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The Gutierrez Habit of Talking Over Reality

Gutierrez champions loud declarations about press freedom while ignoring the contradictions beneath them leaving truth crushed under the weight of his selective outrage and institutional theatrics.

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Vudi Xhymshiti
Dec 03, 2025
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Ricardo Gutierrez has become the loudest voice in a choir no one asked for. He storms into the Kosovo debate with the certainty of a man who has never questioned his own script. He condemns a politician for sharp language then hurls his own insult at an entire movement with casual arrogance. It is not leadership. It is not principle. It is performance without integrity.

His version of press freedom advocacy feels like a ritual. Ignore local realities. Elevate a favoured guild. Deliver scolding commentary from afar. When challenged he inflates his tone rather than his understanding. The result is a spectacle of indignation that collapses under its own contradictions.

Gutierrez warns others about rhetoric while unable to control his own. He speaks of threats while relying on institutional weight to silence criticism. He claims to defend journalism while refusing to examine the very structures he protects. It is a tired act and Kosovo deserves better than another European lecture built on …

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