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The event I chose to write about is a TV show called Narcos. I chose Narcos for several reasons that relate to what we are talking about in class as well as being a decent representation of what politics are like in certain situations. The Plot of Narcos is that the American Government made a deal with Columbia to track down the major cocaine suppliers and drug lords and extradite them back to the United States for processing in the 1990's. This show is based on true events and it represents many political ideas and events throughout the series. One thing that it relates to in a political sense is that it demonstrates how the Columbian Government regarding to the Presidential election which is actually very similar to the way we conduct our elections. This may be partly because of the fact that the US Government implemented a puppet as the leader of Columbia and helped to lead the Government to make wise decisions in order to form a more democratic system. There government relates to ours in the sense that it seems to represent freedom like we have here in the US. Their system seems to become more and more like a Democracy nearing the end of the show. It also shows that their police and special forces adapt throughout the show because of the US molding them into …show more content…
It accurately represented the majority of what went on in Columbia during that time and I think that the show does the time period justice and before this show I knew very little about Columbia and Pablo Escobar but now that I've seen it, I have a better understanding of what went on during that period. I think it was a good representation of the early stages of a Democracy and showed the core values of what most people look for in their life. Although it may have not been perfect I think it is a good representation of how certain political situations are handled and the reasoning behind

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