Interactive Poll # 6 - Latin America!

Well my friend you know that every coin has two sides... the one you describe is without a doubt the 'politically correct' version..  the one known outside and here by half the population or more. I must say though that this 'polarization' I talked about before has had the effect of many people reevaluating the Military Regime. Actually, before the virus we were suffering a concerted attack disguised as protests (with some demands attendable and all) but the very first days they burnt many subway stations simultaneously.. (20 completely burnt including the cars, with accelerant and foreign intervention included, plus 60+ with damage; the images are unbelievable, you can search by 'ataques metro Chile'). The cause? allegedly a raise of 4 cents (of a dollar) on the ticket... All that ended up with the destruction of many businesses of varied size (esp. small) and closures of downtowns in cities (so we were in quarantine long before the virus appeared) policemen burnt/beaten and civilians seriously injured or dead (not by police, but by self provoked fires while looting)  and... a scheduled plebiscite for a new Constitution...……

About Allende I'll only say this: by 1973, only two and a half years into his government, the president of the Senate, Eduardo Frei Montalva, the incumbent President before and a Christian Democrat (center-left in Chile, (though that is almost an euphemism: they're allied with the Communists now) and with whose help was first elected a Marxist in Latin America, not without having Allende first sign an unprecedented "Statute of Constitutional Guarantees", for there were doubts of his allegiance to democracy) said: "Desgraciadamente, este problema sólo se arregla con fusiles" (Regretfully, this problem only fixes itself with rifles).

If you ask me, I wouldn't have had nor Pinochet nor Allende. Now, given Allende... I think the options were limited: A) an 'auto (Marxist)-coup', that was underway and even had a name, "Plan Z", to end up in a full-fledged Cuban-style marxist dictatorship, B) the Military Pronouncement by 'La Junta Militar' of the 4 armed forces, explicitly implored by different powers of the State and Society (aka "Pinochet") or C) an even bloodier civil war.

It doesn't occur to me if this is worth a thread/there is interest in my view as a local, or else only to respond to me. In any case, maybe that helps a bit explain my sensitivity on the issue; I shut up now on this thread.. I promise.

Also, I must say I was further confused here by the usage Micky made of the poll's options in the previous thread (not bothered by that in any case btw and not that it matters either), so, sorry about that.

Ok, one of the best songs I know of Chilean bands is Congreso - "En todas las esquinas" (jazz-fusion), but is in the Archives.. and knowing you guys, I bet you know it, (if not please go listen to it (and the complete album) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36yFq1rdAU0) so...  out of competition..  this another Chilean punk Clash style band 'Los Prisioneros' so you can also have a peek at Santiago in those years.