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Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts)
Mon Feb 23, 2015, 02:36 PM Feb 2015

Looks like its true, undeniable evidence of the endless coup confirmed

1. The FARC has been at war with the Colombian government since the 1960s

The FARC was formed in 1964. Espousing anti-U.S. and Marxist ideology, the group draws the overwhelming majority of its members from the rural poor. Its aim is to overthrow the government.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/28/world/americas/colombia-farc-facts/

Colombia does not have shortages of toilet paper or chicken, in fact, they are the second largest exporter to the country of Venezuela. Colombia's poverty rate is below that of Venezuela. Colombia's economy is growing. Colombia attracts tourists. Colombia's murder rate has fallen over in general over the last dozen years and is well below that of Venezuela. Colombia has a diverse economic sector and are not overly dependent on oil although they are oil exporters. People don't stampede to get into Colombian supermarkets. The minimum wage in Colombia is over $300/mo. The minimum wage in Venezuela is less than $50

Yet, the perpetrators of the endless coup in Colombia want their country to be like Venezuela.

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