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Occasionally I have been asked by friends up in the US a very interesting question — are there SJWs in Colombia?
SJWs meaning “social justice warriors”
You see, I haven’t really lived in the US for many years now
And to be honest, I don’t know very well how bad it is up in the US or elsewhere when it comes to SJWs
From what I have heard among friends and some of the stuff I see in the news, it seems to be getting crazier
With people upset over everything
And to be fair, you have crazy people on both the left and the right who get angry over even the smallest things
But for some reason, I keep getting asked about SJWS in Colombia
And that question actually has been getting a little more common the last few years as more people I know travel by Avianca Airlines to Colombia
So at one point I decided to start taking notes on any SJW like incidents that may come up in Colombia
And gone through my previous notes on my life here to see if I can find anything
While also using just what I know about Colombia as well to write out this article
Well, it basically breaks down like this…
Are there SJWS in Colombia?
Yes but not really
They do exist in some parts of Colombia but they tend to be more commonly located in Bogota than anywhere else
Moreover, you will not find any real SJWS in Popayán for example
Or other lesser known Colombian cities that get little tourism and are not that wealthy
In my years living in Colombia, I also noticed a few of them in other wealthier cities like Medellin and Cartagena specifically
So in short, you can first say that most of the SJWS you see in Colombia are going to be in the wealthier cities
Additionally, it’s only really the younger folks (aged 20 to 30ish) that engage in that kind of behavior
The older people in Colombia tend to be much more conservative than the younger population
And especially more conservative than the more privileged younger population that live in the nicer cities like Bogota
Additionally, there are only 3 types of Colombians that I have noticed that tend to act in more SJW like behavior from myobservations
3 Types of Colombian SJWs
- University students
- Those who work in activism with foreigners
- Those who have studied and lived abroad in wealthier countries like the US
So let’s break that down….
University Students
Some of the more well known universities in Colombia
Bringing this group up, I want to say that most university students in Colombia are not going to be SJWs
Moreover, most of them tend to be more conservative anyway
And also, you don’t generally hear about professors trying to force their political opinions on students here like you would in the US or elsewhere
Having studied in a university in Colombia before many years ago, I took some Spanish courses and also some politics courses
Naturally, the professors in the Spanish courses don’t bring in much politics
But obviously the politics professors did
But even then, they only covered the subjects and the book material. I don’t ever remember seeing any signs of professors trying to force their political opinions as facts upon the students here
Granted, things may have changed then.
It has been over a decade since I studied abroad in Colombia and am no longer a student here
However, you just don’t hear about it from the general population. It seems people trust the universities and the professorsto do their jobs and not force their opinions as facts upon others
Having said all of that, you will see the occasional news story about some group of SJWs in Colombia trying to do protest in silly ways or act in a certain behavior that turns off most of the population
And most of the time the people acting this way are young college students
Therefore, in a way it should be mentioned that young college students in Colombia are more likely to be SJWs anyone else
But specifically those who study in a nice university in one of the richer cities like Bogota, Cartagena or Medellin
It also seems nonsexist this type of behavior among college students in other Colombian cities that are not as wealthy
Those Who Work in Activism With Foreigners
This is another group that is certainly going to have a lot of SJW like people.
In my experience, Colombians doing activism without any foreign help tend to not act in any SJW like behavior
Moreover, they tend to be more reasonable and rational in their ideas and how they wish to achieve their goals as a social group, NGO, etc
For whatever reason, it’s only the Colombian activists that work heavily with foreigners from the US, Europe or elsewherethat tend to be more like SJWs
My suspicion is…
That these foreign individuals and groups are likely bringing in their own ideas about social justice and heavily influencing the activists here to be more radical
Also, it’s true that similar minds attract each other and foreign groups and individuals with more radical ideas are likely tofind similar people in Colombia and elsewhere
Both of which, from what I have seen personally, is important for understanding this relationship
Those who have lived abroad in wealthier countries like the US
Similar to the foreign activists, this type of Colombian is likely to be influenced by the politics that can be found in countries like the US
After being influenced by the politics up north, they tend to come back to Colombia to live in cities like Bogota
Where they can introduce the ideas they were influenced by into the Colombian society
However, it should be noted that most Colombians I have met who have lived abroad are not like this and are not SJWs
Among the 3 groups mentioned here, this is the group that tends to be least likely to be like an SJW and get angry over every little issue
Final Thoughts
Overall, SJWS do exist in Colombia and they tend to be part of some of the groups I mentioned above
They are also likely to be part of other groups or trends that perhaps I didn’t pick up
However, overall, the influence of SJWs in Colombia is very minimal
Even though they exist here, they probably exist in just about any country to be honest
In my experience, most Colombians are not SJWs, not influenced by their ideas and politics and will sometimes even joke about them without taking them seriously
So if you are thinking of coming to Colombia but worried about the influence of SJWs here…
You shouldn’t worry. It’s not that bad here as it is elsewhere.
If you are curious to know more, check out my other article on SJWs in Colombia
Hope that clears things up for those wondering.Thanks.
Hasta luego parceros,
Seth
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