The song (“Che”) doesn’t even seem to focus more on the idea that he has been completely turned into a commercialize image.
So anyone know the background of this
angloids have shitbrains and the necessary arrogance to consider important , whatever their shitbrainss come up with ...
I'm gonna guess that this band has just bought into the propaganda on Che, simplest answer etc.
Che is in no way a saint but as I see it there's Che the Guerilla and Che the guy who shat out a window onto a bunch of peaches.
From pitchfork of all places (of course they can’t ask a pointed question for shit), I read
Did the socialist concepts of the Project of Living Artists lead to “Che,” that gorgeous paean to Che Guevara, on the first Suicide album?
A:
He was a hero. More than Castro, he was the real guy. He wanted to continue the revolution. And of course the American government hunted him down in Bolivia and killed him. As much as I hate the guy, Bin Laden’s whole way of thinking is kind of like Che Guevara; for the Muslim world, he’s their Che. Che was glamorous—a wall poster icon of radical chic. A revolutionary pin-up.
Kinda interesting that radlib idea of revolution is limited to destruction of the old order, while completely ignoring the building of the new society.
i think the martyrdom is more important to them actually. better to die than take power
The destruction of an existing state is a very simple and direct goal to have, but building a new state/order that will be functional and sturdy enough to withstand the old order trying to heal its wound is never going to be a simple or very direct process comparatively, and if you aren't ideologically prepared for this its extremely easy for thoughts of betrayal and despair to set in.
We were political guys in way and it was a crazy political time: the Vietnam war was going on and Marty and I were very angry about that. New York was in bad straights. The streets were pretty much crumbling and no one was doing anything about it, although I thought it was great time because we ruled the streets. But it was an anger thing, a political thing. Plus, we were starving our asses off. Basically, just two angry young men and we were letting it all come out.
(Igloo mag)
Or just mad youngin’s
