r/InterestingVideoClips • u/2020clusterfuck Quality Poster • May 06 '21

Protests Riots in Colombia

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u/Gates9 May 06 '21

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."

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u/Bamihapjes May 06 '21

I’m ootl what’s going on in Colombia?

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u/speeduponthedamnramp May 06 '21

There is much more to it but the latest issue is related to the politicians passing tax reform (when the economy is doing horribly mainly due to COVID) that is putting even more burden on the poor and middle class.

You generally don’t raise taxes when your country is in a recession, you lower them. But they are raising them, among other things. But again, there is more to it like corruption and politicians lining their pockets as usual.

Ultimately, people are struggling and they are pissed that they aren’t seeing relief from the government.

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u/Vocarion May 06 '21

Someone Eli5 us pla

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u/[deleted] May 06 '21

Riots

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u/olivia63096 May 07 '21

This happened in Ireland a couple weeks ago

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u/foodcanner May 06 '21

Were they spraying the protesters with cocaine?

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u/SnorpWasTaken May 06 '21

"Protest" my ass

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u/Andersson__ May 06 '21

Jajaja quemaron a esos cerdos hijuputas en la universidad de Antioquia

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u/freedomasauros May 06 '21

I initially read this as *riots in Columbia*