Today, these folks appeared on Plaza Bolivar carrying signs declaring
War is Over
and below that
If you want it.
Merry Christmas John and Yoko
I neglected to inquire which war they're campaigning against in their quiet way, but can only assume that it's Colombia's long armed conflict - or perhaps all wars. Did John Lennon ever sing about Colombia? I doubt it. But his words might help now, as peace talks begin in Havana, Cuba.
Every right-thinking person wants Colombia's war, and all wars, to be over. But making that happen is, unfortunately, much more difficult than is singing about it.
By Mike Ceaser, of Bogotá Bike Tours
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2 comments:
Don't forget that John Lennon was murdered on Dec the 8th, it amazes me that there are many colombians who remember this and some, like on the signs, commemorate it.
Very good point.
How many more great songs would Lennon have written if that lunatic with a handgun hadn't murdered him?
Mike
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