Ghost Recon Wildlands and a thought on it's bad ending scene

A fictional story showing an inconvenient truth about the real world itself.

While I did enjoy the gameplay and story I thought this certain ending was quite interesting and was not what I had expected as it surprised me.

Spoilers and strong language in video below.

As you begin the game you play as a character named Nomad, a specialized operator that leads a team brought by the United States to stop El Sueno a ruthless cartel leader that has built a criminal empire inside of Bolivia known as Santa Blanca. This team known as Ghost Recon aids a rebel leader named Pac Katari in a fight against El Sueno and the cartel spearheaded by a woman named Karen Bowman a CIA field officer that acts as the liaison to Ghost Recon for what's known as operation King Slayer. You can watch the ending below.

In this scene we finally corner El Sueno however things are not as they seem. While we have progressed enough to have brought El Sueno out of hiding performing various missions to get to him, he pulls one final trick up his sleeve. Even though he has already committed countless crimes in Bolivia his powerful contacts give him the edge in the end leading to Bowman being forced to stand down just as they have him in custody.

This leads to utter frustration and anger as it is realized that there is nothing more she can do but watch El Sueno walk free as he is given immunity by the department of justice. In turn she takes matters into her own hands and puts down El Sueno for good in the style of judge, jury, and executioner. In her final briefing it is shown that Karen Bowman sacrificed everything to stop El Sueno. She is shown to be punished for her actions and is imprisoned for not following orders. She also describes how the narrative is changed by the United States and it's politicians who actually obscure the reality of what was happening in Bolivia.

While this game is a work of fiction it actually speaks to a larger truth in the world: that the narrative to something can always be changed by those in charge while the public is left in the dark. It is why even social media can be problematic because it doesn't show us the whole truth about a given situation.

Propaganda - information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

Propaganda has always been a tool to put people into a certain line of thinking and most people are likely believe it due to the lack of research or knowledge about a given situation. There are always going to be active forces in the world that will try to steer us to certain conclusions that are not true so that we give our support for them. We must be wise especially as followers of Christ to what we let into our hearts and minds.

"Look, I’m sending you as sheep among wolves. Therefore, be wise as snakes and innocent as doves." Matthew 10:6