Re: Update on Colombia

"Anthony Teso via groups.io" <[email protected]> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:56:01 -0700
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Patrimonialism is a form of governance where a leader treats the state as p=
ersonal property, prioritizing personal loyalty over legal rules and blurri=
ng public-private boundaries. Bonapartism is a political ideology and syste=
m of government based on the leadership of a charismatic military strongman=
. It centers on a highly centralized state, conservative nationalism, and r=
ule achieved via universal suffrage or public plebiscites, ultimately balan=
cing class interests while maintaining ultimate autocratic authority. In Co=
lumbia, I believe, we have the first and are on the verge of having the sec=
ond. My union of Marx and Weber I call Patrimonial Bonapartism. I have writ=
ten about elsewhere, patrimonial_bonapartism_essay_1 (1).docx ( https://1dr=
v.ms/w/c/c3598b38f68269be/IQDAqBwCcgjfQ76UZaXkGWm0AYHsuXW479jPSrsj9ng3vsQ?e=
=3DBHuy50 )
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on: none; border-bottom: 0px #e6e8f0;">Patrimonialism is a form of governan=
ce where a leader treats the state as personal property, prioritizing perso=
nal loyalty over legal rules and blurring public-private boundaries. <span =
data-subtree=3D"aimfl,mfl" data-copy-service-computed-style=3D"font-family:=
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f; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; b=
order-bottom: 0px #e6e8f0;">Bonapartism is a political ideology and system =
of government based on the leadership of a charismatic military strongman</=
span>. It centers on a highly centralized state, conservative nationalism, =
and rule achieved via universal suffrage or public plebiscites, ultimately =
balancing class interests while maintaining ultimate autocratic authority. =
In Columbia, I believe, we have the first and are on the verge of having th=
e second. My union of Marx and Weber I call Patrimonial Bonapartism. I have=
 written about elsewhere, <a href=3D"https://1drv.ms/w/c/c3598b38f68269be/I=
QDAqBwCcgjfQ76UZaXkGWm0AYHsuXW479jPSrsj9ng3vsQ?e=3DBHuy50">patrimonial_bona=
partism_essay_1 (1).docx</a></span></div>
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<div>Tony</div>


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