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Colombia: If Mubarak were Colombian

Categories: Latin America, Middle East & North Africa, Colombia, Egypt, Humor, Politics

Around the time Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was scheduled to deliver his disappointing speech [1] on February 10, 2011, the hashtag #siMubarakfueracolombiano [2] (“If Mubarak were Colombian”) started trending on the local twittersphere.

Some users couldn't help comparing him to, for example, former Colombian presidents:

@afmoralest [3]

#SiMubarakFueraColombiano le tendria miedo a @Alvarouribevel

#ifmubarakwerecolombian he'd be afraid of @Alvarouribevel [former president Álvaro Uribe [4]]

@YudeNaguib [5]

#simubarakfueracolombiano Seria el mejor amigo de Chavez y @AlvaroUribeVel

#ifmubarakwerecolombian he'd be [Venezuelan president Hugo] Chávez's and [former Colombian president] @AlvaroUribeVel's best friend [6]

@JuanPabloVegaB [7]

#siMubarakFueracolombiano “Aquí estoy y aquí me quedo”

#ifmubarakwerecolombian “I'm here and I'm here to stay” [8] [as said by former Colombian president Ernesto Samper [9]]

Others related him to episodes in local politics:

@vopa1 [10]

#siMubarakfueracolombiano ya habria derrotado la revolucion con una tutela

#ifmubarakwerecolombian he'd already defeated the revolution in court with an amparo [11]

@donAlvar [12]

#SiMubarakFueraColombiano los Nule ya tendrían el contrato para hacer un parqueadero en la plaza Tahrir

#ifmubarakwerecolombian the Nule group [13] would already have a contract to build a parking lot at Tahrir Square

@olgacostany [14]

#SiMubarakFueraColombiano tendria hipopotamos en su casa.

#ifmubarakwerecolombian he'd have hippos in his house [15].

@santana_mao [16]

#SiMubarakFueraColombiano El asesor de imagen seria PIEDAD CORDOBA.

#ifmubarakwerecolombian [former senator] Piedad Córdoba [17] would be his image consultant.

@FaridZardibia [18]

#simubarakfueracolombiano José Obdulio andaria de turbante y con el Corán bajo el brazo. No tendría pincher si no Camellito Arias.

#ifmubarakwerecolombian [former presidential adviser] José Obdulio [Gaviria] would be wearing a turban and carrying a Qu'ran under his arm. He wouldn't have a pincher but a ‘camel’ [former Agriculture minister Andres Felipe] Árias.

@FernandoCanoC [19]

#simubarakfueracolombiano [20] Ingrid ya lo hubiera demandado y le tendria q hipotecar las piramides

#ifmubarakwerecolombian [20] Íngrid [Betancourt] would have already sued him [21] and he'd have to mortgage the pyramids.

Some users even asked:

@Juanesg [22]

#simubarakfueracolombiano , esperen estamos en un 100% seguros de que no es Colombiano??? …

#ifmubarakwerecolombian, wait, are we 100% sure he's not Colombian??? …

@AndresCrispin [23] found at least one similarity:

#SiMubarakFueraColombiano perseguirían a los periodistas… MOMENTO, eso igual pasa acá o_o

#ifmubarakwerecolombian journalists would be persecuted… WAIT, that also happens here o_o

Finally, other users believe that a revolution like the one taking place in Egypt would be unlikely in Colombia:

@MyloSR [24]

#simubarakfueracolombiano todavía estaría en el poder porque somos demasiado flojos para protestar

#ifmubarakwerecolombian he'd be still in power because we're too lazy to protest

@GermanCeron [25]

#SiMubarakFueraColombiano estaría muy tranquilo, porque en Colombia nadie protesta y a los jóvenes no les importa su futuro

#ifmubarakwerecolombian he would be quite relaxed, because in Colombia no one protests and young people don't care about their future

@Jacr3D [26]

#simubarakfueracolombiano en este momento estaríamos sin twitter y no existirían HT tan maricas como este :D

#ifmubarakwerecolombian right now we wouldn't have Twitter access and a stupid HT like this one wouldn't exist :D