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Anger over Irish decision to honor “mass murderer” Che Guevara with stamp
Irish Central ^ | October 10, 2017 04:54 AM | Irish Central Staff

Posted on 10/10/2017 5:01:45 AM PDT by Olog-hai

A Cuban-American radio host and Irish politicians have called on An Post, Ireland’s postal service, to explain their decision to launch a €1 stamp featuring a portrait of Che Guevara by Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick.

Ninoska Perez Castellón, a prominent member of the Cuban exile community in Miami and radio host, told RTE’s "Morning Ireland" show, the stamp honoring Che Guevara would “celebrate a man who slaughtered so many people.”

An Post’s plan was announced on Friday to coincide with Monday’s 50th anniversary of Che Guevara’s execution (October 9).

Castellón, who works at Miami 710 Radio, said regardless of the fact that the stamp was an iconic image, created by an Irish artist, it represented “a man who went to Cuba to kill and failed in everything he did.”

She added that there are many families in south Florida whose fathers were killed by Che and said his world-famous profile was “propaganda myth created by communism.”

While speaking with the Irish radio station it was pointed out to Castellón that the Irish American President Andrew Jackson’s image had been used on the $20 bill in the USA despite his controversial history. She pointed out that Jackson, also of Irish descent, had not been a terrorist. …

(Excerpt) Read more at irishcentral.com ...


TOPICS: History; Local News
KEYWORDS: andrewjackson; che; cheguevara; communism; cuba; europeanunion; eussr; fartyshadesofgreen; florida; guevara; ireland; jimfitzpatrick; miami; miami710radio; nato; perezcastellon
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To: Olog-hai
The normal Irish (of the time) merely wanted home rule, which they were getting as soon as the First World War came to an end—but the communists pushed for full independence, and ended up prolonging the war with their stupid 1916 rebellion, basically siding with the Axis by doing that.

You mean the Central Powers. The Axis was World War II.

Ain't it funny how Commies can never make up their minds as to whether they're for national sovereignty or against it?

21 posted on 10/10/2017 6:51:17 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (Vegam Yehudah tillachem biYrushalayim . . . .)
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To: Olog-hai
Ireland is the land of my ancestors.It was once a great country populated by exceptionally brave and hard working people.Today it's become just another European cesspool,a country that now means no more to me than does Burkina Faso or Bolivia.
22 posted on 10/10/2017 7:16:27 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (ObamaCare Works For Those Who Don't.)
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To: miss marmelstein

Maybe the U.S. should come out with a General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell stamp.


23 posted on 10/10/2017 7:17:09 AM PDT by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo.)
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To: Texas Fossil

He died a miserable weeping little coward. But very Brave when executing innocents or sending other men to fight. Yet pissing himself, weeping, begging for life when caught by the Bolivians. Go Bolivia!


24 posted on 10/10/2017 8:08:15 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Noumenon

+1


25 posted on 10/10/2017 8:10:23 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: PAR35

Ouch. Some of them even conspired with the Nazis, they have been so unbounded by their hate for Britain.


26 posted on 10/10/2017 8:41:19 AM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: Zionist Conspirator

Thanks for the correction.

Wonder how many today remember that the Ottoman Empire (major Islamic power) was part of the Central Powers? All present-day Islamic terrorism is revanchism over losing that empire.


27 posted on 10/10/2017 9:01:43 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

probably their new 2 Euro stamp will feature Gerry Adams


28 posted on 10/10/2017 10:42:42 AM PDT by Mr Radical (In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act)
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To: miss marmelstein

Hey, I’m actually largely of Irish descent (mostly from my mother’s side), and I’m personally outraged and disappointed by their supporting that psychopathic mass murderer myself. And for the record, I actually voted for Donald Trump (and he wasn’t even my first choice in that election, either: That was Ben Carson). I wish you don’t paint those of us of Irish descent as being bad news. I can also name a few Irish Catholics who would be aghast with Che being supported, or the whole Roe v. Wade thing.


29 posted on 05/11/2018 6:11:16 AM PDT by otness_e
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To: Olog-hai; Gamecock; SaveFerris; FredZarguna; PROCON
Colin O'Brien and Dylan Murphy know who's behind this.


30 posted on 05/11/2018 6:22:17 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: otness_e

I’m of total Irish descent. My problems are with the Irish themselves mostly.


31 posted on 05/11/2018 9:31:33 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: miss marmelstein

And I can tell you, I know a few Irish people who immigrated here to America who definitely have no kind words for our liberal politicians or any leftist demagogues (like Hugh Marron, the current Monsignor of All Saints Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Atlanta).

I’m reluctant to bash the Irish mostly because I’m unwilling to attack fellow Catholics, and for the record, I hate what Pope Francis is doing to the Church.


32 posted on 05/11/2018 9:36:21 AM PDT by otness_e
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