Bacchus39
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Wed Feb-18-09 11:06 PM
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video of FARC's efforts in Colombia narrated by a "special guest" |
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Thu Feb-19-09 11:06 AM
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Is this supposed to help us look through a lens of only Colombia's most recent history, forgetting about the AUC?
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Thu Feb-19-09 11:24 AM
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2. I don't believe so. they are guilty of their own atrocities |
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I don't recall any political leader claiming them as a legitimate force who deserves support and recognition or part of a "proyecto Bolivariano" paramilitary style either.
I see nothing wrong with displaying some of the human costs and tactics the FARC is responsible for. as well as pointing out the offensive hypocrisy of the "narrator".
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Thu Feb-19-09 01:21 PM
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3. I see nothing wrong either... |
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But shouldn't history be "fair and balanced?"
For the record, I don't recall any political leader in Colombia claiming they took money from the AUC either (as well as the FARC), but I bet a lot of them did. Maybe they believed in "free speech" or maybe they considered armed groups like the AUC and the FARC as "deserving of support" or "deserving recognition." I suspect that the AUC has had far more political representation in Bogotá than the FARC has had.
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Thu Feb-19-09 01:57 PM
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4. history is what it is, history is often not fair. I don't see many arguing |
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for a greater recognition and understanding of Hitler's nazi Germany.
oh, I am positive that political leaders in Colombia have more support and connection to the paras than the FARC.
I still don't recall any foreign leader saying that the AUC is a para version of a "Proyecto Bolivariano" or that they deserve support and recognition, or stating that they are NOT a terrorist organization.
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