| Friend me on Facebook! on.fb.me Sources: Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson, en.wikipedia.org Huffington Post, USA Today, Reason TV, and various other articles. Che Guevara is considered by many to be a hero and savior of the people, but in this video we take a look at his darker, more sinister side. Ernesto Guevara, or, Che Guevara as we know him was born not on June 14th 1928 as his birth certificate states, but the previous month, May 14th 1928. His parents had his certificate date changed as they weren't married when Ernesto was conceived so they hid this fact to protect themselves from criticism. In 1948 Che the entered the University of Buenos Aires to study medicine. In 1950 he decided to substitute his college pursuits with two motorcycle trips through the rural areas of Northern Argentina and most of South America. These excursions ended up vastly changing his view of politics, himself, and the world around him. After he returned to Argentina he completed the rest of his college studies and received his medical degree in June 1953. After graduation he set out from Argentina again, which began his new stage in life as a fighter and leader in the Cuban revolution. Contrary to those that sport Che shirts, he wasn't fighting for cultural change, but for a traditional Marxist Communists revolution. He didn't care about personal freedoms and rights, in fact Che went as far to say that he wanted "Individualism to disappear from the nation" and that ... |