Lucia's Facebook post sparks a movement against corruption in Guatemala

TLDR Lucia's Facebook post calling for a protest against the government in Guatemala gains traction, leading to a movement against corruption and the resignation of President Perez Molina.

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00:00 This episode is about Lucia, who gets into a lot of political arguments on Facebook, and the weird summer she had because of it.
03:41 The episode is about Lucia, who argues about politics on Facebook, particularly about the recent corruption scandal in Guatemala involving vice president Roxana Baldetti.
07:29 Lucia's Facebook post calling for a protest against the government in Guatemala gains traction and thousands of people confirm their attendance, causing Lucia to become increasingly worried about the potential dangers of the protest.
11:34 Lucia's Facebook post gains traction and she forms a team to organize a protest against the president of Guatemala, but she becomes increasingly worried about the potential dangers and risks involved.
15:40 Lucia becomes increasingly worried about the potential dangers and risks involved with the protest as she discovers that there are people calling for violence and suspects that they are from the government's propaganda wing.
20:54 Lucia attends the protest at the National Palace in Guatemala, which is filled with diverse individuals united in their disgust with Baldetti, and she is moved by the experience and the possibility of achieving peace without violence.
25:36 Lucia's involvement in the protests against President Perez Molina and her role in getting him to resign and face trial was a major turning point in her life, but she did not use it as a platform for a political career because that was not her intention and she wanted to avoid the corruption that often comes with politics.
29:51 Lucia's dream for Guatemala is a country free of corruption, where hospitals work and people pay their fair share of taxes, and she is optimistic about the future after the protests against President Perez Molina.

Lucia's Facebook post sparks a movement against corruption in Guatemala

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