Re: Update on Colombia

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Thanks. I read your essay on patrimonial Bonapartism. I think that the new
administration in Colombia might dream of being patrimonial in the sense
that you use it, but I am very sceptical that anything like that is going
to happen. I hope I will have time to write something long on the topic of
Bonapartism.

On Sun, Jul 26, 2026 at 8:56=E2=80=AFPM Anthony Teso via groups.io <anthony=
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> Patrimonialism is a form of governance where a leader treats the state as
> personal property, prioritizing personal loyalty over legal rules and
> blurring public-private boundaries. Bonapartism is a political ideology
> and system of government based on the leadership of a charismatic militar=
y
> strongman. 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 the second. My union of Marx and Weber I
> call Patrimonial Bonapartism. I have written about elsewhere, patrimonial=
_bonapartism_essay_1
> (1).docx
> <https://1drv.ms/w/c/c3598b38f68269be/IQDAqBwCcgjfQ76UZaXkGWm0AYHsuXW479j=
PSrsj9ng3vsQ?e=3DBHuy50>
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> Tony
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:times ne=
w roman,serif;font-size:large">Thanks. I read your essay on patrimonial Bon=
apartism. I think that the new administration=C2=A0in Colombia might dream =
of being patrimonial in the sense that you use it, but I am very sceptical =
that anything like that is going to happen. I hope I will have time to writ=
e something long on the topic of Bonapartism.=C2=A0</div></div><br><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_at=
tr">On Sun, Jul 26, 2026 at 8:56=E2=80=AFPM Anthony Teso via <a href=3D"htt=
p://groups.io">groups.io</a> &lt;anthony.p.teso=3D<a href=3D"mailto:gmail.c=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Goog=
le Sans&quot;,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin=
:0px;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)">Patrimonialis=
m is a form of governance where a leader treats the state as personal prope=
rty, prioritizing personal loyalty over legal rules and blurring public-pri=
vate boundaries. <span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Google Sans&quot;,Roboto,=
Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0px;text-decoration:=
none;border-bottom:0px rgb(230,232,240)">Bonapartism is a political ideolog=
y and system of government based on the leadership of a charismatic militar=
y 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 autocrati=
c authority. In Columbia, I believe, we have the first and are on the verge=
 of having the second. My union of Marx and Weber I call Patrimonial Bonapa=
rtism. I have written about elsewhere, <a href=3D"https://1drv.ms/w/c/c3598=
b38f68269be/IQDAqBwCcgjfQ76UZaXkGWm0AYHsuXW479jPSrsj9ng3vsQ?e=3DBHuy50" tar=
get=3D"_blank">patrimonial_bonapartism_essay_1 (1).docx</a></span></div>
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<div>Tony</div>




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