Colombia. Una nación a pesar de sí misma.

David Bushnell

A pesar de que Colombia no ha experimentado la revolución social, ningún tipo de violencia le ha sido ajena. Los mismos partidos tradicionales que hasta hace poco sirvieron de 'opio' de las masas colombianas (en el sentido marxista)-y cuya sobrevivencia desde mediados del siglo XIX constituye otra continuidad tan impactante como anómala en la región-contribuyeron a través de los años a los brotes de violencia que, a su turno, han representado el más evidente fracaso del sistema político.

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