Thread: The Chilean Schindlers list

Yes Bob, and the Australian people have to read more about the dark decades in South America so it will never be allowed to happen here.
Back in the 50's we in my mother country never think that things like this can happen but did
Australia now it is so close to what was Uruguay in the 50's that it is not funny.
The introduced laws in Qld and proposed in Tasmania are an example and not to mention the one proposed at federal level. All of them are far "to open" and can be used for many purposes.
The intention od separation of classes and also the "Team Australia" is another complement to the above proposed laws.

You know my impressions of Modern Chile are that they still have problems with communist ? or leftist agitation which really seems to affect everyday life.
In the short time I was there I witnessed university student demonstrations that disrupted traffic but didn't seem to be put down harshly by the authorities.

The buildings in the old city of Santiago all have shutters that are closed every night . The Student quarter is covered in graffiti and looks down.

I witnessed a march outside our hotel and leading to the Plaza Des Armes which shut down the city centre by miners from the North agitating for a pay rise. The police did not appear to disrupt it.

There are lots of police around in central Santiago and as a result you can walk around at night safely, and there is night entertainment in Plaza des Armes .
I sometimes wonder whether the left aggrandise communists and nihilists who are intent on destroying institutions. There is no excuse for disappearing people but to claim that all these were saints and had not done any wrong is just fantasy.
That is my observation.
Regards Philip A

Originally Posted by PhilipA

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I sometimes wonder whether the left aggrandise communists and nihilists who are intent on destroying institutions. There is no excuse for disappearing people but to claim that all these were saints and had not done any wrong is just fantasy.
That is my observation.
Regards Philip A

As an offensive as if someone say that the Gypsies or Jewish who died during the prosecution by the Nazis were not good people.
I cannot find words to describe your position about this issue, it is repulsive to say the least.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

You know my impressions of Modern Chile are that they still have problems with communist ? or leftist agitation which really seems to affect everyday life.
In the short time I was there I witnessed university student demonstrations that disrupted traffic but didn't seem to be put down harshly by the authorities.

The buildings in the old city of Santiago all have shutters that are closed every night . The Student quarter is covered in graffiti and looks down.

I witnessed a march outside our hotel and leading to the Plaza Des Armes which shut down the city centre by miners from the North agitating for a pay rise. The police did not appear to disrupt it.

There are lots of police around in central Santiago and as a result you can walk around at night safely, and there is night entertainment in Plaza des Armes .
I sometimes wonder whether the left aggrandise communists and nihilists who are intent on destroying institutions. There is no excuse for disappearing people but to claim that all these were saints and had not done any wrong is just fantasy.
That is my observation.
Regards Philip A

Did you go into the country, & talk to The people? And who said they were all saints? Only you. Your observation is fatally flawed. Bob


A Chilean Dictator's Dark Legacy

On Sept. 7, the FPMR attempted to assassinate Pinochet as he was
driven to Santiago from his country retreat. He escaped unharmed when his
driver sped from the scene in reverse. Five bodyguards were killed and 12 were
wounded. In retaliation, security agents abducted four communists from their
homes and killed them. More than 50 leftists were arrested. The government
declared a state of siege.

As I said not angels.
Regard sPhilip A

Throughout his later years, Pinochet retained loyal supporters, who credited
his government with instituting a fiscal discipline that helped make Chile's
economy the region's strongest. But he lost many of those backers after
multiple probes in recent years revealed financial corruption, including the
discovery of millions of dollars in state funds held in numerous secret
overseas accounts, among them several at the former Riggs Bank in Washington.
As recently as October, Chilean investigators announced the discovery of 10
tons of gold, worth an estimated $160 million, in Pinochet's name in a Hong
Kong bank.

And several of the people I did speak to still regard him as the reason for Chile's relative success compared to other South American countries. Its a bit hard to speak to too many people in Chile as it the most "Spanish" monolingual country I have ever visited, including Spain., and I don't speak Spanish.
Regards Philip A

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Originally Posted by PhilipA

And several of the people I did speak to still regard him as the reason for Chile's relative success compared to other South American countries. Its a bit hard to speak to too many people in Chile as it the most "Spanish" monolingual country I have ever visited, including Spain., and I don't speak Spanish.
Regards Philip A

Yes, there are also evil and scam low life people that speak good of Hitler, Gaddafi, Idi Amin, etc .
It is a result of ignorance or a fascist ideology which it is not hold high regards by those that appreciate human life and values.