Is it hip to be a Violent Totalitarian?

I have been annoyed for years about the appearance of Che Guevera on the t-shirts of the hip young urban wannabees. I am amazed that they would ignorantly honor a totalitarian whose views and actions led to the death and imprisonment of many innocent people. What's next? Leather wallets with "Lenin" embossed on the outside complete with a wallet chain modeled after chains Lenin approved for use in the Gulag. How about womens cotton shorts with the word "Stalin" stitched across the butt. Or perhaps we will see t-shirts with the name "Pol Pot" above a Marijauna leaf bearing the image of that horrible Cambodian murderer in the middle of the leaf. Hey if totalitarianism is that cool why not?

Note to young hip wannabees, research the guy in the shirt you want to wear, before going out into public. Don't just say "Cool a Dude in a Beret!" and then become an unwitting billboard for tyranny.

Regarding the ridiculous creation of the Che Guevera myth. I was pleased to read this review, over at Slate, of the movie the "Motorcycle Diaries." This review rightly exposes the movie as a whitewash of a totalitarian and exposes Che for what he was...someone who actively supported and propogated evil. Read the piece it is good.

-Federal Farmer