no se puede esperar justicia social real dentro de un modelo diseñado para priorizar la ganancia privada.

In Colombia, the idea of “change” has occupied a central place in public debate in recent years. However, beyond political rhetoric, a difficult-to-ignore perception persists: the promised transformation appears to be progressing slowly in relation to the scale of the country’s structural problems.

The recurring crisis of the healthcare system, economic tensions, persistent inequality, and the multiple forms of violence indicate that many national challenges cannot be understood solely as failures of management or individual errors. Rather, they point to the historical configuration of an economic and social model that has prioritized market logic over collective needs.

From a critical perspective, it is worth questioning to what extent substantial change can be achieved without altering the foundations that sustain this model. Reforms, even when necessary, often encounter political, legal, and economic constraints that ultimately moderate their scope. The result is frequently a gap between the expectations generated and the tangible effects perceived by the population.

This tension is not exclusive to any particular government. It forms part of a broader dynamic in which projects of social transformation must operate within institutional structures designed under principles that often limit the deep redistribution of power and wealth.

In this context, social discontent cannot be reduced to mere civic impatience. It also reflects concrete material conditions: labor precariousness, difficulties in accessing basic services, economic uncertainty, and territorial inequality. The everyday experience of large segments of society contrasts with the narrative of gradual progress.

An interpretation rooted in leftist thought, particularly within socialist traditions, suggests that current problems are not anomalies of the system but expressions of its normal functioning. From this perspective, crises do not represent simple disruptions, but rather predictable consequences of an economic order that concentrates resources and opportunities.