As a teacher in a public high school, it amazes me how chic Che has become. The hat pins, the stickers, and of course, the t-shirts. (I have an identical shirt that has Ronald Reagan's silhouette instead of Che's. Lots of doubletakes.)
There's another kid -- from Russia -- who wears a hammer and sickle shirt. I always ask my class why this is allowed. Would any be able to wear a "Natiional Socialism" shirt, a picture of Hitler or a Swastika.
Consider the fact that the International socialists have killed over five times the people that the National socialists have. Our schools are completely ignorant of this. Hell, our textbook doesn't mention a single death under Mao's regime; instead, calls him "an effective land reformer" who "worked hard to gain support of the peasants."
We need to raise awareness and satirize those who support Che. Commies aren't cool.
I've thought about this and come to the conclusion the swastika represents extermination to most, while the hammer and sickle doesn't. Sad but true.
The reality is, the left still thinks the ideas will work. Somehow, though, they keep getting the wrong guys to implement them. If we could just use ballots, not bullets, they reason, it will all work in the end.
Look at our domestic policies. We have 'acheived' about 6 of Marx's 10 steps to convert a capitalist society to a communist, we just don't call these things by their proper names.
-- Oldthink
