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Colombia - Dueling narratives amid the protests

Colombia - Dueling narratives amid the protests

The government says the protesters are causing violence. The protesters point to the numbers killed and wounded by police.

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May 10, 2021
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Colombia - Dueling narratives amid the protests
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One big challenge in Colombia at the moment is that the two sides are talking past each other, convinced that they will win their argument by focusing only on their own narrative to the exclusion of the other.

When the Duque government talks about the protests, they discuss the economic damage, the vandalism and the shortages. They set up a special phone…

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