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Written by Donovan Henderson - View Profile
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Thursday, 22 June 2006 |
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The other day I was driving in Greeley and saw a Che Guevara bumper sticker on the back of a BMW. I'm not sure how the communist revolutionary would take to his likeness being stuck on a glaring symbol of Western capitalism.
Frankly, I doubt the owner of the vehicle has any notion of who Guevara was, unless she's so tremendously clever that she is making some statement about the duplicity of America's wealth and the poverty much of Latin America (including Cuba) still lives in. But I doubt it. Guevara's likeness, with his beard and beret, is a popular image in subculture today; it's so cool, I'd even say it's making its way into the mainstream, however you want to define that. I saw a mom at the Taste of Fort Collins carrying a backpack with Che's picture on it.
People who embrace both Che's image and the comfortable hearth of America's freedom and opportunity would have a difficult time, I think, reconciling that inherent contradiction. Unless of course they think the same as he did. Che despised the United States and everything is stands for. Here's how he ended his letter to the Tricontinental, first published in 1967.
"Our every action is a battle cry against imperialism, and a battle hymn for the people's unity against the great enemy of mankind: the United States of America. Wherever death may surprise us, let it be welcome, provided that this, our battle cry, may have reached some receptive ear and another hand may be extended to wield our weapons and other men be ready to intone the funeral dirge with the staccato singing of the machine-guns and new battle cries of war and victory."
No offense. Really?
Have you ever noticed that when someone starts a sentence, "No offense, but..." he actually does intend to offend you, he just thinks his ass is covered?
"No offense, but your breath is foul, you walk like a duck, laugh like a hyena and you need a hair cut. But like I said, no offense." See how that tiny prefix changes everything?
Certainly you're not offended now, because he told you he meant no offense. It'd be more refreshing if he just said, "Ya know, prepare yourself, because I'm going to insult you now."
Then, I just might not be offended. Pissed, probably. But offended, no. | Only registered users can write comments.
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