Exposing the Real Che Guevara: And the Useful Idiots Who Idolize Him

Humberto Fontova

Apr 2007 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

A debunking of liberal myths about one of the most bloodthirsty icons of the twentieth century.

Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and the mainstream media celebrate Ernesto "Che" Guevara as a saint, a sex symbol, and a selfless martyr. But their ideas about Che—whose face adorns countless T-shirts and posters—are based on the lies of Fidel Castro's murderous dictatorship.

Che's hipster fans are classic "useful idiots," the name Stalin gave to foolish Westerners who parroted his lies about communism. And their numbers only increased after a new biopic was released, starring Benicio Del Toro.

But as Humberto Fontova reveals in this myth-shattering book, Che was actually a bloodthirsty executioner, a military bumbler, a coward, and a hypocrite. In fact, Che can be called the godfather of modern terrorism.

Fontova reveals:

• How he longed to destroy New York City with nuclear missiles.
• How he persecuted gays, blacks, and religious people.
• How he loved material wealth and private luxuries, despite his image as an ascetic.

Are Che fans like Angelina Jolie, Jesse Jackson, Carlos Santana, and Johnny Depp too ignorant to realize they've been duped? Or too anti-American to care?

Ratings and reviews

The worst book i've ever read.The bias is so obvious and the book is less about Che Guevara than the King Lear-style resentments of the Cuban-Americans and Americans who hate him — and the effectiveness of its argument suffers as a result. Its a good read for the conservatives whose thinking capacity does not go beyond the walls of their individualism and selfishness.As been pointed by various eminent personalities Che is revered by most of the people in the world except for the Americans who lost their cultivation and the Cubans who sided with the Americans in discriminating their own citizens. As Nelson Mandela pointed out, Che’s life is an inspiration for every human being who loves freedom. We will always honor his memory. And to the world,Nelson Mandela's opinion counts....not Humberto Fontova's......

The book is boring due to being on long rant against Che Guevara with minimal references. Don't waste your time reading this.

It's ironic that a guy with the moniker "HistReader" would call Hitler and Stalin "rightwingers" F'n hilarious

About the author

Humberto Fontova left Cuba in 1961 at the age of seven. He has written for several conservative magazines and has appeared on radio and television. He is the author of Fidel: Hollywood’s Favorite Tyrant and Exposing the Real Che Guevara.