Real testimony of colombian conflict

https://youtu.be/nJeDndfU_w4

Transcript:

Juan (interviewer): Good night, this video it’s an academic activity of Rosario University English area. So, we are going to do an interview to David. Tell me David, in which circumstances the violence in Colombia affected your life or your family life.

David: well, good afternoon. Practically violence has affected all the Colombians one way or another. In my case, yes, the guerrilla movement affected my family, because they expropriated my grandfather’s farmlands. So, my grandfather ran away from his lands near to Barrancabermeja (Santander Department). Also they taked possession of the farm and even they took my uncle to fight in their lines. Since 35 years ago, we don’t know anything about him. Maybe he is alive or not. Yes, the violence affected horribly myself! Also in the town where I lived, Sabana de Torres in Santander Department, violence also appropriated this town. Many people were displaced, so they found new jobs and new forms of income because the guerrilla movement did not allowed that the cattle ranchers, workers and other people lived in that expropriate territories. My town became a ghost town. For example, in the afternoon, at six o clock you didn’t find anyone on the streets, they dominated all! All the stores, the commerce was dominated by them! If you wanted to go out after six o clock you must had a special permission. Also the majority of people paid someone who take care of the people properties and others families transfer money from other cities like Bucaramanga o Barrancabermeja in order to paid the taxes and services of their houses.

Juan (interviewer): Ok David, the next question is, do you think the peace is going to be signed? I mean, are you agree with the sign of a middle peace or something? What’s your opinion about the current process?

David: Practically the peace process is very negative to Colombia, I mean, maybe we signed the peace, but we won’t have the peace that we want, because the guerrilla movement is going to started to modify the Constitution, to take advantage and accommodate it in their own way.

The rate we are going, will not be peace, the opposite, will increase the war!

Juan (interviewer): Ok David, thank you so much. I hope this exercise serve as study to all and we keep learning much things about the conflict. Thanks.