Doozy admits the truth you won't see in the US corporate media. The Colombian bourgeoisie does not want peace. It's why they murdered Gaitán. It's why when the left unilaterally put down the gun in the mid 1980s and ran for office, they had right wing death squads, the AUC etc. kill off the candidates, campaign workers etc.
They want to run things with the army, with the US army and billions coming in from Plan Colombia etc. They don't want to let people vote or campaign, they'd prefer the FARC control a few departments in the south and they rule by force in the rest of the country.
Thanks for making things clear. You don't see this kind of clarity in the US, where liberals say FARC wants violence and other nonsense.
Actually the peace process of the M19/UP of the 1980s is a chilling precedent of what will happen in Colombia if this agreement goes on: The government may grant immunity to the FARC, but their victims will not forget nor forgive.
Peace with impunity will mean more war, as the victims of the kidnapping, racketeering and murdering (or their surviving relatives) will want their revenge, just as they did after the government forgave M19's crimes.
In the (unlikely) case this agreement is approved, it wouldn't surprise me if it leads to a coup. And that's a rare thing in Colombia, one of the oldest democracies in the world and a country where the last coup attempt took place in the 19th century.
Have you heard of Rojas Pinilla? He led the last successful military coup in 1953.(not 19th century like you implied) If not I'm sure you are at least aware of his grandson Samuel Moreno and his infamous "carrusel de las contrataciones"
You come across as one of those well-to-do Colombians who had the privilege of avoiding the draft through the purchase of a libreta militar, am I right? You don't want this war to end but you sure as heck won't risk your own neck to fight against the enemy that you so viciously despise. Let other Colombians from less affluent families keep fighting your war while you get your passport and your VISA ready to jump ship if things get a little too hairy for you.
Actually we just had a major of the capital (Bogota) of the country wich was part of M19 and he is still alive, so I'm not sure which revenge you talk about in that case.
They want to run things with the army, with the US army and billions coming in from Plan Colombia etc. They don't want to let people vote or campaign, they'd prefer the FARC control a few departments in the south and they rule by force in the rest of the country.
Thanks for making things clear. You don't see this kind of clarity in the US, where liberals say FARC wants violence and other nonsense.