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Martin68

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10. The chart of Colombian presidents distinguished between "moderate" and "radical" liberals.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 20, 2022, 12:07 PM

Jun 2022

If a radical liberal is not a leftist, then I don't know what is. The article that was posted seemed to assume that because this is the first rebel to be president, he is also the first leftist. But Colombia has a long history of leftist vs conservative politics. So much so that for a time after the violent "Bogotazo" the two parties took turns electing the president.

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Gustavo Petro wins the Colombian election, becoming the country's first Leftist president. [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 OP

Amazing flamingdem Jun 2022 #1

Coup-plotters will be getting busy. roody Jun 2022 #2

Yay! Congrats to Colombia!! 2naSalit Jun 2022 #3

K&R! nt Carlitos Brigante Jun 2022 #4

My knowledge of Colombian history suggests this is not the country's first leftist president. Martin68 Jun 2022 #5

Thing is BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Voltaire2 Jun 2022 #8

The chart of Colombian presidents distinguished between "moderate" and "radical" liberals. Martin68 Jun 2022 #10

"then I don't know what is" are your words mathematic Jun 2022 #14

Except that in the 19th Century there were moderate liberals and radical liberals. Martin68 Jun 2022 #11

The issue would then be BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #12

The term "Leftist" does not imply anything related to terrorism. Perhaps instead of saying Petro is Martin68 Jun 2022 #13

Well I think the only thing stopping them from doing so BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #15

A list of Colombia's liberal (radical) presidents from Wikipedia Martin68 Jun 2022 #6

A strong, highly cooperative, left leaning alliance among all the countries in North America, Roisin Ni Fiachra Jun 2022 #9