Colombian leader summons intense oratory for a bleak warning: that humanity is making itself extinct
Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivered an ominous prophecy with grandiose language on Tuesday, painting a grim picture of what lies ahead if nations fail to swiftly redesign the way humans live on this planet. “It has been a year in which humanity lost and without hesitation has advanced the times of extinction,” he said in his speech at the U.N. General Assembly. Eloquent oratory is a skill Petro often deploys.