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In the social sciences, a state is a compulsory political organization with a centralized government that maintains a monopoly of the legitimate use of force within a certain territory.
There is considerable debate within the scholarly community regarding the definition of the state, the nature of it's function and structure, and the necessity and/or desirability of its existence.
For most of human history, people lived in stateless societies characterized by a lack of centralized authority, and the absence of large inequalities in economic and political power. During the Neolithic period, with the advent of agriculture and heavily populated sedentary settlements, more centralized forms of political organization began to develop. By approximately 10,000 years ago, the first large-scale states had developed in Mesopotamia.
"Ironically, the US government cannot effectively deal with global terrorism because it practices a double standard: It condones the terrorism of friendly states such as that of Ethiopia and Israel while simultaneously complaining about other forms of terrorism." [1] ... this should go in General allegations section, and rest of article should provide basis for section regarding state terr activities in Africa.
Americans during Jefferson's time were raised on "tales of indian perfidy" regarding "savages" scalping and tomahawking helpless women (who they would likely sexually violate). [2]
Jefferson felt that the Indian nations were remnants of an earlier, more savage, stage in human history, and that they should either assimilate themselves into the American nation or disappear [3].
From Notes on the State of Virginia, 1781:
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Why are they considered generally reliable? What does this mean? Shouldn't reliability depend on the context, the author of the piece, what information they are backing, etc.? Many "mainstream" news organizations such as Fox News or the Washington Post regularly put out stories that are factually inaccurate or deliberately misleading. Should there not be some form of disclaimer such as:
... this wording seems "clunky" and would probably need a lot of tweaking, but I feel that something should be included to this effect, so that people start treating this as a guideline, rather than a rule. Too often I see people treating this like a rule, as opposed to a guideline, believing that anything in a major news organization always warrants inclusion, even if it is demonstrably false, misleading, fringe, etc. I know that this is a misreading of the rules on their part, but I think that we should be more explicit to reduce the amount of time wasted arguing about it. Perhaps this isn't the best place to include this "disclaimer", but I do feel that there is a very strong tendency to automatically
-- Jrtayloriv ( talk) 05:57, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
...Backed by heavy military aid from the United States, which believed that Colombia was going to be an important front in their fight against Cuban communism, the Colombian government attacked many of these communities in the early 1960s, attempting to reassimilate the territories under the control of the national government. In response to these attacks, these peasants formed FARC as a military defense group to protect their communities [8].
[9] [10] ... both sources have more good info you should pull into other areas, incl. the main CGSB article
In the aftermath of La Violencia -- a civil war fought between the forces of the Colombian oligarchy's Liberal and Conservative parties, which killed over 200,000 people -- many rural peasants fled to the countryside in southern Colombia, and established what were known as "peace communities", to escape the violence. The Colombian government began attacking many of these communities in the early 1960s, attempting to re-assimilate the territories under the control of the national government. FARC was formed in 1964 by Manuel Marulanda Vélez and other members of the Colombian Communist Party, after a military attack on the community of Marquetalia. 16,000 Colombian troops, backed by the U.S., attacked the 1,000 villagers, only 48 of whom were armed. Marulanda and 47 others fought against government forces at Marquetalia, and then escaped into the mountains along with the other fighters. These 48 men formed the core of FARC, which quickly grew in size to hundreds of fighters [8] [11] [12].
During the 1970s, due to the Colombian government's imposition of a free-market development model, many peasants were marginalized and dispossessed, and experienced severe repression at the hands of Colombian government forces. This led many campesinos to join or support FARC, which promised equal distribution of wealth, and equal opportunity for all Colombian citizens.FARC's strength quickly grew from 500 to 3000 fighters [11].
During the 1980s, FARC began kidnapping wealthy landowners, soldiers, police, lawyers, and other people who they considered to be supporting the Colombian oligarchy, or U.S. imperial interests [11].
In 1982, FARC-EP held its Seventh Guerrilla Conference, which called for a major shift in FARC's strategy. FARC had historically been doing most of its fighting in rural areas, and was limited to small-scale confrontations with Colombian military forces. By 1982, increased income from the "coca boom" allowed them to expand into an irregular army, which would then stage large scale attacks on Colombian troops. They also began sending fighters to Vietnam and the Soviet Union for advanced military training. They also planned to move closer to middle-sized cities, as opposed to only remote rural areas, and closer to areas rich in natural resources, in order to create a strong economic infrastructure. It was also at this conference that FARC added the initials "EP", for "Ejército del Pueblo" or "People's Army", to the organization's name. [13] [14]
In 1984, FARC attempted to call a truce, lay down their weapons, and form a legal, democratic political party known as the Unión Patriótica(Patriotic Union, or UP). However by 1989, over thousands of UP members and activists had been assassinated, as well as 3 presidential candidates, which led to FARC's rearmament in 1989 [15] [16] [17] [18].
In 1987 the FARC-EP and several other Colombian guerrilla organizations -- including the ELN, M-19, EPT, MAQL, and others formed the Coordinadora Guerrillera Simón Bolívar (Simon Bolivar Guerrilla Coordinating Group, CGSB). [9] [10]
Neo-liberal economic policies led to enormous growth in poverty and wealth inequality in Colombia, which caused more peasants to join FARC
In 1999, the Colombian government was beginning to receive heavily increased military aid from the United States as part of Plan Colombia, which was ostensibly to fight against narco-trafficking, but was mostly spent on counter-insurgency in FARC-controlled territory. It was in this context that President Astrana attempted to hold "peace talks" with FARC-EP.[ citation needed]
In 2001, U.S. Department of State labels FARC as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), which enables them to use U.S. troops in actions against FARC, censor their websites, and makes it illegal to provide them with financial aid, amongst other things. They don't label AUC, which is responsible for 3/4 of civilian killings (and kills mostly peasants, as opposed to wealthy "civilians") as a terrorist organization.
Uribe has supported measures that have reduced overtime wages, raised the age of retirement by a third, and cut the salaries of public sector workers by 33 percent. After neoliberal restructuring the disproportion in wealth yet further increased. In 1990, the ratio of income between the poorest and richest 10 percent was 40:1. By 2000 the ratio reached 80:1. [19]
Cover FARC-EP socio-political ideology ... PCC roots ... etc.
"Latin America is a region of great economic disparity. The FARC supports the basic human rights that everyone needs to lead a dignified life, including access to nutrition, education, potable water, electricity, dignified living conditions, recreation and rest. Some 54 percent of Colombians, or 24 million people, live below the poverty line on just one to two dollars a day ... A variety of fertile lands and climates would permit the harvesting of crops in Colombia 12 months of the year, providing enough for all Colombians as well as a surplus for export. Colombia is also rich in mineral resources, including gold, nickel, coal, salt and oil. Colombia’s biodiversity, in flora and fauna, the fish in its rivers, and a wealth in human resources make Colombia a very rich country able to provide for all of its inhabitants ... Nevertheless, a small group of people, the petty governing class, has monopolized these resources, taken the best lands, controlled the economy, and kept the rest of Colombia in poverty. Leaders of both Liberal and Conservative parties have legalized these monopolies for the benefit of the rich, and by the same token, handed over Colombia’s resources to foreign capitalists for their own enrichment"
— FARC-EP Commander Simón Trinidad [20]
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In the social sciences, a state is a compulsory political organization with a centralized government that maintains a monopoly of the legitimate use of force within a certain territory.
There is considerable debate within the scholarly community regarding the definition of the state, the nature of it's function and structure, and the necessity and/or desirability of its existence.
For most of human history, people lived in stateless societies characterized by a lack of centralized authority, and the absence of large inequalities in economic and political power. During the Neolithic period, with the advent of agriculture and heavily populated sedentary settlements, more centralized forms of political organization began to develop. By approximately 10,000 years ago, the first large-scale states had developed in Mesopotamia.
"Ironically, the US government cannot effectively deal with global terrorism because it practices a double standard: It condones the terrorism of friendly states such as that of Ethiopia and Israel while simultaneously complaining about other forms of terrorism." [1] ... this should go in General allegations section, and rest of article should provide basis for section regarding state terr activities in Africa.
Americans during Jefferson's time were raised on "tales of indian perfidy" regarding "savages" scalping and tomahawking helpless women (who they would likely sexually violate). [2]
Jefferson felt that the Indian nations were remnants of an earlier, more savage, stage in human history, and that they should either assimilate themselves into the American nation or disappear [3].
From Notes on the State of Virginia, 1781:
[20] -- ubico
... ...
Why are they considered generally reliable? What does this mean? Shouldn't reliability depend on the context, the author of the piece, what information they are backing, etc.? Many "mainstream" news organizations such as Fox News or the Washington Post regularly put out stories that are factually inaccurate or deliberately misleading. Should there not be some form of disclaimer such as:
... this wording seems "clunky" and would probably need a lot of tweaking, but I feel that something should be included to this effect, so that people start treating this as a guideline, rather than a rule. Too often I see people treating this like a rule, as opposed to a guideline, believing that anything in a major news organization always warrants inclusion, even if it is demonstrably false, misleading, fringe, etc. I know that this is a misreading of the rules on their part, but I think that we should be more explicit to reduce the amount of time wasted arguing about it. Perhaps this isn't the best place to include this "disclaimer", but I do feel that there is a very strong tendency to automatically
-- Jrtayloriv ( talk) 05:57, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
...Backed by heavy military aid from the United States, which believed that Colombia was going to be an important front in their fight against Cuban communism, the Colombian government attacked many of these communities in the early 1960s, attempting to reassimilate the territories under the control of the national government. In response to these attacks, these peasants formed FARC as a military defense group to protect their communities [8].
[9] [10] ... both sources have more good info you should pull into other areas, incl. the main CGSB article
In the aftermath of La Violencia -- a civil war fought between the forces of the Colombian oligarchy's Liberal and Conservative parties, which killed over 200,000 people -- many rural peasants fled to the countryside in southern Colombia, and established what were known as "peace communities", to escape the violence. The Colombian government began attacking many of these communities in the early 1960s, attempting to re-assimilate the territories under the control of the national government. FARC was formed in 1964 by Manuel Marulanda Vélez and other members of the Colombian Communist Party, after a military attack on the community of Marquetalia. 16,000 Colombian troops, backed by the U.S., attacked the 1,000 villagers, only 48 of whom were armed. Marulanda and 47 others fought against government forces at Marquetalia, and then escaped into the mountains along with the other fighters. These 48 men formed the core of FARC, which quickly grew in size to hundreds of fighters [8] [11] [12].
During the 1970s, due to the Colombian government's imposition of a free-market development model, many peasants were marginalized and dispossessed, and experienced severe repression at the hands of Colombian government forces. This led many campesinos to join or support FARC, which promised equal distribution of wealth, and equal opportunity for all Colombian citizens.FARC's strength quickly grew from 500 to 3000 fighters [11].
During the 1980s, FARC began kidnapping wealthy landowners, soldiers, police, lawyers, and other people who they considered to be supporting the Colombian oligarchy, or U.S. imperial interests [11].
In 1982, FARC-EP held its Seventh Guerrilla Conference, which called for a major shift in FARC's strategy. FARC had historically been doing most of its fighting in rural areas, and was limited to small-scale confrontations with Colombian military forces. By 1982, increased income from the "coca boom" allowed them to expand into an irregular army, which would then stage large scale attacks on Colombian troops. They also began sending fighters to Vietnam and the Soviet Union for advanced military training. They also planned to move closer to middle-sized cities, as opposed to only remote rural areas, and closer to areas rich in natural resources, in order to create a strong economic infrastructure. It was also at this conference that FARC added the initials "EP", for "Ejército del Pueblo" or "People's Army", to the organization's name. [13] [14]
In 1984, FARC attempted to call a truce, lay down their weapons, and form a legal, democratic political party known as the Unión Patriótica(Patriotic Union, or UP). However by 1989, over thousands of UP members and activists had been assassinated, as well as 3 presidential candidates, which led to FARC's rearmament in 1989 [15] [16] [17] [18].
In 1987 the FARC-EP and several other Colombian guerrilla organizations -- including the ELN, M-19, EPT, MAQL, and others formed the Coordinadora Guerrillera Simón Bolívar (Simon Bolivar Guerrilla Coordinating Group, CGSB). [9] [10]
Neo-liberal economic policies led to enormous growth in poverty and wealth inequality in Colombia, which caused more peasants to join FARC
In 1999, the Colombian government was beginning to receive heavily increased military aid from the United States as part of Plan Colombia, which was ostensibly to fight against narco-trafficking, but was mostly spent on counter-insurgency in FARC-controlled territory. It was in this context that President Astrana attempted to hold "peace talks" with FARC-EP.[ citation needed]
In 2001, U.S. Department of State labels FARC as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), which enables them to use U.S. troops in actions against FARC, censor their websites, and makes it illegal to provide them with financial aid, amongst other things. They don't label AUC, which is responsible for 3/4 of civilian killings (and kills mostly peasants, as opposed to wealthy "civilians") as a terrorist organization.
Uribe has supported measures that have reduced overtime wages, raised the age of retirement by a third, and cut the salaries of public sector workers by 33 percent. After neoliberal restructuring the disproportion in wealth yet further increased. In 1990, the ratio of income between the poorest and richest 10 percent was 40:1. By 2000 the ratio reached 80:1. [19]
Cover FARC-EP socio-political ideology ... PCC roots ... etc.
"Latin America is a region of great economic disparity. The FARC supports the basic human rights that everyone needs to lead a dignified life, including access to nutrition, education, potable water, electricity, dignified living conditions, recreation and rest. Some 54 percent of Colombians, or 24 million people, live below the poverty line on just one to two dollars a day ... A variety of fertile lands and climates would permit the harvesting of crops in Colombia 12 months of the year, providing enough for all Colombians as well as a surplus for export. Colombia is also rich in mineral resources, including gold, nickel, coal, salt and oil. Colombia’s biodiversity, in flora and fauna, the fish in its rivers, and a wealth in human resources make Colombia a very rich country able to provide for all of its inhabitants ... Nevertheless, a small group of people, the petty governing class, has monopolized these resources, taken the best lands, controlled the economy, and kept the rest of Colombia in poverty. Leaders of both Liberal and Conservative parties have legalized these monopolies for the benefit of the rich, and by the same token, handed over Colombia’s resources to foreign capitalists for their own enrichment"
— FARC-EP Commander Simón Trinidad [20]
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