History does that to people. I mean look at the Reagan fetish that conservative Americans have. If Reagan is examined closely you can see the reality but that won't turn an American conservative, they're convinced Reagan was a wonderful president and you know, they're entitled to that view, however wrong it is.

Che is iconic and I don't mean just the image. What he fought for and what he fought against have become iconic and the message is spreading throughout Latin America. Paraguay is the latest country to throw off the yoke of the Right. Sure there's a bit of Messianic fervor, but that's probably embedded in us humans, but ordinary folks intuitively know that what Che stood for is best for them.