Escobar was The Real Deal, I betcha even Popeye would never ever considered crossing Him, A True Thug Who knew how to manipulate at an Elite Level!
Shit, even His first Mugshot told a story about Himself, which should be stapled along Che Guevara's Iconic Pic, It's just something that makes you think: "How could these Guys on that Era have Enormous Balls??"...

society in third world countries wasn't ready for monsters like escobar. once they caught up and got some support from the usa, other crooks who got sick of his monstrous ways, he was completely destroyed.
in a sick way, he does get props for going against the might of his own country, the usa, other cartels and even his own people (los pepes). he did what hitler did except he only had a few hundred guys and his own money behind him.