Compiling all my blogs

I am going to paste different post from other blogs I have in the cyberspace. I am trying to keep all my web presence in one single space for now, so what follows is just copy-and-paste posts from a few years ago: A nation of peace treaties and back-stabbing May 10, 2010 at 10:49 pm (Uncategorized) · Edit http://www.gustavopetro.com/ Colombia has had a very political and social history. It is difficult for me to summarize or even try to point out the most important events in our history, since there are so many instances where our history has taken our identity to so many levels. I just want to say that maybe our nation is not ready to accept a competent candidate and man, such as Gustavo Petro as President of Colombia because of the strong history significance he might bring into so many people’s minds. However, Petro is one of those people who demonstrate how capable societies and communities are in moving forward for a the betterment of all. The fact that an armed group, whose ideologies are stronger that the desire of power, led itself to give up arms and cease the fire to look for healthier spaces for peace talks and building a just and fair nation, it shows our grandeur as human beings. Nonetheless, there are the scared memories and the distrustful souls, the same ones who back stabbed one of the most interesting social experiments in Latin America, that are not allowing ourselves to move forward as an unity. I just have to say that it is time for bringing together all those good actions and intentions from all the political spectrum to build a stronger nation. I apologize for my poor writing. Please look for more information at valid sources about the M-19 in Colombia. Thank you El Maverick, not the old chubby American calf May 10, 2010 at 10:16 pm (Uncategorized) · Edit http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/08/world/americas/08colombia.html This link gives a little hint of the current Colombian political scenario. The country is living a new political moment when a lot of hopes are up, a lot of disagreements are loud and the fear of disappointment is imminent. Just a few weeks from the Presidential elections, the polls are showing a not to cohesive political nation, with Santos with an approx. 34% and Mockus a 38% of possible votes, this lead us straight to a “segunda vuelta” Let’s make our decision in just one round so we can invest that money, that would have to be spent in a second round, building schools, jobs and more projects.