Skronk wrote:Allende just seemed to be plainly incompetent, but I was talking more about a figure like Lenin.

Clearly he was incompetent, he let a US backed coup overthrow him before he could become a repressive monster. Thank god the Chileans dodged that bullet.

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fidelista wrote:

Skronk wrote:Allende just seemed to be plainly incompetent, but I was talking more about a figure like Lenin.

Clearly he was incompetent, he let a US backed coup overthrow him before he could become a repressive monster. Thank god the Chileans dodged that bullet.

Yeah, I guess the CIA were completely responsible for Chile's awful economy.

Judging by the past few posts in this thread I would like to add "Ignorance of international affairs and politics" to the list of things that Jack likes.

Some of them were funny. Some of them sucked.

I liked the Obama ones and "Assists".

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Skronk wrote:

fidelista wrote:

Skronk wrote:Allende just seemed to be plainly incompetent, but I was talking more about a figure like Lenin.

Clearly he was incompetent, he let a US backed coup overthrow him before he could become a repressive monster. Thank god the Chileans dodged that bullet.

Yeah, I guess the CIA were completely responsible for Chile's awful economy.

They committed many acts to sabotage the economy.
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB110/index.htm
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSA ... aebb8i.htm

And the "economic miracle" that followed under Pinochet sent the middle class into poverty, and the poor into early graves. The rich got richer, however, and that's all that counts.

big_dave wrote:Judging by the past few posts in this thread I would like to add "Ignorance of international affairs and politics" to the list of things that Jack likes.

It's a wonder how you can criticize with your "ending imperialism/good sense" post before.

fidelista wrote:They committed many acts to sabotage the economy.
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB110/index.htm

And the "economic miracle" that followed under Pinochet sent the middle class into poverty, and the poor into early graves. The rich got richer, however, and that's all that counts.

I'm supposed to feel sorry for this guy? Give me a break. He sunk himself, and the country. No doubt with the CIA's help, of course. There's a Che poster somewhere waiting to be bought.

Skronk wrote:

fidelista wrote:They committed many acts to sabotage the economy.
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB110/index.htm

And the "economic miracle" that followed under Pinochet sent the middle class into poverty, and the poor into early graves. The rich got richer, however, and that's all that counts.

I'm supposed to feel sorry for this guy? Give me a break. He sunk himself, and the country. No doubt with the CIA's help, of course. There's a Che poster somewhere waiting to be bought.

He was democratically elected, overthrown undemocratically to protect US business investments, and replaced with a guy who tortured and murdered people not only in his own country but all over South America. No, of course you shouldn't care. Why the fuck would you?

Skronk wrote:

big_dave wrote:Judging by the past few posts in this thread I would like to add "Ignorance of international affairs and politics" to the list of things that Jack likes.

It's a wonder how you can criticize with your "ending imperialism/good sense" post before.

Allende was a douche, American is responsible for every political act of all time!

OK. And then you posted a bunch of (seemingly) anti-Allende pro-Chicago School stuff.

Are you going to respond with your usual court-jester position of "I didn't say I agreed with the thesis, just that your anti-thesis is blatantly wrong. Fnar"? You don't support Chicago School, you just hate Allende and it was mostly his fault?