The comic above was translated and published today in one of Colombia's best-known newspapers, EL TIEMPO. The article explained that the Colombian government and the Colombian National Federation of Coffee Growers are in the process of producing official reactions to this Mother Goose and Grim statement produced by Mike Myers. Furthermore, the article itself generated 500 Online reader comments with rapid speed-- that were all over the board. Some Colombians said things like, "This is a direct attack at our country" or "Why do they say crap like that? Stuff like this is has already devastated the Colombian coffee industry and cost us millions of dollars," while others stated opinions like: "What can we ask for if that's our reality: drug trafficking, paramilitaries, the guerrilla..." or "It's a great, funny, and accurate satire of what Colombia is like."
To me, these reactions really demonstrate the realities of Colombia. While most Colombians are filled with true pride for their country and adamant about showing the "other side" of their beloved homeland, they must also come to terms with the dark past and present that often overshadow the good things (like the Juan Valdez coffee) of their "tierra querida."
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