But these organizations ultimately exacerbated violence, generated land dispossession and forced displacement, and helped to prolong the conflict for nearly five decades. As a result, generations of Colombians have grown up surrounded by violence, never having known real peace.
民众为此非法成立了武装自卫组织。但这些组织却最终导致暴力局势进一步恶化，它们在这场近五十年的漫长冲突中发挥了不可忽视的作用，导致平民因此而失去土地、流离失所。一代又一代哥伦比亚人也因此在暴力环境中长大，从未有缘目睹真正的和平。