,IS ,KIDNAPP+ A ,ME?OD ( ,REVOLUTION>Y ,/RUGGLE8 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EL ,LIB]T>IO ,$ITORIAL ,COLLECTIVE 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE >E IDEAS & ACTIONS ON ! WORLD ?AT CLAIM TO TRANS=M IT1 ?AT TRANS=MATION BE+ ! !ME ( ALL POLITICAL WORK1 9 :I* IDEAS ( :AT 0HAS TO BE0 BECOME SOCIAL IMP]ATIVES :5 IT COMES TO ! PUBLIC GOOD4 ,?IS LEADS TO ! EXTREME POLEMICS ( IDEOLOGICAL POSITIONS ?AT >ISE FROM BO? 0REACTION>Y0 & 0REVOLUTION>Y0 SECTORS CONFRONT$ ) ! M>* ( HI/ORIC EV5TS4 ,NOT ONLY DO !Y POL>IZE !MSELVES1 BUT EA* POSITION 9CLUDES CONTRADICTIONS & 9SULT+ MISUND]/&+S4 ,9 ! UN/ABLE P>TS ( ! WORLD :]E SOCIAL CONFLICTS CONT9UE TO /ORM1 ! DISCUSSION ( GOALS & ME?ODS CONT9UES TO BE COMMON 9 CONTEMPOR>Y POLITICS4 

,?IS DIFFICULT DEBATE IS GO+ ON 9 ,COLOMBIA1 A C\NTRY FULL ( SOCIAL CONTRADICTIONS & CONTRA/S4 ,9SURG5TS !RE USE A ME?OD ( 0POLITICAL0 /RUGGLE ?AT RAISES MAJOR QUE/IONS1 SU* AS3 IS IT POSSIBLE TO LEGITIMIZE KIDNAPP+ ) ECONOMIC OR POLITICAL 9T5TIONS8 

,ON ! ONE H&1 ECONOMIC KIDNAPP+ HAS BE5 ADOPT$ AS A TACTIC ( 0CLASS W> OR /RUGGLE40 ,?OSE ) ?IS VIEW CLAIM TO DI/+UI% !MSELVES FROM ?OSE :O C>RY \T ! COMMON CRIM9AL K9D ( KIDNAPP+ ?AT SEEKS TO SATISFY A GR\P'S DESIRE TO 5RI* ITSELF BY EX*ANG+ ?OSE IT KIDNAPS = VALUABLE LOOT4 ,?OSE ADOPT+ KIDNAPP+ AS A TACTIC ( 0CLASS W> OR /RUGGLE0 CLAIM !Y >E US+ IT TO F9ANCE A SUP]IOR1 ALTRUI/IC & AV5G+ GOAL LIKE SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 POLITICAL KIDNAPP+ TRIES TO MAKE DRAMATIC IMPACTS BY HOLD+ FIGURES ) SIGNIFICANT P[] CAPTIVE 9 ORD] TO USE !M 9 HOPES ( CREAT+ PRESSURE TO GRANT SOCIAL DEM&S1 REPEAL REPRESSIVE LAWS1 REMOVE MILIT>Y *ECKPO9TS OR FACILITATE 0HUMANIT>IAN EX*ANGES0 7OBTA9+ ! RELEASE ( O!R SOCIAL & POLITICAL FI<T]S1 SU* AS UNIONI/S IMPRISON$ = SO-CALL$ CRIMES ( REBELLION74 

,AT FIR/ GLANCE1 EV5 ?\< !SE ME?ODS >E ILLEGAL AS F> AS ! E/ABLI%M5T IS CONC]N$1 ?OSE :O USE !M BELIEVE ?AT ! RE/ ( SOCIETY SEES !M AS LEGITIMATE4 ,) ?IS V]SION ( >M$ /RUGGLE1 !Y CLAIM TO BE SOCIAL JU/ICE & %OCK =CE LEAD]S DEF5D+ ?OSE MO/ OPPRESS$ BY ! ABUSES ( P[]4 ,?IS >GUM5T ALSO SEEKS TO W>N & PUNI% ! P[]FUL ( ALL K9DS :O CYNICALLY CONCEAL & D5Y ! EXI/5CE ( 9EQUALITY & 9JU/ICE4 ,IT IS A DEFIANT & D>+ WAY ( RESPOND+ =CEFULLY AGA9/ ! TYPICAL LEGALITY & MORALITY ( ! PRIVILEG$4 ,H[EV]1 ITS LOGIC USUALLY OV]LOOKS ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! 5DS & MEANS ( SOCIAL /RUGGLE1 NOT REFLECT+ ON :E!R ! 9T5D$ 5DS JU/IFY SU* MEANS NOR POND]+ O!R ASPECTS ( JU/ICE1 ! DEPRIVATION ( LIB]TY1 ! HUMILIATION &_/OR TORTU\S ORDEALS TO :I* PRISON]S >E SUBJECT$1 ! SUFF]+ & WORRY ( !IR LOV$ ONES & ! C\NT]-PRODUCTIVE & REPUGNANT EFFECT ?IS /RUGGLE TACTIC G5]ATES 9 ! OP9ION ( AN EMOTIONAL & VULN]ABLE PUBLIC4 

,P>ADOXICALLY1 ?IS 0REVOLUTION>Y VANGU>D0 W\LD BE CORRECT TO QUE/ION ITSELF AB\T ! =C$ DISAPPE>ANCES & POLITICAL ASSASS9ATIONS IT C>RIES \T1 CRUEL & ABOM9ABLE ME?ODS VIOLAT+ HUMAN RI<TS & C>RI$ \T ) FIRE & BLOOD 9 FASCI/IC ACTIONS 9T5D$ TO DISSUADE1 DEMORALIZE & REMOVE =CES OPPOS+ !M ON ! SOCIAL /AGE4 

,TO :AT EXT5T CAN POLITICAL /RUGGLE SEP>AT$ FROM E?ICS 5D UP BLURR+ ! VISION ( A BETT] SOCIETY8 

,UN=TUNATELY1 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA & 9 ,COLOMBIA 9 P>TICUL>1 :]E >M$ /RUGGLE /ILL SURVIVES AS A MEANS ( CREAT+ A SUPPOS$LY NEW SOCIETY1 = SOME TIME ! FI<T = ?AT SOCIETY HAS BE5 TAK+ ! DANG]\S & AU?ORIT>IAN PA? ( ,/AL9ISM4 ,! /RUGGLE1 9 :I* ELITE VANGU>DI/ & MESSIANIC M9ORITIES >E 9VOLV$ ?R\< MILIT>Y ACTION1 HAS MADE !M BELIEVE !Y >E ! BE>]S ( ,TRU? :O HAVE ! ABSOLUTE RI<T TO CONTROL EV]YONE'S LIVES--FROM DISSID5TS TO KIDNAP VICTIMS--& ! C\NTRY'S DE/9Y4 

,! MO/ %AMEFUL ?+ IS ?AT1 ON ?IS CONT95T1 IT IS CONTRIBUT+ TO ANO!R R\ND 9 ! POLITICAL SELF-DE/RUCTION ( SOCIALISM BECAUSE ITS SUICIDAL PRACTICES >E ALMO/ NO DIFF]5T FROM DICTATORIAL1 P>AMILIT>Y & FASCI/ CRUELTY4 ,IT HAS CREAT$ A MANY-HEAD$ N>CO-L&[N+ MON/] 9 ! IMAGE & LIK5ESS ( ITS OPPON5TS4 ,OBVI\SLY1 IT'S CLE> ?AT ?IS AU?ORIT>IAN %ORTCUT NOT ONLY DEBASES ! /RUGGLE = SOCIAL JU/ICE1 BUT ITS ADH]5TS ALSO RUN ! UN=TUNATE RISK ( APPE>+ LIKE ! 5EMY4 

,DEPRIV+ BO? RI* & POOR 7LIKE PRIVATE SOLDI]S & POLICE7 HUMAN BE+S ( !IR LIB]TY1 US+ !M 9 A ,MA*IAVELLIAN WAY AS PAWNS OR HUMAN %IELDS ( W> & KEEP+ !M 9 ISOLAT$ MAKE%IFT >*IPELAGO 0GULAGS0 9 ! ?ICKE/ & MO/ DANG]\S P>T ( ! JUNGLE = LONG P]IODS 9 HELL IS CLE>LY & SIMPLY FASCISM4 ,ALL ( US :O LOVE FRE$OM & SOCIAL JU/ICE CANNOT FALL 9TO ?IS TRAP & BELIEVE NAIVELY ?AT !RE IS A 0GOOD & JU/IFI$0 FASCISM ( ! ,LEFT & ANO!R1 0EVIL & UNJU/IFI$0 FASCISM ( ! ,RI<T4 ,TO BE PRECISE1 FASCISM IS AN >M$ & ANTI-DEMOCRATIC OLIG>*Y ?AT USES ITS MONOPOLY ON WEAPONS TO IMPOSE ITS WILL1 NO MATT] :AT4 ,! PEOPLE1 ?AT IS1 AN ORGANIZ$ SOCIETY ( FREE & CRITICAL 9DIVIDUALS1 MU/ COMPLETELY OPPOSE SU* NEF>I\S ME?ODS IF !Y DON'T WANT TO BE ACCOMPLICES OR VICTIMS ( SU* TRAGIC 9T5TIONS SOON] OR LAT]4 ,FUR!RMORE1 IT IS URG5T ?AT WE BEG9 DEF5D+ \RSELVES FROM ?OSE :O SAY !Y'RE DEF5D+ US4 

,:AT EV5 MORE HORROR & TRAG$Y !RE WILL BE 9 A 0DIRTY & COV]T0 W> LIKE ,COLOMBIA'S IF WE BECOME ACCU/OM$ TO LOS+ SI<T ( \R E?ICAL VALUES ON ! CL\DY HORIZON ( JU/ICE1 IF WE DON'T REFLECT ON ! WISDOM1 H>M OR UNSUITABILITY ( POLITICAL ACTIONS TAK5 AGA9/ ! E?ICAL 9TEGRITY ( O!RS4 

,:AT MEAN+ OR VALUE W\LD !RE BE 9 HOLD+ ON TO ! 9HUMAN PR9CIPLES ( A HI/ORIC W> :5 ! PRACTICES ( ! SUPPOS$ >M$ W+ ( ! PEOPLE ONLY DEEP5 NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL REPUDIATION & /R5G!N 9 TURN ! LAWS OR GOV]NM5TS ( ! ,RI<T ?AT1 ) ! PRETEXT ( 0FI<T+ T]RORISM10 CRIM9ALIZES ALL PEACEFUL SOCIAL PROTE/8 

,IF WE >E SEEK+ TO TRANS=M SOCIETY 9TO A MORE HUMAN & JU/ ONE1 WE CANNOT USE ! SAME LOGIC ( AU?ORIT>IAN P[] AS ! MO/ REACTION>Y ( ! ,RI<T HAS TRADITIONALLY US$4 ,FUR!RMORE1 H[ MU* MORE H>M WILL ?IS MI/AK5 PRACTICE PRODUCE TO ! CAUSE ( A FREE & DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM DI/9CT FROM ! ,/AL9ISM TAK+ C\RSE RI<T N[ 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA ?R\< ITS CURR5T FOLL[]S8 

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