Following the defeat of a violent US-backed coup attempt, I traveled to Nicaragua. Throughout the month of July, I spoke with supporters of the government and their opponents. I learned that Washington’s narrative of a despised dictator mowing down unarmed demonstrators wasn’t exactly accurate. Across the country, I observed widespread support for Ortega and the Sandinista movement. It also became apparent from the moment I arrived that Western media had covered up the brutality of the oppositio

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