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Having 2,750 freaking tons of ammonium nitrate in a civilian port for seven years is completely normal. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TQFh4cBhjA\">pic.twitter.com\/TQFh4cBhjA<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Joe Macaron  (@macaronjoe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/macaronjoe\/status\/1291455910393651207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>   We, on the other hand, believe the question is: &#8220;what kind of government leaves highly explosive material lying unsafely at the capital&#8217;s port for ages with no consideration of the risks?&#8221;<br \/>  <br \/>  Exactly, the same kind of government that stole our money, placed us under the mercy of the worst economic crisis, and failed to provide us with electricity and water after years of inefficiency and  corruption.<br \/>  <br \/>  Caught between the acts of raging at the political elite and coping with the aftermath of the monstrous 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