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Originally Posted by dlish
i have a feeling that the dalai lama will become an icon of pop culture much the same way that che guevara has become a symbol of resistance.
both are freedom fighters. are both fanatics?
i think palin and che would be... would the dalai lama also fit this category?
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Che is a terrorist monster. Che is a symbol of terrorism/fascism and now, thanks to all those t-shirts etc, he is a symbol of capitalism.
The Dalai Lama is a mixed bag. I like the fellow but sometimes he is not the saint the west so eagerly believes.
But you are right in one regard. Che, Dalai Lama are indeed pop icons like Mao, Stalin, Hitler, Castro et al. I'm waiting for the Warhol collage of all of them.