When the slander is coordinated and clumsy

For days, Leonardo Aguilera has been the target of a campaign as evidently coordinated as it is poorly executed. Defamation, slander, and half-truths circulate on networks and certain media with suspicious synchronicity. Who's sending them? Who's biting their nails?

The formula is old: fabricate scandals where they don't exist, repeat lies until they seem like reasonable doubts, and tarnish reputations to get ahead in the shadows. But this time they haven't even tried. The narrative is predictable, the timing too convenient (right before August, when changes are being cooked up), and the "spokespersons" as clumsy as they are unbelievable.

The reason? It seems to be fulfilling their job... and not aligning with the "correct" candidate. Yes, that's how low we've fallen.

In a country where efficiency is uncomfortable and loyalty is measured in bundles of support, Aguilera is uncomfortable. Because he doesn't make noise, he's not looking for cameras, but he does produce results. And that bothers those who only know how to operate from mediocrity, envy, or blind obedience.

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