In recent days, videos of children in Norte de Santander and Barranquilla have been published on social networks. They are seen thanking members of the 33rd front of the FARC dissidents and the criminal organization Los Costeños for their gesture of supposed generosity with them.

This practice, in addition to generating roots in the region, would have the purpose of delegitimizing negotiations with the national government, writes Juan Carlos Gómez. Giving gifts, organizing activities in the community and making roads are the most common ways to play with the innocence of minors, he says.