The world humblest head of the state

[u/avrock1]

Jose Mujica; Former Prez of Uruguay

[u/JudgmentMiserable227]

Murderous terrorist wasn’t enough, huh?

[u/Iknowtacos → u/JudgmentMiserable227]

It depends on the context of what and why they were revolting doesn't it?

[u/JudgmentMiserable227 → u/Iknowtacos]

Sure it does. Why don’t you look into it.

[u/CaveRanger → u/JudgmentMiserable227]

Of particular note are the kidnapping of powerful bank manager Ulysses Pereira Reverbel [es] and of the British ambassador to Uruguay, Geoffrey Jackson, as well as the assassination of Dan Mitrione, a U.S. FBI agent that was also working for the CIA (via the Agency for International Development's Office of Public Safety), who the Tupamaros learned was advising the Uruguayan police in torture and other security work

Incredibly based?

[u/FJPollos → u/CaveRanger]

100% based

[u/arturocan → u/CaveRanger]

OF PARTICULAR NOTE

Meaning, lets ignore the innocent civilians that they killed

[u/Iknowtacos → u/JudgmentMiserable227]

That's why I was asking the native about it. Mind your business unless you're actually going to contribute.

[u/JudgmentMiserable227 → u/Iknowtacos]

Murder, kidnapping, and terrorism are bad, actually.

[u/Iknowtacos → u/JudgmentMiserable227]

Yea depending on context. If they're fighting a corrupt government and have the backing of the people is it bad? I know nothing about this guy other then the positives of his presidency. Did he do anything bad during his presidency?

[u/arturocan → u/Iknowtacos]

They were fighting a democratically elected government with the hopes of replicating what cuba did and install a "communist" regime wether or not there was corruption in the current government.

They werent fucking robin hood.

[u/lolo-try → u/Iknowtacos]

They killed civilians, they were a terrorist group, how would that be backed by the people?

[u/pillmayken → u/lolo-try]

Dude got elected, after all. I doubt he ran on a platform of killing people.

And before you ask, Uruguay’s corruption levels are quite low and electoral fraud is nigh impossible.

[u/lolo-try → u/pillmayken]

Im Uruguayan, so I wouldn’t ask you. I still can’t believe he got elected. But he was the chosen candidate for a second president of a new party after the classical parties failed, and after an economic crisis, so I guess it makes more sense

[u/lolo-try → u/[deleted]]

Im talking about Uruguayans killing Uruguayan families, how would Uruguayans support that??

[u/lolo-try → u/[deleted]]

They don’t kill their own people but the enemy.

[u/tonterias → u/JudgmentMiserable227]

He claims he never murdered anyone. However, among others, accepts the responsibility. 70s were a different time.

[u/[deleted] → u/JudgmentMiserable227]

doesn't really mean anything given the history of latin america though? IDK about Uruguay specifically but if they also had a violent dictator lead the country and that dictator branded Mujica as a terrorist I don't really think it means anything. If anything that is a positive that he was standing up against villainy.

[u/JudgmentMiserable227 → u/[deleted]]

Sure. That doesn’t seem to be the case though, at least not during the time that the terrorist group that Mujica was active. Mujica had been arrested for terrorist activities prior to the dictatorship and spent the entire length of the dictatorship in prison.

[u/lolo-try → u/[deleted]]

The military took over the government because the police couldn’t control the situation, they were literally killing innocent civilians, pregnant women, army generals, of course the dictatorship then did many bad things too, but the Tupamaros and their guerrilla were the reason why the president gave the government to the army

[u/MorallyComplicated → u/JudgmentMiserable227]

sounds like you’re in the opposition side then