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July 23, 2007 - Bid on your own little piece of Depraved History In an apparent violation of their own published standards, E-Bay has found it acceptable to sell imprinted merchandise bearing the image of none other than the Butcher of La Cabaña himself, the infamous ché guevara. I would never advocate in a free society such as ours that E-Bay inhibit the ability of other Americans to make their money, however vile their method. But I do advocate and insist that E-Bay adhere to their own guidelines and remove these offensive items from their website. One thing is to sell historical materials that have some historic or educational value, however, I fail to see the historical and educational value in a ché tri-fold wallet. Artie and Omar from Cubanazos.com have started a petition to insist that E-Bay remove these items and comply with their own principles. You can access and sign the petition HERE. I know, I know… we are opening the door to criticism and the accusation that we are practicing censorship the same way the communist regime in Cuba does. Actually, we are only asking E-Bay to do what they themselves say should be done with offensive items: they must be removed from the site. Last time I was on E-Bay, I could not find any removable flask belt buckles with Hitler’s portrait on it. There is one with ché’s image though. I am sure that E-Bay rejects on a daily basis countless vendors trying to hock their Hitler paraphernalia. We are just asking E-Bay to do the same with another killer of the innocent. As the great philosopher, Billie Jean said in “The Legend of Billie Jean”; “fair is fair.” - To Sign the Petition, Click HERE -
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© 2007 Alberto de la Cruz
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