Perun with high quality analysis as always. Clarity with context provided.
Evidence suggests that while everything went smoothly. with this type of operation there's always an element of luck involved, and it came pretty close to being at least a lot messier.
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Hard to imagine living in a country where masked men with guns demand papers and if you can't produce what they want they throw you in a dark hole and beat you
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When I was in South America, a colectivo was a taxi you shared with others.
Not these ones.
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Colectivos ([ko.lek'ti.βos], lit. 'collectives') are far-left[citation needed] Venezuelan armed paramilitary groups that support the Bolivarian government, the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP) political alliance and Venezuela's ruling party, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).[1][2][3]Colectivo has become an umbrella term for irregular armed groups that operate in poverty-stricken areas.[1][3][4] The term may also refer to a community organization with any shared purpose, such as a neighborhood group that organizes social events.[4] Some colectivos began by doing community work or helping with social programs in barrios,[1][5] and their members said they promoted democracy, political activism and culture.[2]
