CCCP T-Shirts
As I sit in the airport shortly after Thanksgiving, I am reminded that I am thankful for many things but that t-shirts with the CCCP and/or hammer-and-sickle logo on them are not among them. It is utterly disgusting to me that people (like the guy sitting in front of me) would wear these sick homages to not only a former enemy of the US, but also one of history’s most distinct examples of evil incarnate.
There are only two reasons for wearing such a shirt:
1) You are a true fan of the old Soviet Union, socialism, communism, or something along those lines, and you are expressing this love for hate in your apparel. In this case, there is nothing I can tell you that will change your already hollow heart.
2) You think it’s “cool” or fashionable to wear one of these tributes to torture.
If you are the latter case, I plead with you to read a history book and come to your senses. Che Guevara t-shirts can be included on the list of “fashion” items that common sense should not allow someone to wear.
In the meantime, I will have to keep looking at this person across from me who is either sympathetic to mass-murderers, or unwilling to think.
Here’s a site I found on Che (not the best, so pass along others if you have them) LINK
And on the Soviet Unions mass-killings there is this book (haven’t read it, but looks good) LINK
Another thought to ponder: if people wore Nazi shirts wouldn’t everyone justifiably flip out? The Soviets killed just as many or more people than the Nazis, and possibly more Jews as well.
One last thought: We have huge uproars all the time over the Confederate battle flag…and yet nothing out of our civil-rights leaders condemning the numerous celebrities sporting Che and Soviet Union shirts despite the gross violations of human and civil rights those symbols represent.
The opinions expressed here are the personal opinions of the poster and do not represent his/her views as an officer of the College Republican National Committee (CRNC) or the views of the CRNC.
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