Che Guevara and Historical Responsibility

Che Guevara and Historical Responsibility
November 15, 2012
Vicente Morin Aguado

HAVANA TIMES — One can write both pros and cons in relation to Che, such
a dramatic figure in world history.

He evidently failed in his objectives during his odysseys in the Congo
and Bolivia, which in no way minimizes the boldness of his attack
against apparently impregnable imperial windmills.

While some people mention the two hundred or so executed in the La
Cabaña fortress after hardly two or three days of deliberations by
judges, prosecutors and lawyers, I think of the murders of Che and his
comrades in the area around La Higuera, where all it took were 24 hours
and an OK by the CIA, without the least a semblance of a legal verdict.

I challenge those commentators with their "happy little keyboards" to
raise at least one case of a relative, neighbor or friend who was
executed at La Cabaña, along with arguments about how unfair it was.

A single case is worth a thousand empty words when it comes to the
judgment of history.

I'm a Christian and I'm opposed to the death penalty, but I reject the
irresponsibility that distances some writers from the intelligence of
readers.

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