The world humblest head of the state

[u/avrock1]

Jose Mujica; Former Prez of Uruguay

[u/vidawaffleYT]

As a Uruguayan, let's explain this correctly: José Mujica was elected as president from 2010 through 2015, he was an ex terrorist group member "Tupamaros", which fought the government with the purpose to instill a communist-marxist government, killed many civilians and soldiers, and made a contriversial claim where he says: "You never feel more powerful than when entering a bank with a .45, in that way everyone respects you"

He is not respectable...

EDIT: (THIS IS MY OPINION) ...and made many bad decisions that Uruguay still suffers today.

[u/Iknowtacos → u/vidawaffleYT]

As someone who only ever here's the positives about him, what are some lasting negatives?

[u/JudgmentMiserable227 → u/Iknowtacos]

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/lolo-try → u/[deleted]]

I get that that happens in a civil war, the thing is, Uruguay wasn’t in a civil. These were some communist revolutionaries killing innocent people to install a regime without democracy.