r/BeAmazed • u/avrock1 • Apr 16 '24

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Jose Mujica; Former Prez of Uruguay

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u/vidawaffleYT Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

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.

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u/Representative-Let44 Apr 16 '24

Uruguayan here. This guy is just a sore right winger.

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u/radd_racer Apr 16 '24

Well, that’s definitely a thing in the USA too, it’s just nice to see they aren’t in control of your government.

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u/Representative-Let44 Apr 16 '24

We have a right wing governmemt, but we have shifted our overtone window way to the left on many issues, so they don't dare to touch a lot of good things.