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malaise

(295,191 posts)
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 04:47 PM 16 hrs ago

Make sure you watch the President of Colombia speaking

At Jesse’s funeral service. This is HUGE!
Best speech by a world leader since Carney.
We need to build a rainbow for the entire planet.

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Make sure you watch the President of Colombia speaking (Original Post) malaise 16 hrs ago OP
Yes! 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈 of humanity & planet! SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #1
President Petro seems like an impressive leader PJMcK 16 hrs ago #2
It was brilliant malaise 16 hrs ago #3
Just watched the speech PJMcK 15 hrs ago #4
Let the Colombian folks tell us malaise 15 hrs ago #5

SheltieLover

(79,600 posts)
1. Yes! 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈 of humanity & planet!
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 04:59 PM
16 hrs ago


Beautiful sentiment! Ty for sharing!

PJMcK

(24,996 posts)
2. President Petro seems like an impressive leader
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:10 PM
16 hrs ago

Since being in Panama, I’ve been slowly learning the politics of the nearby Latin nations. Gustavo Petro seems to be someone I could support.

His concerns for the environment extend to the economic impacts of corporate greed. His concerns for the Amazon rainforest are sincere. He has progressive views for women’s and LGBTQ+ rights. He’s an economist who wants strong banks with social responsibilities.

I’ll look for his eulogy for Rev. Jackson this evening.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Petro#Policies_and_views

PJMcK

(24,996 posts)
4. Just watched the speech
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:24 PM
15 hrs ago

Wow! He hit it out of the park.

His comments about the energy of life were inspiring. His admiration for Rev. Jackson was sincere. Even though his tempo was interrupted by his interpreter, he built a barn-burner of a speech!

The U.S. needs a leader like President Petro.

By the way, is his name pronounced Pay-tro or Peh-tro?

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