Pablo Escobar was not simply a 'bad' or 'evil' person

Yes, Rapists and murderers and dictators have parents,"friends" and lovers too.
But they remain rapists and murderers and dictators.

I do not agree.
He is a bad person who did good deeds from time to time. But at the end he is bad, an evil, horrible person with no regard for human life whatsoever.
The way he decides over life and death is just sickening and his decisions are vile and evil.

...but they hung him anyway.
Hanged, Ami. Your father was not a tapestry.

With all due respect, if your conclusion that Escobar was "complex" and "fundamentally a good person", was based on a ficntionalized account of him in this series then I think you need to refer to more factual data on Escobar. There is no factual evidence of the interactions Escobar had with his family, or his visit to his estranged father towards the end or if he every cared for bunnies, like the series would have you believe! :)

Now even if these were all factually true, it still does not take away from the profound harm he caused a nation and its people, for generations to come! Some known facts about this guy show that he was extremely manipulative and used his "philanthropy" to benefit himself and his operations vastly. You shower a poor nation with basic needs that the government struggles to provide and add some nice things like soccer stadiums then the benefactors are more likely to overlook the crimes that pay for this. There is no doubting that the man was a shrewd drug dealer and was able to control the narrative very effectively, to suit him and his agenda. He even set his own terms for imprisonment while living in a resort that he built and was off limits to law enforcement. Amazing!

But with all the luxuries the man had and the power he wielded over the people and the police, his undoing finally was his greed to control more of the drug empire when he could have very well given it up and done something good with the billions he had accumulated over the years.

Its hard to sympathize with such a man whose idea of "defense" and self preservation was blowing up establishments like super markets, pharmacies, airplanes etc. that resulted in the death of thousands of innocent civilians including children while he put up a farce of being a loving husband, caring father and a patriot. Oh and lets not forget his love for bunnies, like you stated!

...for Walt and none for Hank or the other law enforcement officers killed in the show. Sure they may have some redeeming qualities like being loyal to their families etc...he had hundreds of innocents killed kids included. The "character" of Pablo may have been great as a villain but come on Pablo Escobar was NOT a good man by any means.....most of the dialogue in this series was as made up...

No one is inherently evil in nature, even Hitler thought he was doing God's work. The point is if we judge men by their actions we can see their true nature.

You're basing a lot of your opinion on a fictional character, do you really think the real Escobar had a moment on the bench talking to his dead brother? Who was there to record it? It's total fiction.

There's a reason the disclaimer at the beginning of each episodes is there to remind you that it's fiction, not entirely based on fact.

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He intentionally planted a bomb on a full airplane and on a crowded street market.

He allowed his employees to rape and murder young girls.

Yes that is evil.

You disgust me.

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