On April 13, a runoff presidential election between the incumbent Daniel Noboa and the progressive candidate Luisa Gonzalez was held in Ecuador. Leading up to the election, a very tight race was expected and conditions pointed to a likely victory by Gonzalez. However, on election day, Noboa was declared the winner with a lead of more than 11%. Clearing the FOG speaks with Pedro Labayen Herrera, who is a researcher at the Center for Economic and Policy Research where he focuses on Ecuador. Labayen was present for the elections. He reports on the scandals just before the election, violations of the Constitution by Noboa and what happened on election day. He also describes the deterioration of conditions within Ecuador and the challenges ahead.
This is the billionaires trying to maintain the status quo while the entire world turns against them.
There’s nowhere safe for them to be, and all it takes is the right person getting close to them to end their reign. That’s why they are paranoid drug addicts building doomsday shelters instead of making the world better for everyone.
It’s also the last of the boomers trying to hang on to a world order that made sense to them.
We cannot afford to live the same lifestyle that middle-class boomers lived because they literally destroyed the planet in order to do so.
Plus, I think we’re all fucking tired of being exploited and being advertised at. We just wanna make art and be at peace.
I agree.
This is the billionaires trying to maintain the status quo while the entire world turns against them.
There’s nowhere safe for them to be, and all it takes is the right person getting close to them to end their reign. That’s why they are paranoid drug addicts building doomsday shelters instead of making the world better for everyone.
It’s also the last of the boomers trying to hang on to a world order that made sense to them.
We cannot afford to live the same lifestyle that middle-class boomers lived because they literally destroyed the planet in order to do so.
Plus, I think we’re all fucking tired of being exploited and being advertised at. We just wanna make art and be at peace.