Nuestro problema con el Che Guevara Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. En la vida real, Guevara era un carcelero, torturador y asesino “igualitario”. No importaba si se trataba de defensores de la libertad de expresión, homosexuales, partidarios de la libertad de religión o amantes del rock and roll, dueños de negocios o enemigos ideológicos […]
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por Stephen Hicks [This is a Spanish translation of “Our Che Guevara Problem”, first published in English at EveryJoe and then translated into Portuguese at Portal Libertarianismo.] Es muy probable que alguien que conozcas tenga una camiseta del Che. Versiones románticas del rostro barbudo de Ernesto Guevara Lynch son muy populares en los campus universitarios y
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Chances are good that someone you know owns a Che t-shirt. Romanticized versions of Ernesto Guevara Lynch’s bearded face are popular on campuses and elsewhere — so popular that the American chain store Urban Outfitters planned to release a whole line of Che-inspired fashion items, and dozens of other websites offer a wide range of
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Che Guevara was killed on October 9, 1967, so here is a quiz to test your knowledge of his guiding principles. (Click to enlarge.) For why our Che problem is more philosophical and less political, here is my article — “Our Che Guevara Problem” — in English and in Portuguese.
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Há boas chances de que você conheça alguém que possui uma camiseta de Che Guevara. Versões romantizadas de sua cara barbuda são populares nos campi e em outros lugares — tão popular que a rede de lojas Urban Outfitters planejava lançar uma linha completa de itens de moda inspirada em Che, e dezenas de outros
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The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: “Chances are good that someone you know owns a Che t-shirt. Romanticized versions of Ernesto Guevara Lynch’s bearded face are popular on campuses and elsewhere — so popular that the American chain store Urban Outfitters planned to release a whole line of Che-inspired fashion items, and dozens
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Below is the text of an open letter published in The Huffington Post on September 19, 2012 by Thor Halvorssen, Founder of the Human Rights Foundation. The letter is useful for Business Ethics courses in discussions of marketing and advertising using popular political figures, especially political figures with a record like Guevara’s. An Open Letter
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