Without any exaggeration, it took me three days to assimilate the rescue of the hostages accomplished by the Colombian’s intelligence called “check operation” by which Ingrid Betancourt, 11 soldiers and three Americans were liberated. The operation was so perfect that some logical persons believe that it was paid. After overcoming feelings of amazement, surprise, skepticism and happiness, I thought to myself that there was something wrong, using Italian expression ce cualcosa che non va. Nonetheless, when the mass media in the world talked about and showed in an obsessive way everything about Ingrid, I finally realized what did not fit in this matter: the strong social class content of this issue.
It is known that the social class differences give value to some people and do not give any to others. The privileged ones become famous and, in some cases, reach to be idolatrized while the less fortunate are ignored and are treated as if they did not exist. This is nothing new. Nevertheless, the Colombian hostages’ rescue under the check operation produced mixed sentiments because the world recognition that Ingrid has been receiving is fair and merited but at the same time it is pathetic and depressing how the other common hostages liberated have been ignored. At an international level, we saw as Ingrid came up from hell towards heaven and did not see anything as the other soldiers/polices came up from hell into another hell, in other words, we did not learn how they emerged from the hands of the FARCs in the jungle onto enter into their poor home. Of course, Ingrid does not have anything to do with this matter given that this makes part of the mass media that magnifies or ignores the success according to what it is more convenient to them.
Ingrid is now one of the most well-known figures in the world and she should take advantage of this enormous opportunity that the mass media is offering her, using it in benefit of humanity in general and in favor of those who continue in captivity in particular. We hope that it does not happen what occurred with Clara Rojas who wasted her prime time talking about her son.
Editorials and journalists in Colombia coincide in affirming that the Ingrid that we are seeing after the kidnapping is better a person than the Ingrid from before in view of the fact that she is now more wise and spiritual. Personally, I prefer the belligerent, insistent, resolute and brave woman who faced everything and risked her own life. This world that is full of injustice is in necessity of persons with such characteristics.
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It is known that the social class differences give value to some people and do not give any to others. The privileged ones become famous and, in some cases, reach to be idolatrized while the less fortunate are ignored and are treated as if they did not exist. This is nothing new. Nevertheless, the Colombian hostages’ rescue under the check operation produced mixed sentiments because the world recognition that Ingrid has been receiving is fair and merited but at the same time it is pathetic and depressing how the other common hostages liberated have been ignored. At an international level, we saw as Ingrid came up from hell towards heaven and did not see anything as the other soldiers/polices came up from hell into another hell, in other words, we did not learn how they emerged from the hands of the FARCs in the jungle onto enter into their poor home. Of course, Ingrid does not have anything to do with this matter given that this makes part of the mass media that magnifies or ignores the success according to what it is more convenient to them.
Ingrid is now one of the most well-known figures in the world and she should take advantage of this enormous opportunity that the mass media is offering her, using it in benefit of humanity in general and in favor of those who continue in captivity in particular. We hope that it does not happen what occurred with Clara Rojas who wasted her prime time talking about her son.
Editorials and journalists in Colombia coincide in affirming that the Ingrid that we are seeing after the kidnapping is better a person than the Ingrid from before in view of the fact that she is now more wise and spiritual. Personally, I prefer the belligerent, insistent, resolute and brave woman who faced everything and risked her own life. This world that is full of injustice is in necessity of persons with such characteristics.
If you liked my article, please share this website with your friends. My articles in Spanish will be published on Sundays and in English on Wednesdays.
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I am among the people who believe that rescue was paid. You are right when you said that rich people can easy reach to be famous and poor people are ignored. The social difference is a fact that had existed and will always exist in this world. So, it is a reality that we need to cope with this.
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