Comrades Che resembled a character of being a true revolutionary. He did not fold arms, sit in his laurel,took out a deep breath and say shoo... i have arrived, here i,m now a minister. He was cautious of the fact that communism needs to be build Internationally. Let us be like Che.Socialism and ultimately Communism in our life Time.
Thabo Mashomo N.W Dep Prov Chair On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 7:02 PM, Azania Heritage <[email protected]>wrote: > Cde, > selfless & commited revolutionaries for economic justice & social peace > like che, malcom x, martin luther, chris hani, steve biko etc have > premonition about the imminence of their martyrdom! After leaving nation of > islam & moved to protect martin l. King jr x knw that the state wanted him > dead; mlk jr atfer denouncing vietnam invasion & murderous imperial > occupation said i ve been to the mountain top . Biko s death can be a > politicizing action/event. One can find similar statements by likes of nkosi > luthuli, ruth first etc in private or public comments. Martyerdom is no > accident but a consciencious, ethical, imperative based on moral > consciousness of alex la guma, mumia abu-jamal, samora machel, ngugi wa > thiogo, walter rodney of grounded with my (working class) brothers & sisters > , legendary amical etc > > On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:35 EDT Dominic Tweedie wrote: > > >He was an Argentinian by natural birth, and Cuban by revolutionary birth! > > > > > > > > > >On 15 April 2010 16:27, kitu mahibila <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Cde Castro, > >> > >> Kindly give insight on paragraph two - where he bids farewell to > >> Fidel, comrades etc..what did he mean when he said "i say farewell to > >> you, to comrades,to your people, who are now mine?" > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 4/15/10, Mangaliso Khonza <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > This shows the revolutionary calibre that Che was and still is in our > >> > memories and the way he knew that when he differed with Fidel it did > not > >> > make Fidel his enemy and to be selfless like that shows that he was > truly > >> > fighting for the people. > >> > > >> > He reflects how he leaves his family with nothing trusting that as > long > >> as > >> > their welfare is fine, his role is to continue with the struggle on > the > >> > global front. Others currently in our revolution have already ammased > in > >> the > >> > name of the people and when they read such letters I am not sure > whether > >> > their conscious hits them or they will do like they always say, call > it > >> > counterrevolutionary. > >> > > >> > I am inspired to fight on and to appreciate that there is more to do > and > >> > elements which are truly counter to eliminate without fear or favour, > >> > relations matter not when its about the people when we engage. Hit > >> harder, > >> > smarter, faster to remove all rogue elements that have tainted our > >> struggle, > >> > corrupting our struggling comrades and using the demon of patronage to > >> feed > >> > the monster of factionalism they worship in pursuance of elitist > movement > >> > > >> > All cadres to the front in defence of our revolution from > tenderpreneurs > >> > > >> > Viva el commandante viva > >> > > >> > On 15 April 2010 10:32, matankana mothapo > >> > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > > >> >> This is a very emotive letter. just imagine Ngobese and other Cdes > when > >> >> you > >> >> have to apart to the people that you were close to..... > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Sikhumbuzo Thomo < > >> >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> Ngobese > >> >>> > >> >>> This was the most revolutionary and heart warming letter that l have > >> ever > >> >>> read!! > >> >>> > >> >>> Rgds > >> >>> > >> >>> ST > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> On 4/14/10, Castro Ngobese <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Ernesto Che Guevara > >> >>>> Farewell letter from Che to Fidel Castro > >> >>>> ------------------------------ > >> >>>> > >> >>>> « Year of Agriculture » > >> >>>> Havana, April 1, 1965. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Fidel: > >> >>>> > >> >>>> At this moment I remember many things: when I met you in Maria > >> Antonia's > >> >>>> house, when you proposed I come along, all the tensions involved in > >> the > >> >>>> preparations. One day they came by and asked who should be notified > in > >> >>>> case > >> >>>> of death, and the real possibility of it struck us all. Later we > knew > >> it > >> >>>> was > >> >>>> true, that in a revolution one wins or dies (if it is a real one). > >> Many > >> >>>> comrades fell along the way to victory. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Today everything has a less dramatic tone, because we are more > mature, > >> >>>> but the event repeats itself. I feel that I have fulfilled the part > of > >> >>>> my > >> >>>> duty that tied me to the Cuban revolution in its territory, and I > say > >> >>>> farewell to you, to the comrades, to your people, who now are mine. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> I formally resign my positions in the leadership of the party, my > post > >> >>>> as > >> >>>> minister, my rank of commander, and my Cuban citizenship. Nothing > >> legal > >> >>>> binds me to Cuba. The only ties are of another nature — those that > >> >>>> cannot be > >> >>>> broken as can appointments to posts. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Reviewing my past life, I believe I have worked with sufficient > >> >>>> integrity > >> >>>> and dedication to consolidate the revolutionary triumph. My only > >> serious > >> >>>> failing was not having had more confidence in you from the first > >> moments > >> >>>> in > >> >>>> the Sierra Maestra, and not having understood quickly enough your > >> >>>> qualities > >> >>>> as a leader and a revolutionary. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> I have lived magnificent days, and at your side I felt the pride of > >> >>>> belonging to our people in the brilliant yet sad days of the > Caribbean > >> >>>> [Missile] crisis. Seldom has a statesman been more brilliant as you > >> were > >> >>>> in > >> >>>> those days. I am also proud of having followed you without > hesitation, > >> >>>> of > >> >>>> having identified with your way of thinking and of seeing and > >> appraising > >> >>>> dangers and principles. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Other nations of the world summon my modest efforts of assistance. > I > >> can > >> >>>> do that which is denied you due to your responsibility as the head > of > >> >>>> Cuba, > >> >>>> and the time has come for us to part. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> You should know that I do so with a mixture of joy and sorrow. I > leave > >> >>>> here the purest of my hopes as a builder and the dearest of those I > >> hold > >> >>>> dear. And I leave a people who received me as a son. That wounds a > >> part > >> >>>> of > >> >>>> my spirit. I carry to new battlefronts the faith that you taught > me, > >> the > >> >>>> revolutionary spirit of my people, the feeling of fulfilling the > most > >> >>>> sacred > >> >>>> of duties: to fight against imperialism wherever it may be. This is > a > >> >>>> source > >> >>>> of strength, and more than heals the deepest of wounds. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> I state once more that I free Cuba from all responsibility, except > >> that > >> >>>> which stems from its example. If my final hour finds me under other > >> >>>> skies, > >> >>>> my last thought will be of this people and especially of you. I am > >> >>>> grateful > >> >>>> for your teaching and your example, to which I shall try to be > >> faithful > >> >>>> up > >> >>>> to the final consequences of my acts. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> I have always been identified with the foreign policy of our > >> revolution, > >> >>>> and I continue to be. Wherever I am, I will feel the responsibility > of > >> >>>> being > >> >>>> a Cuban revolutionary, and I shall behave as such. I am not sorry > that > >> I > >> >>>> leave nothing material to my wife and children; I am happy it is > that > >> >>>> way. I > >> >>>> ask nothing for them, as the state will provide them with enough to > >> live > >> >>>> on > >> >>>> and receive an education. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> I would have many things to say to you and to our people, but I > feel > >> >>>> they > >> >>>> are unnecessary. Words cannot express what I would like them to, > and > >> >>>> there > >> >>>> is no point in scribbling pages. > >> >>>> ------------------------------ > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Written: April 1, 1965 > >> >>>> Transcription/Markup: Brian Baggins > >> >>>> Online Version: Ernesto Che Guevara Internet Archive (marxists.org > ) > >> 2002 > >> >>>> > >> >>>> ------------------------------ > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Ernesto Che Guevara > >> >>>> Archive<http://www.marxists.org/archive/guevara/index.htm> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> -- > >> >>>> You are subscribed. 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