politics

diciembre 29, 2025

La dupla de la libertad

Por Luis Guillermo Vélez Álvarez - [email protected]

La dupla de la libertad

TL;DR

  • Modern dictatorships gain power by centralizing authority and weakening institutions, not through overt force.
  • Federalism is presented as the last institutional defense against tyranny.
  • Antioquia, led by Governor Andrés Julián Rendón and Mayor Federico Andrés Gutiérrez, is actively exercising territorial autonomy.
  • The region has independently financed projects like the Metro de la 80 and the purchase of new Metro trains due to national government non-compliance.
  • Antioquia also took financial responsibility for the Túnel del Toyo when the national government was inactive.
  • The region pursued legal stability and defended EPM during the Hidroituango crisis, contrasting with the national government's politicization.
  • Antioquia emphasizes law, authority, order, and freedom in contrast to the national government's security policies.
  • Regional autonomy and the ability to resist central control are framed as essential for freedom and democracy.