How is it possible to change the neoliberal policies implemented by Uribe and previous governments in Colombia?
Gustavo Petro: One must change the relation of forces. Neoliberalism in Latin America has been an accelerator of inequality. Colombia needs to move towards democracy and then it will manage to achieve a political change, undoubtedly similar to the ones that we have seen occur in other South American countries. However, I do not believe that this will happen soon in Colombia because here in Colombia the popular movement that represents the root of those peaceful proposals on the left is itself being destroyed through assassinations. But I believe that there is going to be a crisis in Colombia; today it is ethics, but next it will be politics. This would allow us to move ahead with political change. Raúl Reyes: For the FARC the only way to change the neoliberal model and the policies of previous governments and of the current one is by taking power. It must begin with the formation of a new democratic, patriotic, diverse government of national reconciliation, which seeks to change the co
