The Myth of the Guerrilla

Where do the guerillas come from? From which social strata, which environment? The answer can save us from many errors, for it eliminates almost the whole propaganda literature on guerrillas, both pro and con.

Most of the leaders, organizers, and volunteers of Latin-American guerrilla groups are intellectuals of middle-class origin. Workers and peasants are rare. True, an occasional transport or building worker may be found among the guerrilla fighters, and some peasants or agricultura...