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[quote:0cecc]He is singled out from other revolutionaries by many young people in the West because he rejected a comfortable background to fight for global revolution. And when he gained power in Cuba, he gave up all the trappings of privilege and power in Cuba in order to return to the revolutionary battlefield and ultimately, to die.[/quote:0cecc]

Ya, he did some pretty gruesome things during the Cuban revolution, and after it (aka his prison totures and excuetions of informants, But He is an idol for he beleifs and his struggle. He may have had some twisted beleifs and happenings along the way, but thats not why his face is on your shirt. REMEMBER, you don't have to be a hero to be a legend. Don't mix those 2 up.