The far-right in Colombia

[Judi Lynn]

by Adriaan Alsema May 29, 2018

Colombia’s extreme left has long been recognized as a threat to democracy. The country’s far right, however, is at least as violent and often overlooked.

Making the distinction between democratic conservatism and fascism is difficult in Colombia. Unlike in most country’s, Colombia’s Conservative Party has traditionally opposed democracy.

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Since “La Violencia,” the party has embraced democracy, but anti-democratic ideologies we associate with the far-right continue to be common, particularly in rural areas and in Medellin, the country’s second largest city.

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The far right’s most prominent representative in contemporary politics is former President Alvaro Uribe, who is investigated by the Supreme Court for allegedly forming a death squad and on multiple occasions has opposed the rule of law.

More:
https://colombiareports.com/the-far-right-in-colombia/

[Judi Lynn]

1. Prominent Neo-Nazi dirtbag, from article posted above:

Laureano Gomez
Former President Laureano Gomez (1889-1965) could be considered the godfather of Colombia’s current generation of extremist conservatives and neo-nazis.

Gomez radicalized his party’s opposition to democracy after his return from Germany in 1932.

While in Europe, the political mogul was inspired by the rise of Adolf Hitler, and vowed to strengthen Colombia’s colonial class system.

The end of World War II saw a global clamp-down on fascist governments, but not in Colombia where anti-democratic conservatives like Gomez continued to govern.

[Bacchus4.0]

2. Colombia is faring significantly better than Venezuela

These days.

[GatoGordo]

3. I hear a lot of weeping and wailing about the "far right" parties of Venezuela...

... yet never any names nor political parties attached to it.

I have many relatives in Latin America. I have been to almost every single country in South America and every country in Central America. Most of the "right wing" parties (and all of the mainstream parties) in these countries are very similar to our own Democratic Party in the United States. Of the 15 parties that constitute the anti-Chavista MUD in Venezuela, not a single one is "right wing".

As for Colombia? Nearly ALL of the violence in Colombia is courtesy of the FARC membership that didn't forswear violence and renamed itself the ELN. The FARC is now complaining about violence against them... and it is coming from the ELN, not some "mythical" boogieman courtesy of ColombiaReports. The FARC admits this.

And for the last 50+ years, the poor, rural folk of Colombia have been tormented by the FARC and now, are being tormented again. By the ELN. But again, partisan news sources don't report that.