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Colombians inaugurated on February 4/08 in a new era of social protest in the world. The globalization of repudiation.

History will say that the first major progress made in various parts of the world, and simultaneously called for a social network (Facebook), it was against the FARC, a group "terrorist" accused of kidnapping and murder in Colombia, and millions people reacted against him marching in a peaceful manner on all continents.

The success of the day was mainly due to the 'magic' of the Internet. When called viral marketing, can do that a message be deployed rapidly in a matter of minutes, in large masses or hearings, regardless of borders, languages and cultures.

In this case the bridge was Facebook. The appeal against the FARC reached 193 cities in Colombia and the world. And million Colombians were those who left to go.

The number of demonstrators is incalculable, but what really new, which had not happened before, which is passed from general declarations against violence or kidnapping, to bring to one of the main perpetrators.

Hundreds of thousands of Colombians who poured into the streets did porting of every conceivable form, in T-shirts, flags, banners, signs, slogans with which was convened this unprecedented protest: "No more kidnappings. No more lies. No more death.No more FARC. "

The photo was taken in the Plaza de Bolivar in the city of Pereira, two hours before the demonstration.

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