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Like Castro and Lenin and Cromwell and Robespierre and- (lemmy.zip)
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Context: the classic "power corrupts" cycle. Revolutionaries promise freedom and justice, but the second they get a taste of absolute power, they suddenly decide it's too good to give up. Castro, Lenin, Cromwell, Robespierre... they all started as "men of the people" and ended up as the very tyrants they swore to overthrow. The meme just takes that historical pattern and makes it hilariously blunt.

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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

How exactly? Because he went and fought in different countries instead of governing in Cuba with castro, who is literally in the meme?

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago

The point is Che was from Argentina, helped fight and win a revolution and didn't stay around to rule, went to Bolivia and got killed continuing to fight to free people.

So yes Chè bucks the trend. What is the confusion?