Once upon a time there lived a father named Columbia. Columbia had 5 children whom he loved very much, except for two, Guerilla and Campesino. Columbia loved his other children very much and he gave them everything they needed, from clothes to money. He even bragged about it to other people and called them “my children.” However, he did not feel the same compassion for his last two sons. Every time they needed something, important or not important, he would either say no or nothing at all, as if they didn't exist. He even denied them in front of other people, saying, “I don’t know them.” Guerilla and Campesino did everything they could to get their father to notice them, but to no avail. They were poor, hungry and uneducated compared to their other brothers and sisters. They eventually met a friend named Coca, who helped them improve their lives. The only problem was that Coke would only help them if they did something for him, and in this case, it was illegal. Both Guerilla and Campesino knew that if they agreed to help Coca, their father Colombia and their uncle America would be very angry with them. But since they were very hungry and their father still didn't listen to them, they finally agreed. Alas, the great war began between Columbia and her two sons. The book “Between the Guerrillas and the State” explores the history and reasons for the Cocaleros uprising in 1996 through the eyes of a peasant. Ramírez analyzes the events that brought Colombia to the top of the coca production rankings, primarily contributing to the production of the banned drug cocaine. She discusses the state's abandonment to its people, its violent measures to control them, as well as its negative definition of "cocaleros" in public as the main factors why the peasants are on the margins.... . middle of paper. ....regarding them as ordinary citizens, they view the cocaleros as mere “puppets” of the guerrillas and drug traffickers and that they live only to serve them. Unless the central government starts listening to the cocaleros and treating them with respect, the problem between these two agencies will never be resolved. Works Cited Ramírez, Maria Clemencia. (2011). Between the guerrillas and the State: the Cocalero movement, citizenship and identity in the Colombian Amazon. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. Prospect, Neil. (2012). Gun Control: It's Time to Talk [Image]. Accessed March 18, 2014. From http://www.heavy.com/news/2012/08/gun-control-its-about-damn-time-we-discussed-it/McDermott, Jeremy. (2004). New Coke Super Strain Stuns Drug Officials [Image]. Accessed March 18, 2013. From http://www.mindfully.org/GE/2004/RoundupReady-Coca27aug04.htm