The Abelardist Radicalization that Led Didier Blanco From Banal Comedy to the UNP

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There's more to Didier Blanco than the social media message that has made him Abelardo de la Espriella's most controversial appointment to date. As an activist with Defensores de la Patria (Defenders of the Homeland), he wrote that he wanted La Silla Vacía (Empty Chair) to be a print publication that could "wipe its ass" on Petro, Cepeda, Santos, and the Democratic Center party. Among his various occupations, Blanco has been a comedian, though n…