Facebook, Cocaine and Hugo Chavez

What do Facebook, cocaine and Hugo Chavez all have in common? They only share one thing that I’m aware of- the five decade-long Colombian civil war. This week, following impressive use of Facebook by one average Colombian, Oscar Morales, in order to mobilize the Colombian population, protestors marched within the country and in nearly 100 cities abroad. They demanded an end to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) guerilla movement, an end to the violence and kidnapping. And though the United States did not cause this conflict and is not actively participating, the case of Colombia clearly shows the influence that Americans, from the average person to policy makers have on the world around them.