Che Guevara: Doctor, Revolutionary, Murderer

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[@andrewbarber9034]

Yeah Che played rugby as an outside centre but if you see footage of him later in life he was clearly a revolutionary left winger

[@kimobrien.]

Revolution is not a rugby game.

[@nima4797]

@@kimobrien. r/woosh

[@luis-albertovargas5780]

I thought he played fullback

[@tobiaschaparro2372]

r/WooOOoOooOoSh

[@charlesalvey8446]

One of the best comments

[@danielmacias747]

This guy forgot to mention the CIA was involved on the capture of the Che .

[@manfromthepast]

Yep.

[@DameDropped71]

American soldiers Frank Woods and Alex Mason put their bodies on the line too

[@parakrambasnet6317]

Daniel Macias ofc he forgets that part and few other details😂

[@greggutierrez6339]

Of course

[@saulchavez7185]

Absolutely. He was a big threat for the American capitalist.

[@beatsoup9919]

“There was no person more feared by the company (CIA) than Che Guevara because he had the capacity and charisma necessary to direct the struggle against the political repression of the traditional hierarchies in power in the countries of Latin America.” -Philip Agee, CIA agent from 1957-1968, later defected to Cuba.

[@n1kurd]

g 99f0b

[@n1kurd]

lyt 0

[@JamesSmith-ny2gb]

Chad Guevara

[@wovfm]

Feared just as much by Fidel as the CIA, so he kept sending the racist fool out into the jungle to get himself killed under the guise of formenting rag tag revolutions bound to fail. Fidel Casto played Che like a Stradivarius. He created a super martyr for the "cause" while dispatching the greatest threat to his leadership, the handsome but highly inept sap Che Guervera.

[@JamesSmith-ny2gb]

@@wovfm lmao “racist”

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:35 - Chapter 1 - The early years 3:45 - Chapter 2 - The motorcycle journey 6:15 - Chapter 3 - Bolivia 9:25 - Chapter 4 - Cuban revolution 14:05 - Chapter 5 - The new cuba 16:00 - Chapter 6 - Bolivia & death

[@briancognito]

Why

[@aurorialgaming1935]

@@briancognito why not?

[@sc4326]

Thank you!

[@Cheka__]

Thanks. Can you do this for audiobooks on other channels?

[@derechteflirmi]

A man of honor.

[@williamthompson5504]

Is it a rule that at least one dorm room in in a college has a Che Guevara poster?

[@iamsheel]

One room is extremely possible

[@alienscientist8893]

@@Ghosty6464 Oh my god a smart phone typo..

[@shanehanley2943]

Haha so true and a leaflet for the next YCL meeting.😂

[@elaovi]

Lochness Monsta College? An educational institution? You’re telling me there’s no common sense in college?

[@michaels7325]

@@elaovi If hes championed by colin Kaepernick.....then hes definitely an awful human being.

[@unitariansavage8513]

The last words of Ernesto Guevara actually were "Póngase sereno y apunte bien: va usted a matar a un hombre." A rough translation would be "Steady up and aim well: you are about to kill a man."

[@hunterfisher1294]

Buenito Mozzarelli, Guevara was nothing but a murderer, I would have cut him into little pieces and feed him to the pigs.

[@riswanda2620]

Hunter Fisher k

[@boringname3657]

@@hunterfisher1294 k

[@GrantWitherspoon]

Hunter Fisher I bet

[@unitariansavage8513]

@@hunterfisher1294 Yeah, but at least he, in the words of general Peron, "gave the Yankees one hell of a headache".

[@anonymousdude5550]

I believe it was the great Nelson Mandela who said “One man’s freedom fighter is another man’s villain” So in Che’a country he was a hero and in America he was seen as a villain

[@grantgazi4864]

Not to mention everyone he murdered was either an enemy combatant, or a convicted felon by way of execution. Felons being those who were convicted of war crimes committed under the Batista regime.

[@zovaynezovanyari5442]

Che's country, Argentina, had no use for the commy son of a bitch. "Che" is an Argentine term use much like "dude" is currently used in the USA.

[@zovaynezovanyari5442]

@@grantgazi4864 Wrong. He killed anybody that refused to play commie with him.

[@grantgazi4864]

@@zovaynezovanyari5442 source? some old plantation owner from Miami doesn’t count

[@zovaynezovanyari5442]

@@grantgazi4864 how bout living for years in Argentina where most of the population, especially the working class, were peronista and wanted nothing to do with any communists. Will that work? Viva Peron!

[@fanofstuff3327]

“All The children say we wanna be like Che, Asthmatic but I’ll take your breath away”

[@fanofstuff3327]

@M. Cuellar Go watch the ERB Che Guevara vs guy Fawkes video

[@fanofstuff3327]

@M. Cuellar it’s a line from that video

[@alunal.5832]

Can’t believe people didn’t see the video lmao

[@abdullahisasalahuddin2708]

"As a communist it must really hurt That your face has been cheapened, weakened, besmirched Being plastered on posters, coasters, and shirts Making capitalists rich off of you on merch!"

[@sooryan_1018]

@@abdullahisasalahuddin2708 Yes I'm a pious man and I fight for the lord!

[@louispd6828]

the "bolivian" soldier standing next to him before his execution was an actual cuban american CIA officer, he wrote a book about the encounter...

[@marckcarbonelloifveteran410]

The Cuban American CIA officer was named Felix Rodriguez.

[@marckcarbonelloifveteran410]

The book Felix Rodriguez wrote is called Shadow Warrior.

[@brianc1505]

He’s also the dude who killed DEA Agent Kiki Camarena. “The last Narc”

[@FrankCoffman]

@@brianc1505 no

[@jameskason6544]

@@FrankCoffman yes

[@Xtremedude720]

Che Guevara: Doctor, Revolutionary, T-Shirt

[@36inc]

homophobe, murderer, economic idiot. he was a privileged brat who went from one country in a bad spot to another to find one desperate enough for his idiot ideology that didnt already have a strong brand. Like he even admits; he had the choice to pick up the medical supplies to help; or the cartridges to fight. He choose evil.

[@nanthakumar6303]

If the cause was for good, Its not bad to go in the wrong way.

[@savage1267]

Mass murderer. Psychopath. Assassin.

[@frostroxie2740]

Groundhog don’t forget MURDER

[@frostroxie2740]

Funny he called them a murder.... lol the guy that kill him saved hundreds maybe thousands of lives... millions even... he might of been the next Uncle Joe or Ho Chin Min

[@SatEight]

The nickname Che was not acquired by Guevarra as a child, but during his travels in America. This emphasized his Argentine origin. In his childhood and adolescence he was called Tete, short for Ernesto.

[@soulsaproductions2024]

That's absolutely right. He acquired it while he was in Mexico with Castro and the other Cuban revolutionaries he met there. 'Che' is very commonly used in Argentina. It's the equivalent of 'mate' in UK English or 'buddy' or 'dude' in US English. The Cubans were so amused by Guevara's frequent use of the word 'che' that it became his nickname.

[@dianecripps204]

I studied Cuban history in college, and it turned out that one of the Spanish professors was a Cuban lawyer who spoke to our class. He related how he grew up with the Castros and fought with them in the mountains. After the revolution succeeded, he said, he was made a judge by Fidel. But - it turned out - that he was expected to sentence "enemies" to death on Castro's orders. With tears in his eyes, he spoke about the betrayal of his ideals, and of leaving Cuba on one of the last possible flights.

[@BarryMcCauciner]

You act as if those enemies wouldn't have celebrated the hanging of the revolutionaries. War is brutal. Revolution is far more brutal because both sides are fighting for "the heart of their nation"

[@elenadiaz360]

north american is no different sadly this legal system is corrupted af - also the one the took out were american goverment friends and mafias workers who prostituted young girls for these north american politicians - same nast acts they do here today less publicly - as a history lover and cuben Good riddens to them

[@wovfm]

"Grew up and fought with them (Castros)", then betrayed during the purges. What an incredibly courageous and moral figure he is...according to himself this guerilla fighter, judge, lawyer, professor. Can't wait for the movie..

[@chaostheory6143]

@@BarryMcCauciner War is brutal, but a judge is a symbol of justice during times of peace. You think it's ok for Biden to have a judge sentence Tucker Carlson to death just because of the things he says? Or, Trump to do the same to Kieth Olbermann? Only under Dictators like Castro is peace brutal.

[@truthadvocacy]

Strange! Castro commuted the death sentence of one his would-be assassins, who later was set free.

[@minerva2673]

It seems like johny sins knows history as well.

[@dcarroll3686]

Lmfao

[@minerva2673]

@arthur guyton 😂

[@minerva2673]

@@dcarroll3686 🤣

[@joshlmao7669]

LMAO

[@gjgba3166]

Well, Johnny sins is indeed a man of many talents.

[@deckydee]

Ernesto Guevara (his father) declared "the first thing to note is that in my son's veins flowed the blood of the Irish rebels".

[@hamzahammami22]

Ernesto Guevara is the the real name of him, "che" Was just a nickname

[@albertbecerra]

The Irish rebels were communists?

[@sharonramsey715]

@@hamzahammami22 the name Che was given to him by the men who fought with in the fields.

[@sharonramsey715]

@@hamzahammami22 it means brother.

[@gagepayne-pratt5879]

@@hamzahammami22 bros dad's name was Ernesto

[@P-C-Principle]

Asthma and rugby don’t mix, that dude must’ve been a badass for not dying on the pitch

[@AceFromGorillaz]

Also smoked cigars.

[@yonib8796]

@@AceFromGorillaz and BIG ONES for that

[@RumitheBartender]

Quick correction. Che Guevara was not born prematurely. His mother changed his birthday to conceal the fact that baby Ernesto was out of wedlock. His mother Celia needed permission at that age to marry.

[@truthadvocacy]

His mother, Celia, was almost 22, when Ernesto was born. US swine always invents stories to suit its own lifestyle, with teen mothers galore.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Jiggs2u2]

Asthma and cigars, you do the math

[@febbbm2002]

Asthmatic, but he'll take your breath away

[@fukpoeslaw3613]

He died young?

[@eriksolfors]

He got asthma as a child, and he did “shrink” his usage of cigars around the middle of 1960s

[@k0mentator507]

Richard Wiersma he was killed at the age of 39

[@SA-yn6pg]

Febbb M hahaha you have watched ERB huh

[@boylepeter]

An interesting side-note not mentioned are Che's Irish roots (Lynch family). His ancestor had fled Ireland to Spain and then to what would become Argentina after a losing the fight with Cromwell's forces in the 1700's. As Che's father said, “the first thing to note is that in my son’s veins flowed the blood of the Irish rebels”. On his 100th birthday, Ireland had a postage stamp with his image. And the iconic two-tone image of Che is by Irish artist, Jim Fitzpatrick.

[@hx-flixblog4569]

That is interesting. I've read a lot on Che, including his diary and his theses on guerrilla warfare and never knew that. Thank you. Glad to know There are good Irish revolutionists who know what it's about.

[@orcaflotta7867]

Che's 100th bday is only in 2028. Or did the Irish make a postage stamp for his daddy?

[@aldozilli1293]

@@hx-flixblog4569 I see so murdering innocents in the name of a so called justified cause must run in irish blood is that the point you are making?

[@Shadow77999]

Hmm interesting

[@mattwilcks5156]

2manynegativewaves The 1600s were the 17th century. January 1st 2000 is the 21st century.

[@MountainJew69]

I think it’s so important for us to look at the early lives and how people such as Ché grew up. It tells so much more about them than the later parts of their life when they actually did the things they’re famous for. Like for example, Ché going through rigorous schooling for years in order to become a doctor to help people in his country. Knowing all that just adds a couple shades to everything else he did in life. It just kinda legitimizes him as someone who was genuinely trying to help his people. As opposed to many of the other leaders out there who just use the system to become an all powerful dictator with an endless supply of power and money.

[@LucasPenido]

Most dictators start with a “good purpose”, then, when they’re in POWER, it all changes.

[@TheeSpercialOne]

You are right. Almost all dictators have good intentions but they eventually get possessed by ideologies. "The way to hell is paved with good intentions"

[@sergiodiaz2725]

The mental gymnastics required to make an angel out of a man who enjoyed executing outspoken non communists are something to behold.

[@RudolphDocCampos]

Dr Mengele, Dr Kerkorian, Joseph Stalin. Two doctors who trained for years and were more interested in death than life. Stalin is alleged to have attended a seminary for 2 years. What we choose to do has nothing to do with our training. Except make better killers in the 3 of millions of examples.

[@santosmadrigal3702]

There is a guy , that had it all . Yet it wasn't enough .

[@rogerevans9666]

That mass produced photo of him is supposedly in the Guiness Book of World Records as the most frequently published photo ever taken. The guy who took it was working for a Brazilian newspaper and was paid the equivalent of about $200.

[@mynameisdelseeoh910]

Ernesto Guevara wasn't nicknamed "Che" until he left Argentina and not as a kid as you've implied. "Che" is the Argentine equivalent of "dude".

[@9313James]

That was the moment I knew the video was clueless

[@Cmoney860]

@@9313James i have seen a lot of said facts in Simon's videos that were indeed untrue and even baseless. He puts a video up every week which maybe doesn't leave him with proper time to do a complete thorough research type investigation on each of his sucjects I suppose....

[@Football__Junkie]

This dude didn’t abide. How aggression cannot stand, man

[@AgateDaimyo]

exactly, they also used a picture of him when he was 17 and when they were talking about him being 15 ..... fact check plz (:

[@michelguevara151]

Being a great nephew of Ernesto, i concur, this tube is complete nonsense, he got the nickname in Bolivia because ché is what he'd use as a greeting when entering guerrilla camps. It's an Argentine verbal tick, more common in Buenos Aires. I can allways spot Argentines in Europe, it's similar to 'like' for brainless valley girls, only it also serves as 'hello', 'ciao', and occasional expletive, as well as 'dude', 'wow', 'damn', et c . Toptenz, his other channel is even more idiotic.

[@krock90]

16:16 The man to the right is the informant that betrayed Che. Here he's letting Che pose with his children.

[@CarlosG150]

10:34 it was Che the one that got shot in the neck and made the choice between the medicine and the ammo not Castro

[@ShunyamNiketana]

I believe the iconic image of Che with shaggy locks and beret was taken at a funeral. Various people were standing to his left and right and in front of him, but the photographer cropped it effectively. It now has a life of its own as one of the most numerously reproduced and marketed images of all time.

[@michaeldowd2664]

No it’s from a famous protest walk in Cuba with the back stabbed Castro and all.

[@godssara6758]

​@@michaeldowd2664 a mass murdering Marxist Socialist thief, racist, rapist and homophobe who put gays in concentration camps. And coward his pathetic whimpering while dropping his fully-loaded weapons as two Bolivian soldiers approached him on Oct. 8, 1967, ("Don't shoot!" I'm Che!" I'm worth more to you alive than dead!") proves that this cowardly, murdering swine was unfit to carry his victim’s slop buckets.

[@MJ-fk2tb]

Yeah the photographer was Korda

[@bryanmccarthy6493]

No mortician is skilled enough to put dude's face and head back together after his well deserved ending.

[@VMan29397]

ironic how a man who symbolized communism has done nothing but make capitalist rich with his mug

[@AlternateHistoryHub]

Ironic legacy personified

[@slavicemperor8279]

Oh I found comment of AlternateHistoryHub.

[@jamesirving484]

An amazing channel watches another

[@joachimpeiper8418]

AlternateHistoryHub notice meh

[@tomveloso6231]

AlternateHistoryHub yo cody try to do a collab with them

[@Evzone1821]

Wow. AHH commented here. Love your vids!

[@sunpak4898]

"hey V sauce here, youve ever wondered how to overthrow capitalism?

[@darkscorpion-donzaloog]

Conclusion: communism is worse than capitalism.

[@slavicemperor8279]

@@darkscorpion-donzaloog National (State) communism is best economic system out there

[@jackmusen2813]

SlavicEmperor tell that to the Soviet Union. Even watered down communism (aka socialism) dosent even come close to being a functional form of government. Cough **(Venezuela)**cough

[@slavicemperor8279]

@@jackmusen2813 How many times are you clowns gonna use vUvUzElA as an argument against socialism

[@kohhkeith3788]

@@slavicemperor8279 not gonna lie its a good example why socialism doesn't work and never will but capitalism still has some flaws but it has always proven to be the best at this modern time but in the future there will be a mix between capitalism and Marxist values

[@mecha1gold]

To me it is amazing how what used to be a powerful Spanish Empire was disintegrated and all this countries created a story of their own influenced by Great Britain (old enemies of the spanish empire) and the USA, a whole world forgotten at the south of Anglo America that has, in its own rigth, the most unique history and it seams to be still a resounding voice of the global Spanish Empire. A guy like Che traveled almost the entirety of this huge land and felt nothing but sorrow and anger towards the USA, that lone fact, to me... speaks on its own.

[@burrator8291]

The Spanish are not the victims here and Spain has got to be one of the least marginalised nations on Earth. On top of that, Britain wasn’t just the enemy of Spain - Spain was hated across Europe during the 16th century up until the Peace of Westphalia at least - largely due its attitude regarding its new world trade routes - and the Netherlands are the ones who came up with the “golden legend”. Che did not feel anger at the USA because the Spanish Empire disappeared ffs. Promoting neo-colonialism will go do soooo well with the indigenous peoples of Latin America!

[@burrator8291]

Also, “Anglo-USA” ?! Have you seen the influence Irish and Italian Immigrants have had there? The Scots-Irish? You’re extremely ignorant of the legacy Britain had in America - the UK has had no colonial influence outside of Canada there since 1815 (war of 1812). The Founding Fathers deliberately went about creating a new historical culture for the USA, which is why Columbus is revered there and why Americans no longer play cricket. Post-1865 the US underwent rapid change that made it even more distinct. You’re using your xenophobic hatred of Britain (due to events 300+ ago) to try and explain away why the US has such a poor reputation in Latin America…

[@burrator8291]

Tl;dr: Spain is not a victim, the USA forged an identity far removed from the Great Britain. The former colonies of the Spanish Empire owe nothing to Spain, which is just another racist white euro country with bad food.

[@Ymirson999]

People are always myopic about history, Luis.

[@kimobrien.]

The United States invaded every Latin American country in the 20th Century at least once. The Spanish Empire was defeated in the Spanish American war after which the United States became a new Imperialist power not a liberator.

[@likeitout]

“Soon acquired the nickname “che””. He didn’t acquire that nickname until he’d left Argentina. “Che” is Argentinian slang for mate, pal, buddy or the Liverpudlian Lar. It’s only used in Argentina so in the latino culture, anyone from Argentina is called Che like anyone from Liverpool is called a scouse.

[@tunasci]

Actually, "che" is used as reinforcement between other words, to emphasize an affirmation, to show surprise or to make people pay attention to what you're saying. It doesn't mean pal or mate. It's also used in Uruguay, Paraguay and in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernest state of Brasil.

[@tomasvilardo3888]

@@tunasci yeah but it also means "hey", like "che vamos a comer?" (hey lets go eat something) or che vos (hey you).

[@brucebartman4782]

"A revolution is like an apple tree. You have to shake it to make the apples fall"- Che Guevara.

[@SvendleBerries]

Sounds like a Communist to me. Shake down the system to get everything you want out of it, and then walk away. See you next revolution, commrade :D

[@limerickman8512]

Most modern dumb liberals do not know what real socialism is and what real capitalism is, they mixed up everything wrong caused by Mercantilism . Mercantilism is state control economy of the market by heavy regulation which creates near or total monopolies. They do not know that most socialists of the past like Che Guevara: Revolutionary (which mean violence revolt and oppression for political gain) whom are often Murderers, who are rapists, racists, sexist, Homophobic. Shall I go on!! They are the worst people in society with hate for others in their hearts, whom is suited to violence wars.

[@i.t9390]

@@limerickman8512 Every where, not just where you want to see.

[@limerickman8512]

@@i.t9390 That is a bold assumption.

[@brucebartman4782]

@@SvendleBerries Not if I see you first.

[@landgsmith]

19:07Che was killed in 1967, not 1968. As much as I enjoy this channel, there are way too many errors.

[@mishkaberxwadon3460]

Yes I agree... Not only on this bio

[@victor75208]

This channel is trash.

[@Mikecores]

There are lots of other nonsensical and biased words within. IF you notice the language being used, it constantly minimizes the evils of colonialism, while exaggerating Che's cruelties. Torture being "Beaten and IMMERSED in water" ...Dude? It was clear torture. Just say torture.

[@ThisGuyDeya]

Can you share any good biographical channels?

[@vanities7374]

@@Mikecores Communists are real sweethearts

[@DeepsinghGill]

Very informational work.. thanks there. I listened to you with all ears up

[@chrissirvid5845]

Great show, I know a lot more about Che than I ever did before, keep 'em coming team

[@emmelineliajames2177]

You have to admit, he was a handsome guy..

[@lawrenceworrell591]

Some people say the same about Hitler

[@twistedyogert]

No homo but I agree.

[@ahotdj07]

oh he was - especially in his earlier days.

[@mcfly4959]

he was incredibly handsome

[@Predatorian234]

@Sebastien BOHAN as was Che

[@doctorshell7118]

Wow. I could binge watch these all day. Thank you so much!

[@soccrstar4]

I found this channel yesterday. I’ve barely left bed this weekend... Great content!

[@chairmanbunker4418]

Be prepared for a lot of misinformation

[@mikehernandez7462]

Brief, to the point. Excellent

[@williamssharon3908]

That's another very interesting history lesson, thanks! 👍

[@MisterOrange1]

Can you make a video on Thomas Sankara? Arguably, Africa's best modern leader and a great revolutionary as well

[@artemesaulkov2010]

Yes!!!

[@ishachakraborty9967]

Comrade shankara was a marxist leninist leader. He implemented many decisions to liberate woman. Love him!✊🏼

[@iguire]

I dare you to actually take an honest look at Nelson Mandela next.

[@christking85]

Western Scythian You are 100% right. That and he cherry picks facts while belittling America whenever it is possible

[@his1ojd]

What you mean a man who fought for the end of apartheid and then successfully led his country after being freed from prison. Or do you really want to depict him as a terrorist? Oh wait he was an black African freedom fighter, so no prizes for guessing which interpretation you'd go for.

[@his1ojd]

Nice one, you've learnt how to correctly spell 'leftist'

[@christineparis5607]

KingChrisTV He narrates, not writes these. Why don't you insult the writers with your anxieties instead of someone who has nothing to do with the content? Talk about shooting the messenger...

[@christineparis5607]

Western Scythian I get the feeling you just call everyone who doesn't agree with you a leftist. Anyone who labels people instead of dealing with them individually is usually unable to form intelligent arguments...

[@donovanreimer2324]

That was great. The right amount of detail.

[@Revolutionary_Soldier]

Can you do a video on the EZLN-Zapatistas? Have seen them here and there, but I would like to see a video on them on better detail

[@Shunteration]

How about Thomas Sankara, the former leader of Burkina Faso?

[@ginseng7]

SONBoomer 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@Shunteration]

That's their point - they're pushing their own agenda. Let's be honest, Sankara wasn't a saint, either - he even admitted that some of few show trials they had were used to settle personal scores -, but the things his government had done to help the people of the country is undoubtedly good.

[@mrniceguy7168]

N O O N E If he had his way, he’d rule over yet another failing socialist economy. Nationalizing businesses and redistribution of land are not good policies. He did many good things by abolishing several backwards practices, distributing medicine, and empowering women, but you don’t need a socialist economy to achieve that.

[@atomicchimichangas7666]

Andrew Olson ussr ,cuba ,rojava

[@fenriz218]

@Andrew Olson Well, there was.... uhm... yeah, that about sums them up. And of course Tommy, from... god knows where. But funny: my houseboy in Tanzania was called Thomas too (at least that what we named him, because calling "Yuma!!" through the house, well, it just didn't sound right...)

[@paulalancaster1]

October 9th 1967, guys. That was the date Che was killed. NOT 1968. Hope you're hiring a new researcher soon. Sheesh.

[@ZnenTitan]

I thought something about that date didn't sound right.

[@tubularbill]

I love how millennials will pay $50 for a Che t-shirt.....the irony....

[@d3scripted672]

What else should they do, make it themselves? Just because you criticize capitalism doesn't mean you can't buy things from stores. We live in this society whether we like it or not, and therefore we are mostly forced to play by its rules.

[@tubularbill]

@@d3scripted672 - I mean the hypocrisy of “Communist sympathizers” buying a $50 t shirt of a Communist….lol

[@d3scripted672]

@@tubularbill i understand your point, I just had to make it clear that it isn't hypocrisy for a socialist to buy products from privately owned companies.

[@lucaiovis]

​@@tubularbill there is no ethical consuption under capitalism. They can buy whatever shirts they want because there is no other way of attaining those goods under capitalism. What's the difference between buying a shirt with Guevara's face on it and just buying any shirt whatsoever? There is no difference. Capitalists didn't make those shirts, workers did. Living naked in the jungle won't emancipate the working class, so the "50 dollar shirt" argument is nonsense. We also drink water that's made under the capitalist system. Should one stop buying themselves water bottles to validate their class consciousness to people with Stockholm syndrome? I don't think so, mate.

[@jeffpedler6094]

pretty sure they've been selling his shirt, before millennials were even born.

[@apeiceofgarbage9848]

This got me started on Simon's videos and I just came back to it not realizing that it was 5 years ago and somehow Simon looks so different 😊

[@quietkiwi7572]

Passion becomes pain when people forget that people are at the other end of there guns.

[@juevenito]

Mhm

[@chadsknnr]

Well said! Though, some gun wielders seem to prefer people as targets . . . .

[@liner011f7]

So many leftists see themselves as the new Che, fighting for the cause.

[@keydaniels]

Is that a subtle condemnation of Che? No one ever says this about the imperialists that stand for a few at the expense of the desperate masses.

[@htx92]

What is the reason to live if you have nothing to die for.

[@christandcapital5070]

Your videos are really great! I’ve used quite a few of them to brush up on my history.

[@EC-oc6kz]

You forgot the part where he fought Oliva in the Pentagon Prison

[@stefansls1]

baki!!!!!

[@earth2006]

I've seen these T-shirts, some have blue sunglasses. I don't say a word, go on my way, think to myself, "There goes another idiot.

[@jgizzy]

10:33 you said Castro was wounded in the neck and had to choose between his cartridge box or medicine pack....You meant to say Che. Just pointing that out! Love the videos.

[@bradleyweiss1089]

It did make it confusing or was it Castro?

[@titanuranus3095]

Also at 17:20 he sais Castro's camp but castro wasn't even in Bolivia.

[@landgsmith]

Titan Uranus that’s two glaring errors in this video. See 19:07 in this video.

[@smileyp4535]

@@bradleyweiss1089 it was Che, the quote even proves it (even though it's in front of a picture of Castro) it's about his medical training, Castro had no medical knowledge

[@A_Random_Rat]

@@bradleyweiss1089 It was Che. Castro was never a doctor, Che was. That’s why he was forced to make the decision “of his medicine or ammo”

[@donaldmeadows1594]

Damnit Simon these videos are even more addictive than the top tens!

[@susangutrugianios2241]

Thank You Learned alot

[@gearsau]

Great video. I have been reading about Che Guevara recently.

[@StaticImage]

Requesting Pol Pot again. Hoping it's in the pipeline, but just throwing it out there either way. Also- You're so close to 200k subs, congratulations! It's well deserved and I'm sure i will be well over a million by the end of the year. Keep it up.

[@confusedwolf7157]

StaticImage pol nice guy compared with che....

[@realArisawaHeavyInd]

To be fair, mass-murdering serial killer commies are quite interesting folks - insanity is fascinating

[@StaticImage]

This is such a monumentally absurd claim that I don't even know what to say

[@realArisawaHeavyInd]

CONFUSED wolf indeed ROFL

[@StaticImage]

Right? What the hell. Usually, I don't take KZbin comments to heart, but this one truly offended me. That guy is trivializing the brutal rape and murder of many millions of people by the henchmen of a deranged psychopath bent on thinning out the population of his own country, then Clown Asshat up there thinks he'll jump on the populace bandwagon and say that Che was more dangerous. Now I REALLY hope BioGraphics does a piece on Pol Pot, because obviously not enough people know the atrocities committed by him and the Khmer Rouge. And that's why I've been asking for it for so long. A ton of people died a horrifying, brutal death after having their lives stripped of meaning by their leader and not enough is ever said about it. It NEEDS to be more widespread. The asshole who trivialized the horror of it all is a prime example.

[@nwbutter]

I had to downvote because of the manipulation and lack of key information presented; the CIA involvement in his murder for one and the word choice when speaking of the prison torture for another. How do you fail to do the minimal research necessary to even get the story behind his nickname wrong? Also, the double standard of feeling the need to present him as a murderer in the title when in comparison to other historical figures, many of them presidents or generals, who were involved in and even instigators of war themselves. This isn’t the first video I’ve noticed with inaccurate and clearly biased information that helps portray western imperialist influences in a more positive light.

[@leighfoulkes7297]

Yeah, this video is really bad. All you have to do is point out is the fact that Batista soldiers were massacring innocent civilians during the revolution.

[@jondoe406]

I believe the presenter is British. Being born and raised in a capitalist empire can skew your opinion of leftist ideology

[@mooselord2838]

Can't blame him to much. We live in the age of misinformation. People latch on to whatever piece of misinformation suits there opinion best. Everyone is guilty of it. It's a sad fact that in today's age, if one wants true facts they must go out and find them themselves.

[@Bushviper]

Funny, I had the same thought but for opposite reasons. I felt the video idealized him far too much and found too nice a way to describe his brutal murder of innocent people in the name of a revolution that has, in the years since, led to the deaths of thousands more. His intelligence and compulsion to help people was noble, shame that the conclusion he came to was the subjection of the people and the murder of any who disagreed.

[@marcopg8112]

@@Bushviper 100% ! Also the fact that he was a raging homophobic and preached many things that would be consider socially unjust nowadays

[@ayushsahu8851]

The Last Lines Were Truly Legendary💯💯💯!!!!!!!!!

[@dhugomsaaabdulaziz3689]

Thank you for info

[@danopticon]

I grew up in Latin America, although one of my parents is from the USA: for fun and extra cash she taught English as a second language to adults where we lived, including to quite a few Argentinian students. I got to know them very well, along with their Argentinian accent, syntax, and slang. “Che” was not just a childhood nickname for Ernesto, it actively was and still is a very common filler word in Argentinian speech, like in some conversations it might even be every sixth or seventh word… in English, although it means “pal,” it’d be more like a combination of “dude,” “bro,” and “like,” something you’d call someone but also the word you’d invoke instead of “um.” Also, if you’re calling Guevara a murderer, if you ever post a biography of US President George Washington I expect you to call him a murderer too, for the great number of extrajudicial executions he ordered, both of his own troops for infractions such as stealing food or threatening to desert, and of random civilians he encountered for infractions such as openly sympathizing with the British or being rumored to spy for them. Frankly, you have to call everyone who was ever involved in any way with any war a murderer… which would be sort of an extreme pacifist position for you to take, but I would not object, so long as you applied that judgment evenhandedly and realistically across all the revolutionary and wartime figures you cover, and not just selectively to those who fought controversial battles.

[@vikrambarath5743]

Nothing but propaganda. They tried to fade away his image by vicious show paper abuse but the fact is gold always shines after put in fire. He was legend and will.

[@OddWomanOut_Pi81]

Exactly. There are always "murderers" on both sides... Now, JUSTIFICATION is the real point of argument...& even THAT is subjective.

[@leighfoulkes7297]

They always glance over the fact that Batista massacred a lot of innocent civilians. The Cuban Revolutionist held trials and executed a few of them and the west screamed bloody murder towards the Revolutionist but ignored Batista's transactions.

[@cosmojenkins3020]

Ricky Tenderkiss Thank you!!! If Ernesto is a murderer, so is every member of every revolution, every member of military, etc. I feel like it’s just because he’s a marxist. A brown marxist at that, which spooks lots of westerners. (Luckily I actually love history and dont have a stupid eurocentric worldview.)

[@joxepojoxepin2752]

@Sparticus Booker wtf is an "European white latino", and how do you know his race preferences?, did you personally know him, or somebody told you?

[@user-wt4ri6rn8n]

A man dies when he is forgotten.

[@lucio.martinez]

Very informative, long over due for me. I'm a Mexican born and American. I've often come across this character,s name, but never have known details. Saludos mexicanos a los hermanos argentinos.

[@cassandraralph5906]

Interesting and educational video!

[@GrantWitherspoon]

If you found this interesting I would recommend reading Guevara’s Motorcycle Diaries, his account of his trip through South America as a young medical student with his friend Alberto on his motorcycle, La Poderosa II. It was before Guevara was heavily involved in revolutionary activity (as in Cuba for which he is best known) but you notice perhaps some of the seeds are being planted when he checks out some mines and plants owned by American firms, and the state of the very poor and especially the indigenous populations of South America. Che’s writing style is sometimes beautiful, and sometimes humorous. It’s one of my favorite books I’ve read recently (although I am a total sucker for Latin American culture so it adds up! lol) and I totally recommend it! (They also made a film out of the diaries but I haven’t seen it so idk if it’s any good) I’m interested to hear if anyone else has read this book or plans to.

[@jlang7705]

Guevara, and all rich college kids, who are self-proclaimed revolutionaires, don't give 2 "fks" about indigineous people - they use them as front line death squads, so they (Che Guevara), can steal all the wealth out of the country -nothing new here -

[@xsteeldragon]

Any book coming from this commie mass murderer only worth as toilet paper

[@casualgambit674]

@@jlang7705 lul

[@kakakhodenn9128]

i have read it and highly recommend all young bloods, who are inclined away from capitalistic mentality, ti reas it too.

[@diegoalpuy9239]

@@jlang7705 Yeah, thats why he was the only one during the revolution that actually lived off salary, he was such a spoiled brat that he took a multi billion dollar cruise across all Latin America, so rich that during his trip throughout all Latin America, he would always sleep in a 5 Star hotel and ride around with his Bugatti, yeah, classic story off a rich college kid. Nothing new here

[@SaintAmsterdam]

I cant even begin to correct how many times you switched up the names of Castro and Guevara. Good video tho

[@warrenmacaulay1372]

I have that exact same background Prague Kafka poster in my classroom!

[@sholemgimpel6050]

V-sauce with a British accent! Interesting documentary, but the audio is terrible. I'm subscribing in the hope that you fix this!

[@MrHEC381991]

It's ironic what that photograph/t-shirt symbolizes. If Che was alive today, he would definitely have it banned.

[@lsd-rickb-1728]

He would just copyright it lol

[@matt961234567]

it's more likely he'd personally behead anyone seen to briefly glance at one through a shop window. not that that matters...

[@deafanddestructiononthepis3149]

You underestimate his enormous ego considerably.

[@Kriegerdammerung]

If Che was alive the defenders of capitalism would never make him an icon because he would be leading progress for real.

[@matt961234567]

@@Kriegerdammerung *because he'd have murdered them all already.

[@C8Z51Scott]

I would love for you to cover Constantine I. Very interesting Augustus.

[@s.g.johnson3403]

If you're here because of Baki, hello

[@razz_tv1859]

Yeah I am hello

[@s.g.johnson3403]

@@razz_tv1859 there was nothing about using hair to dice up a cochlea. Strange 🤔

[@razz_tv1859]

@@s.g.johnson3403 ye true

[@fleetg7141]

i love the kafka poster you have

[@stevebrush8806]

Well that was very well done. I always enjoy your posts. There was one critical part where Che went to Russia and criticized the Duma openly in a speech. Then after that he was told to go to Bolivia , in which Che was handed over to the CIA. And these are both documented both in American books and Cuban books.

[@acsfivepall1261]

This biographics guy is wrong on so many levels it's ridiculous.

[@fauberkaupfmann982]

It seems that the biggest compliment you can give to a person this days is making them become a t shirt.

[@hrginho]

The Franz Kafka poster in the background is cool.

[@honeybeechanger]

I love you work. You may want to know an inaccuracy to check on: The motorcycle should have been nicknamed "Poderosa" rather than "PoNderosa" if the nick name means "The Powerful [One]."

[@Paul_LV]

An episode on Trotsky would be cool.

[@madra214]

The story at 10:57 about Castro picking bullets over his “ medicine career “ was actually about Che . Castro was actually a lawyer

[@truthadvocacy]

"Murderer" according to US terrorist propaganda.

[@accountretired]

it's hard to determine whether we are to judge revolutions by their outcomes, aims, or both.

[@tysonpotter3205]

Wow, does the C!A edit your videos?

[@davidcoker7245]

I wouldn't put it past them lmao

[@patmullarkey7659]

I don't know how he accomplished so much with severe asthma, much less targeted by the CIA and the Cuban and Bolivian authorities. As much a guerrilla fighter as he was a doctor, always trying to help poor people who were suffering from illness and disease. He was brilliant and tragic, idealism is bad for your health. "The Motorcycle Diaries" is an interesting movie.

[@wovfm]

War criminal : shot prisoners in their cell, get up to speed, zippie.

[@blaubarschbube4643]

@@wovfm The good points outweigh the bad

[@wovfm]

@@blaubarschbube4643 Racist: "The black would rather spend his time in frivolity and drinking." Che diaries. Sorry but this racist war criminal's charisma can only take you so far. And his hatred for rock&roll was legendary if being a bigoted murderer is not enough. Yeah, sure, "good outweighs the bad."

[@toximan2008]

@@blaubarschbube4643 except when I say that about that one austrian painter in the 40s, everyone goes loco

[@blaubarschbube4643]

@@toximan2008 because that certain painter had more bad then good

[@M4rtingale]

Obviously a very intelligent, interesting but also a very troubled individual. But we love you anyway, Simon!

[@romantic_absurdist]

Fucking wheh lad, I wasn't ready for that.

[@MTWright]

Best comment I’ve ever read

[@chadsknnr]

Cute . . . .

[@anthonyjasinski8075]

Nice Guy Eddie damn hows he keep a youtube going with all the murdering?

[@anthonyjasinski8075]

Nice Guy Eddie the guys original comment is talking about simon (the person talking throughout the video) not che. It was a joke about you misreading his comment

[@abzd9828]

Hey Simon, have you ever considered doing a biography of 'Vellupilai Prabhakaran'? An obscure figure in the West, he was leader of the 'Tamil Tigers', a S. Asian militant group, and was heavily influenced by Che Guevara.

[@grantgazi4864]

Simon is an actor for hire he does t write the scripts or run the channel

[@abzd9828]

@@gevindurajapakshe5895 You seem to know a lot about this subject. Do you know any good books about the Civil War in Sri Lanka?

[@abzd9828]

@@grantgazi4864 Hooray for Simon!

[@harlequin75]

He wasn’t influenced by Che. The influence was on Rohana Wijeweera who led the JVP

[@eugenedebbs2189]

@@gevindurajapakshe5895 Well, the JVP in the south was pretty Sinhala nationalist too so it was pretty hard for Tamils to support the JVP, isn't it? And the desire for a Tamil ethno-state in the North was a reflection of the natural demographics of Northern SL which was over 90% Tamil and a defensive response to the rampant Sinhala-Buddhist ultranationalism that took the lives of thousands of innocent Tamils in 1983 July pogroms, 1977 riots, 1981 riots and burning of the historical Jaffna library etc.

[@jza3338]

You forgot to mention the sick fight he had with Biscuit Olivia

[@mariawesley7583]

Check out the film "Motorcycle Diaries". It chronicles the trip with Alberto Granado and is a visually stunning look at South America.

[@Kiara-xh3he]

Great film, watched it in high school. As a Latin American person it made me very proud of my roots.

[@luisarturoreyesramirez5192]

It was not his bike, it was granado’s motorcycle.

[@cake8888]

Mad Mike Hoare (Thomas Michael Hoare) said he was first person to defeat Che Guavara in a conflict. Mad Mike would be a great subject for a biographic.

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

His childhood is actually being able to try the ideas everyone else wanted to try (because of his intelligence)

[@Minoritieze]

Johnny Sins thinks he’s slick. I see you 👀

[@moguldamongrel3054]

Eww a Disney shirt...

[@brandonbarrilleaux1945]

they left out the part of the massacre of the prison of La Cabana where Che ordered the murder of many opponents after Cuba was liberated. Che's ascent to power was corrupted at some point by the armed conflict; he began as a wide-eyed idealist. I think him meeting Fidel was the beginning of Che's violent streak. he was willing to use violence to whatever means he wanted.

[@kvothekingkiller1754]

The murder of fascist generals and colonels. Nothing of value was lost.

[@b.o.1951]

That was incredible

[@fgu8266]

You referred to Che as Castro twice in the video. Once, you even put a picture of Castro instead of Che in the background while telling about the infamous "medical supplies vs. ammo" incident.

[@trickster20]

This guy read a Che Guevara Wikipedia page and decided to make a video

[@dragonyte6287]

trickster20 Most people prefer watching over reading, he only exploits that fact.

[@clicheguevara5282]

MOM, CAN I BORROW $20? ME AND MY FRIENDS ARE GONNA GO BASH THE FASH!!!!

[@LilNewo]

@@angelofdeath1896 and enough for a Che shirt . Fight the power, down with capitalism

[@mishkaberxwadon3460]

Yeh your achievedsome much move..

[@milwaukeemotor5995]

his writing is poetry

[@assasinsjeff]

You know. He is the first man whose name I knew without actually knowing his name. I had never seen his name only his face before but my brain somehow processed that his name was Che Guevara. First time this happened.

[@1x0x]

maybe you have heard it before and it was stored in your subconscious...

[@DrDolan2000]

Everyone say, "we will be like Che!" Asthmatic- but I'll take your breath away

[@HNXMedia]

LOL. ERB reference. Priceless.

[@jmaster1495]

"Oo face it ernesto, you're Castro but less so he's Cuba commander your more a destro!"

[@lalohtxsw7136]

You had one job cabron to strike a match stick

[@ThursdayNext67]

Correction, he died on Oct. 9, 1967 not 1968

[@NaveenJolster]

You all forgot one thing. He didn't fight for his motherland. He fought for the whole humanity and downtrodden people. He considered his rival as capitalism itself.

[@leodante2874]

A True hero

[@jacobrommel]

hero of communinism

[@Maisonier]

@@jacobrommel hero of the humanity.

[@shortclipskillboy2644]

very informative

[@kenlyneham4105]

Ernesto Guevara acquired his nickname, 'Che' when he was in Guatemala. He met up with Fidel Castro and other Cubans exiled for their involvement in the attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba. They were lucky they were not executed like many other combatants in Cuba. During this association, the Cubans nicknamed him, 'Che' because like most Argentinians, he used the filler syllable 'che' similarly to Canadians using 'eh' in their language, or the English often using the word, 'what'. In Spanish, they might say something like, "Pero che, que distinto no cierto?" Even his closest friend, Alberto Granado never called him 'Che' on their journey together.

[@ericktellez7632]

Wtf are you really a native Spanish speaker? That was a clunky example. A better example: ¡Sacate la gorra, che boludo!

[@kenlyneham4105]

@@ericktellez7632 Or more commonly, "Pero che, que boludo!

[@kichigan1]

A lot of Argentineans call the people they are talking to, "Che" and probably that's the most common characteristic of his speech and the name stuck.

[@kenlyneham4105]

@@kichigan1 por supuesto!

[@CaptainLog]

People call Robespierre a butcher but Che a hero? Nothing quite like killing your way to a perfect society.

[@seasalt489]

Che cracked some egg whites who cares.

[@CaptainLog]

Is that the value of human life to you? Egg whites?

[@shauncameron8390]

And if anything, history proved Robespierre right as revolutionaries consistently become even bigger oppressors than the people they overthrew ever were and eventually eat their own. Castro - Batista Lenin and Stalin - Tsar Nicholas Mao - Chiang Pol Pot - Sianhouk Mugabe - Smith Mengistu - Selassie

[@seasalt489]

@@shauncameron8390 you are why we abort people with down syndrome

[@shauncameron8390]

@@seasalt489 Is that you, Pol Pot?

[@binodyumnam2562]

Nice story and this guy seriously need an anchor job at any news channel. So stylish and professional that I can't understand what the hell he is saying unless I put my headphones.

[@ricanredru4760]

Biographics... You need to do a segment on Puerto Rican revolutionary & civil rights leader Don Pedro Albizu Campos. This one will probably bring out everybody out the woodworks.