I'm doing some research on him and I'm wondering what people think of him.
peace.
2006-12-07 11:18:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
when i wanted to learn about che i just did a search on the net and checked out che bios from the library.
the conclusion i came to was he was kind a like a vigilante. his intentions were good but he went about it wrong.
the guy castro and che overthrew was a dictator who was taking the peoples money but then castro became a dictator too who wanted everyone to be the same and agree with him or else.
che actually was too much of an idealists for castor so castro sent him on world tours an such.
che was an extremeists. he thought al capitlism was bad cuz of how the corporations raped the countires of south america from their rightful profits. so he wanted every south american country to rise up and take bak their land and make their own money and not work for the ousiders.
his preferred method was armed rebellion.
when che was captured then killed castro made him a symbol. and many latin american countries that are and were oppressed lok on himas a symbol of the people overthrowing the evil rich government and putting the government and the wealth into the hands of everyday people.
this is what i got from everything i read about che, including his own writings. so i don't see him as an evil man like hitler,but a wrong one like castro. some things help the people but some things hurt them the ends do not justify the means in the case of cuba.
2006-12-07 11:33:57 · answer #1 · answered by kdf_333 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was a brilliant man. A doctor by trade. A man who enjoyed his motorcycle and traveling. But whether he was good or bad, well that remains unseen. It also depends on the end of the gun you were on. He believed in equality, at first, and thought what he was doing would benefit those around him live better lives. Sadly he became what he hated, a murdering war pig. He spread fear and distrust through his actions in south America. And he died doing what he could not escape, being a revolutionary. I believe that Fidel sent he on his travels due to jealousy. For he feared Ches' popularity, the Che (Ernesto his real name) would gain so much fame and popularity it would challenge Castro's' own ambitions as the leader of Cuba.
2006-12-07 11:32:28 · answer #2 · answered by R J 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I hate him. My parents are Cuban exiles. Looking at him objectively though - I think he is a tragic romantic figure. It is hard not to like a revolutionary when they appear fiery and righteous. And Che certainly was that way. In the end though he was betrayed by those he sought to rise above oppression and every movement he was associated with ended in what he most despised - iron fisted government that crushes hopes and spirits. I think Che is the kind of person who if he saw what his contributions would have ended up like 10 years down the road, he would have just raced motorcycles instead.
2006-12-07 11:23:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
I think he was a good guy turned revolutionary pig, ruthless thug and victim of his ideologies...The XXth century was full of pigs like him : Lenin, Pol Pot, Mao, Castro not to mention Hitler and Stalin who never were good guys. Che was idealized by Castro and the Cuban thugs who want to get rid of this popular and hansome guy and by all the idiotic students in Europe and the USA who were seeking role models in the 60s... When I was in college you were a redneck and a Fascist if you did not have the stupid poster of the Che above your bed....Me I had Guernica by Picasso and people thought I was pro-Franco.. Mama mia, we live in a silly world
2006-12-07 19:56:17 · answer #4 · answered by Mimi 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Che was Castro's agent to spread communism to the countries of South America, by force. Not peaceful.
2006-12-07 11:21:13 · answer #5 · answered by jack w 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Well, if you like "peace" then you're gonna dislike Che.
Che is popular with the liberals in the USA (hence all of those tee shirts) due to his writings while on a long motorcycle trip, called "The Motorcycle Diaries."
Sadly for the Cuban people, Che was as ruthless as any of the Castro party, even shooting dozens of prisoners himself. He has nice words, but his actions speak to his true nature.
Worse yet, he believed in Communism. Communism killed 100 million people in the 20th century, and consigned about half the world to live in oppression and poverty. Cuba, as one of the last remaining Communist states, has a standard of living that puts them at the bottom of the Western hemisphere.
If you'd like I might be able to hook you up with a Cuban who came here to escape Che's teachings-in-action... she's one of thousands who voted with their feet!
2006-12-07 11:27:40 · answer #6 · answered by geek49203 6 · 3⤊ 4⤋
to tell you the truth he was confused he said resist oppression yet he said that his army needs to be like cold blooded killing machines i really admire the man but i think he was confused and also he said that he wanted to help poor people and when he died he in the bolivian forest his last words were shoot coward your only going to kill a man and i said that some real courage he had
2006-12-07 11:22:42 · answer #7 · answered by Luis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a true revolutionary, after over throwing the puppet regime in Cuba, he refused a position in the new Cuban government .
His reply was that he has other brothers who need help.
He dedicated his life for his belief , helping other oppressed people of the region.
2006-12-07 11:32:34 · answer #8 · answered by joseph_yousef007 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If you're on the side of social equality via violence, he's good. If your interests are threatened by the poor people's need for equality, he's bad.
It all depends on whether you've got money and power, or whether you don't.
2006-12-07 11:21:35 · answer #9 · answered by Walter 5 · 2⤊ 4⤋
he's a dead guy.
2006-12-07 11:25:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋