Gustavo Petro: The Gap Between Rhetoric and Reality
July 18, 2024
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July 18, 2024
Gustavo Petro: The Gap Between Rhetoric and Reality
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Gustavo Petro: The Gap Between Rhetoric and Reality
Summary
Gustavo Petro is halfway through his presidential term in Colombia. The first leftist president in the country's modern history faced suspicion from the political and economic establishment from day 1. He’s used sweeping rhetoric to describe his plans for an economic overhaul, as well as his security initatives But in practice, Petro has struggled to translate his speeches into reality. In this episode we do a broad overview of Petro’s government so far, trying to separate rhetoric from reali...
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