The FARC had a two-pronged public component: public service and political participation through the Patriotic Union. By offering public services including education, health care, and other necessities that the Colombian government could not provide the FARC gained both legitimacy and following, drawing peasants and urban youth to the communal lifestyle espoused by FARC propaganda. The FARC acted like a state in some departments, especially in rural areas with little government presence. In these areas, it maintained monopoly control of the use of force while also providing for the citizens in the area.78 The FARC offered transportation, built landing strips, provided health care and education, and even adjudicated disputes between citizens. Outside of
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FARC aimed to “address peasant grievances through negotiation and political processes as opposed to resorting to violence”83 through the
UP party platform, which advocated anticorruption policies and liberal land and economic reforms. The development of the UP was
The
FARC aimed to “address peasant grievances through negotiation and political processes as opposed to resorting to violence”83 through the
UP party platform, which advocated anticorruption policies and liberal land and economic reforms. The development of the UP was