How Does Pablo Escobar Play A Negative Role In Globalization Today

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The first season of Narcos was released in August, 2015. During the first two episodes, the creators addressed the war on drugs in the 1970s and 1980s. The introduction of Pablo Escobar and how he built his business through smuggling cocaine US and paying off government officials and police officers, shows us the power that money has in this world. Therefore this brought up a few socio-political issues such as corruption, the power and the use of drugs.

The producers of the TV show, highlights the socio-political issues to remind people of what Pablo Escobar did in the past as well as how corruption plays a negative role in globalization today. The fact that Pablo Escobar had the money and power to get what he wanted tells portrays how having

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