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De-Romanticizing the FARC
National Review ^ | April 3, 2008 | Anthony Daniels

Posted on 04/03/2008 8:41:44 AM PDT by moderatewolverine

Lenin once diagnosed his opponents as suffering from an infantile disorder. Who could blame President Uribe of Colombia if he came to the same conclusion about the other presidents of the South American republics?

The disorder is characterized by revolutionary romanticism, the view that anyone who takes up arms against an established government in the name of social justice must be motivated by a deep love of humanity. To believe this, it is necessary to understand neither history nor human nature. To pretend to believe it requires considerable cynicism and moral turpitude.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: colombia; columbia; farc; latinamerica; uriba; uribe

1 posted on 04/03/2008 8:41:44 AM PDT by moderatewolverine
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To: moderatewolverine

May I be the first person here to give this post a resounding:

FARC YOU!


2 posted on 04/03/2008 8:42:33 AM PDT by Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit (Generally speaking, you get what you deserve.)
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To: moderatewolverine

The trouble is that FARC has Pelosi and Reid as its biggest cheerleaders.


3 posted on 04/03/2008 8:48:17 AM PDT by Thrownatbirth (.....Iraq Invasion fan since '91.)
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To: Thrownatbirth
The trouble is that FARC has Pelosi and Reid as its biggest cheerleaders.

Yeah, they FARC themselves all the time. What the FARC is with them?

4 posted on 04/03/2008 8:58:35 AM PDT by Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit (Generally speaking, you get what you deserve.)
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To: Thrownatbirth
They do a pretty good job hiring models for their team. I'm sure this plays well at NYU and Berkely, although he women might still be little to feminine for their tastes(if they like women at all)?I'm sure the feminist studies women doFARC woman If you ever get stuck in Puerto Rico, just say "Viva Farc", you wan't have to buy yourself a meal or a drink from one end of the tax drain to the the other. FARC guerrilla
5 posted on 04/03/2008 9:06:42 AM PDT by redstateconfidential (If you are the smartest person in the room,you are hanging out with the wrong people.)
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To: Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit

I FARC’d up and should have said all House and Senate libs.


6 posted on 04/03/2008 9:06:53 AM PDT by Thrownatbirth (.....Iraq Invasion fan since '91.)
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To: Thrownatbirth

It’s true. You are correct. Everyone FARCs up occassionly though.


7 posted on 04/03/2008 9:09:18 AM PDT by Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit (Generally speaking, you get what you deserve.)
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To: redstateconfidential

Nice. I would FARC both of them.


8 posted on 04/03/2008 9:10:08 AM PDT by Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit (Generally speaking, you get what you deserve.)
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To: Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit

Have them bathed, powdered, perfumed and brought to my tent!


9 posted on 04/03/2008 9:12:13 AM PDT by redstateconfidential (If you are the smartest person in the room,you are hanging out with the wrong people.)
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To: redstateconfidential

By the way, your tagline is outstanding.

FARCing great!


10 posted on 04/03/2008 9:14:07 AM PDT by Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit (Generally speaking, you get what you deserve.)
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To: Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit

I remember seeing a documentary on three American civilian contractors that were being held by the FARC. I think their plane was shot down, or they crashed (I can’t remember). Are they still being held?


11 posted on 04/03/2008 10:00:13 AM PDT by VA_Gentleman (Does Mars have global warming too? Is that why they had a polar cap avalanche?)
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