{
  "id": 15053842,
  "title": "De la Espriella Announces Cultural Counterrevolution and Fight Against Wokism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/de-la-espriella-announces-cultural-counterrevolution-and-fight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T21:38:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/10/16/de-la-espriella-announces-a-cultural-counterrevolution-fight-wokism/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Abelardo de la Espriella announced changes to the cultural sector and a fight against wokism during his visit to the Ministry of Culture. He expressed his intention to restore the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, replacing the previous name given by the Petro government in 2023. De la Espriella emphasized the need to defend fundamental values and reject the glorification of terrorism, specifically targeting the display of Carlos Pizarro Leon-Gomez, a former M-19 guerrilla leader. Additionally, he criticized woke culture, describing it as a harmful model that imposes moral relativism, disregards biological differences, and reduces history to a conflict between oppressors and oppressed. The president vowed to restore Colombians' pride in their cultural heritage and stand against the promotion of terrorism and divisive ideologies within the cultural sector.",
  "summary": "During a tour of the Finance, Interior, and Culture ministries, President Abelardo de la Espriella made several announcements related to the review of tax exemptions and subsidies, the need to strengthen the collection of existing taxes, and the implementation of an austerity policy in state entities. But perhaps the announcement that attracted the most attention […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}