The FARC or Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) have been a problem in Colombia for decades since their formation in 1964. What do you guys think of the FARC and this protest:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7225824.stm
No Mas Farc
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No Mas Farc
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Re: No Mas Farc
Obviously Farc is bad, one of the reasons so many countries in south/central america are so poor and unstable is because of groups throughout history, like farc, that rise against the gov't and do w/e the fk they want.

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Well, I have left/marxist tendencies, and I'm always interested in revolutionary groups. BUt, when they started bombing civilian buses and kidnapping innocent civilians, I started to have a problem with them. 
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Re: No Mas Farc
I thought this was interesting:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/25/dutch.guerrilla.ap/index.html?imw=Y
Capitalism, communism, marxism, democracy...they're all fun to talk about and theorize about and plan utopias around. When it comes down to actually doing something, everyone's the exact same type of selfish asshole.
One diary entry:
24 November 2006: I'm tired, tired of the FARC, tired of people and tired of living in this commune. I'm fed up of never having anything of my own. All of this would have a purpose if you knew what you were fighting for. I don't believe in it any more. What sort of rebel movement is this? Only a few people have money or cigarettes or sweets and the rest of us have to beg for a share, but you know the higher-ups will just be nasty and say no. It was exactly the same four years ago when I joined, nothing has changed. A girl with big tits and a pretty face can totally undermine a unit that has worked together for ages (...) I don't know if I'll ever get out of this jungle (...) I want to get out of here, at least out this unit. But you know that you're a sort of prisoner here (...) It's not the FARC so much as this unit.(...) but had enough of all that blah blah blah about being a Communist (...) all the commandants are corrupt, traitors, and rabble-rousers and traitors. They've got no sympathy if someone delivers any criticism. I wish I was in a fighting unit (...) But I don't want to leave here, just want to walk, laugh, fight and buy things without any problems. I'll speak to Karel.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/25/dutch.guerrilla.ap/index.html?imw=Y
Capitalism, communism, marxism, democracy...they're all fun to talk about and theorize about and plan utopias around. When it comes down to actually doing something, everyone's the exact same type of selfish asshole.
One diary entry:
24 November 2006: I'm tired, tired of the FARC, tired of people and tired of living in this commune. I'm fed up of never having anything of my own. All of this would have a purpose if you knew what you were fighting for. I don't believe in it any more. What sort of rebel movement is this? Only a few people have money or cigarettes or sweets and the rest of us have to beg for a share, but you know the higher-ups will just be nasty and say no. It was exactly the same four years ago when I joined, nothing has changed. A girl with big tits and a pretty face can totally undermine a unit that has worked together for ages (...) I don't know if I'll ever get out of this jungle (...) I want to get out of here, at least out this unit. But you know that you're a sort of prisoner here (...) It's not the FARC so much as this unit.(...) but had enough of all that blah blah blah about being a Communist (...) all the commandants are corrupt, traitors, and rabble-rousers and traitors. They've got no sympathy if someone delivers any criticism. I wish I was in a fighting unit (...) But I don't want to leave here, just want to walk, laugh, fight and buy things without any problems. I'll speak to Karel.
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