About That Che T-Shirt

About That Che T-Shirt
People pass by a flag depicting Argentine-born revolutionary leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara during the 84th edition of the annual "Fete de l'Humanite" music festival in the Paris suburb of La Courneuve on Sept. 14, 2019. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images
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Let’s say that all you knew about Adolf Hitler was that he painted scenic pictures, postcards, and houses in Vienna, loved dogs, and named his adorable German Shepherd “Blondie,” and frequently expressed solidarity with “the people.” You might sport a T-shirt adorned with his image if you thought such a charismatic chap was also good looking in a beret.

But your education would be widely regarded as incomplete.

Lawrence W. Reed
Lawrence W. Reed
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Lawrence Reed is president emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education in Atlanta and the author of “Real Heroes: Inspiring True Stories of Courage, Character, and Conviction“ and the best-seller “Was Jesus a Socialist?”
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