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Che Guevara also fought (American) imperialism in Latin America, including overthrowing the US's puppet regime in Cuba, and getting killed while doing the same
by teachrdan 3y ago
Che Guevara also fought (American) imperialism in Latin America, including overthrowing the US's puppet regime in Cuba, and getting killed while doing the same in Bolivia.
It seems like you sincerely can't understand why he'd be seen as heroic. Here's an account of his last moments. For context, the Bolivian government had captured Guevera, but wanted to make it look like he'd been killed in a firefight, rather than executed.
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A few minutes later, Sergeant Terán entered the hut to shoot him, whereupon Guevara reportedly stood up and spoke to Terán what were his last words: "I know you've come to kill me. Shoot, coward! You are only going to kill a man!" Terán hesitated, then pointed his self-loading M2 carbine at Guevara and opened fire, hitting him in the arms and legs. Then, as Guevara writhed on the ground, apparently biting one of his wrists to avoid crying out, Terán fired another burst, fatally wounding him in the chest. Guevara was pronounced dead at 1:10 PM local time according to Rodríguez. In all, Guevara was shot nine times by Terán. This included five times in his legs, once in the right shoulder and arm, and once in the chest and throat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara#Execution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara#Execution
- teachrdan 3y agoIt's a bit funny this comment has already been downvoted to negative points. I'm simply responding to OP with neutral language and valid references. The question is, "Why is he considered a counterculture hero?" The answer, in part, is that he spent his young life fighting imperialism and died a martyr's death. Honest question: Is there any answer to OP's question that would not get downvoted? Is my original answer being downvoted because it's articulated poorly, or because people don't like the answer?
- yorwba 3y agoI downvoted you because you failed to engage with the content of the comment you attached your reply to and instead launched into a tangent on an irrelevant detail.
- teachrdan 3y agoHere's the comment by OP that I am trying to engage with: > it might be worth considering Che Guevara - who is a "ubiquitous countercultural symbol" [Wikipedia] and yet had a fairly atrocious record on human rights My reply to that comment is an attempt to explain why Guevara became a "ubiquitous countercultural symbol" -- because of the substance of his life's work and his tragic death. Is that a tangent, or an irrelevant detail?
- yorwba 3y agoI would've considered it more relevant if you had addressed the means by which people came to learn stories about him despite TikTok not being available to livestream his last words to a receptive audience.
- fragmede 3y agoPersonally the long quote lifted from Wikipedia is what did it