However, the apathy shown by media and educated civil society in Guatemala is a sign of the normalization of violence. Traditional media, which labels most acts of dissent as "terrorism," has given more coverage to arguments in favor of these foreign investments, ignoring the danger faced by activists and citizens who oppose them. The growing number of attacked human rights defenders, both in urban and rural areas, has been met with silence, rather than adequate responses, from the authorities.
Традиционные СМИ, между тем, молчат об атаках и прочих опасностях, с которыми сталкиваются активисты, а деятельность иностранных добывающих компаний в стране выставляют только с положительной стороны.