November 25, 2008

More on the Che statue in Central Park

Most New Yorkers seem unaware that but for the grace of God thousands of them would have been Che's victims too.

"If the missiles had remained (in Cuba), We would have used them against the very heart of the U.S., including New York City. The victory of Socialism is well worth millions of atomic victims."
- Ernesto 'Che" Guevara, November 1962.

Imagine a monument to Hideki Tojo at the Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor. Imagine one to Luftwaffe Chief, Herman Goering in London's Hyde Park. Heck, imagine one to Osama bin Laden in New York. In the fall of 1962 only Khrushchev's prudence and the FBI's competence saved New York from a Che-instigated murder toll that would have dwarfed Pearl Harbor's, London's during the Blitz , and 9/11's -- combined. The planning and will for the fiery mass-murder of thousands of New Yorkers were certainly there, only the means were foiled at the last minute. Morally speaking, this leaves the man honored in Central Park's Doris C. Freedman Plaza (from Nov. 20th 2008 till May 2009) culpable of crimes bin Laden envisions only in his sweetest dreams.

The rest here

Posted by Humberto at November 25, 2008 11:57 AM

Comments

I work in NYC, not far from the location. I scoped it out...It will not be there much longer, well at least in one peace. That is what I heard. wink

Posted by: readytoshoot [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 25, 2008 12:16 PM

I wish I could pee on it before its gone.

Posted by: Henry Agueros [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 25, 2008 01:03 PM

What the fuck?! You have to be kidding me!
Road trip!

Posted by: CubanKeyRat [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 25, 2008 02:16 PM

Excellent article, Humberto. As always.

Posted by: Val Prieto [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 25, 2008 02:32 PM

Well, let us know when it accidentally falls to the floor in pieces :D

Posted by: SunriseInHavana [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 26, 2008 12:24 AM

These New York officials were drinking some of Che's "yerbamierda" when they put this statue!

Posted by: j2tharome [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 26, 2008 01:05 AM

Can somebody place another monument next to this thing? Maybe one with the names of all the people he killed?

Posted by: nurian [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 26, 2008 11:20 AM

It would be nice to have someone stand (on a platform) next to the statue with the list of names this "Hijo de la gran P%^a" murdered. Maybe hang a sign around his neck with the words -in big block letters- MURDERER. If this happened often enough maybe they'll move it.

Posted by: Firefly [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 26, 2008 04:30 PM


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