that Raul was overlooked and yet i don't know who cienfuegos is. Who is he?
