Here’s a Google translation of Colombian president Gustavo Petro’s post on X today. It’s wild.
@Green_Footballs I'm guessing that Trump won't get the "One Hundred Years of Solitude" reference.
@Green_Footballs We need ever South and Central American country to ban the flights.
Referencing Marquez! I'm sure Trump has never even heard of him.
@Green_Footballs Wow. That's the spirit!
Thanks! We can see there is a mistake in the English translation: Sacco & Vanzetti were assassinated for being labour leaders, not *by* labour leaders.
@regendans OT, Nitter still works? That's great!
@ShrikeTron Nitter is kind of still there but with extra effort and perhaps not meant to be used by countless people at the same time.
https://status.d420.de/ "Nitter Instance Uptime & Health"
The Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Petro on current Colombian president Gustavo Petro may be interesting to read, for example this bit :
"Human rights activist Leonor Zalabata was named ambassador to the United Nations, making her the first indigenous person to be appointed to the post, which until now has always been held by career diplomats.[105]"
#colombia #southamerica #globalsouth
@regendans
That a president writes so poetically and righteously is wonderful to behold, even if it will have no persuasive effect on the target, but will be understood by his real audience throughout Abya Yala.
@Green_Footballs Maybe one day, over a drink of whiskey that I accept, despite my gastritis, we can talk frankly about this…
@Green_Footballs (Sigh) I wish our Prime Minister were like this instead of a big ol' Neville Chamberlain fuck....
Well, maybe there's a happy middle. I really can't see a British PM penning a florid letter like that from the Pres. of Columbia. But a simple "fuck off" would be nice.
BTW did someone tell Trump that 20% of our coffee comes from Columbia? In an already short market due to the hoax that is climate change? So he just fucked US coffee consumers which is, you know, everybody. Good job, Donny.
@jawarajabbi @Green_Footballs (roses too, before Valentine's day!)
Would that Starmer were brave enough for a hearty British 'fuck off' but he is a proper Neville Chamberlain and a problem for us in the UK.
He's not popular, and nor is Trump
@jawarajabbi @Lazarou @Green_Footballs Yes, it's going to increase coffee prices for sure!
By the way, it's spelled Colombia.
@lisagetspolitik @Lazarou @Green_Footballs
Haha thanks. Colombia
@Lazarou @Green_Footballs I say, that’s a bit harsh! I mean, I know Chamberlain was a horrible human being, but I’m not sure his rule was as repressive of dissent as Starmer’s is proving to be. I expect only sycophancy from Starmer, one wannabe despot to another.
@Green_Footballs he considers himself a Buendia?
Petro: references Marquez in elegant rebuke
Trump: admin team doesn't know how to spell "Colombia"
Thanks, so many thanks for sharing! It was exhilarating for me to read this extraordinary message. In these dark times, I find a sliver of hope in seeing that some countries of the "Global South" are not having it (because the EU doesn't leave much room for hope, nowadays).
Gustavo Pedro is a courageous man.
@Green_Footballs WOW! That's quite the message. Love it!