As a lot of people might not get this reference, an explanation:
Yeesh. Not even communists either but just left wing. Yeesh. And then the smug ''We need to destroy Chili FOR the benefit of Chili''.
So much for respecting democracy when it’s an inconvenience.
Then again the right doesn't seem to be falling out of favor either. Brazil had a murderous dictatorship and now they have a far right president who's openly nostalgic for the time where the government could go and torture any random citizen for the lulz. And that Pinochet's heir was even in a position to run for president does say something.
True, though Bolsonaro only won by having his opponent arrested on false charges, and then having corporate backers running an illegal digital misinformation campaign.
He did but that's kinda worrying in his own right since it means there are powerful forces in the government colluding to put him into power.
Worrying but not surprising. Fascists tend to be very profitable for private businesses short term.
And the short term is all a private business need think about in a capitalist system so long as taking the money and running is available as an option. And it generally is.
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I am confused about that one, picking out a "Pinochet" to speak as a "Kast Voter" would be anti-far right reporting. Now people who saw that segment will associate Kast voters with the name "Pinochet".
Yes, it's a valid point that the BBC journalist knew perfectly well what the impact would be of associating Kast with Pinochet. It's also reasonable as well that they could just leave viewers to make up their own minds - we have to assume there were vox pops for both sides, so balance is done. We can also consider that if this Pinochet knew the BBC were taking interviews, he deliberately sought one to get his opinion out. Whatever, I think this is for the most part completely trivial.
