Comments on: Anniversary of a Political Murder in Colombia http://www.coha.org/anniversary-of-a-political-murder-in-colombia/ COHA is an NGO specialized in monitoring Latin American and Canadian Relations for more than 30 years... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:22:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jarvis http://www.coha.org/anniversary-of-a-political-murder-in-colombia/comment-page-1/#comment-15769 Jarvis Wed, 07 May 2008 16:20:05 +0000 http://www.coha.org/2008/04/07/anniversary-of-a-political-murder-in-colombia/#comment-15769 "The one thing that those living outside of Latin America are likely to know about Colombia, besides its association with the illegal drug trade, is its unremitting violence." I agree about drugs but completely disagree about the violence. Most people in 'Western' countries consider the USA more violent than Colombia, given the constant bombardment of violent news items from that nation i.e. regular coverage of shootings as they happen and articles on gang warfare. Colombia leaves America standing in both categories and is hardly on the news at all. “The one thing that those living outside of Latin America are likely to know about Colombia, besides its association with the illegal drug trade, is its unremitting violence.”

I agree about drugs but completely disagree about the violence. Most people in ‘Western’ countries consider the USA more violent than Colombia, given the constant bombardment of violent news items from that nation i.e. regular coverage of shootings as they happen and articles on gang warfare. Colombia leaves America standing in both categories and is hardly on the news at all.

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