by svizzerams » Mon Oct 18, 2004 4:12 pm
I agree the bit about swimming across the amazon was a bit much...and it didn't happen. But then I guess that's Hollywood. It would be a nice thing if it would inspire those who sport the T-shirts, buy the poster etc to learn a bit more about the man behind the image.
The images of the indigenous people were quite moving to me as I spent a lot of my time in Ecuador in the Sierra and although the dress varied a little, the issues and the hardships kinda still hit me in the gut.
Not a big fan of Che's methods but can understand a bit more about what motivated him to want to combat the very real injustices that are still ongoing in the region.
Maybe he just suffered from middleclass angst.
Joan of Arc went to battle with nothing
but the voices in her head
and a well-sharpened sword ~ Charlotte
...those without swords can still die upon them...
Illegitami non carborundum est