Although there is little evidence to
support the claim, over 50% of Colombians fear that the country is at risk of
turning into Venezuela at some point in the future, according to a recent poll
carried out by local media organizations. The risk of turning into a “Castro-Chavez
state” is a political talking point of hard-right former President Alvaro
Uribe‘s Democratic Center political party, infamous for misinforming the public
in its opposition to peace with the FARC. Actually, the former President Uribe
made up the term “Castro-Chavezism” with the express aim of planting fear among
the public in order to rally opposition to Colombia’s historic peace deal. More…
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Why does over half of Colombia ignore facts believing the country is turning into Venezuela?
Although there is little evidence to
support the claim, over 50% of Colombians fear that the country is at risk of
turning into Venezuela at some point in the future, according to a recent poll
carried out by local media organizations. The risk of turning into a “Castro-Chavez
state” is a political talking point of hard-right former President Alvaro
Uribe‘s Democratic Center political party, infamous for misinforming the public
in its opposition to peace with the FARC. Actually, the former President Uribe
made up the term “Castro-Chavezism” with the express aim of planting fear among
the public in order to rally opposition to Colombia’s historic peace deal. More…
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