Funny how the left has picked up his sword when Bolivar believed in the American constitution and the free markets of Adam Smith. Unfortunately for Latin America he was not able to implement his beliefs there.
Your point is an excellent one. Let them keep Che for their hypocritical t-shirts. Leave Bolivar’s sword alone.
Re: the US Constitution, it seems that he may have had more respect for it than our own Supreme Court!
“I would not look to the United States Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in the year 2012,” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
How sad.
I’d like to clarify my perspective of some of those revolutionary heroes.
It seems that many lacked George Washington’s unique ability to be a succesful general, and follow it as a succesful leader.
Any suggested reading material is welcome. I’m looking at this as a starting point: Americanos: Latin America’s Struggle for Independence (Pivotal Moments in World History) by John Chasteen.