Chilean students and teachers defy ban and take to the streets to protest

Thursday, August 4th 2011 - 19:48 UTC

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Protests carried out by students and teachers were suppressed Thursday by the Chilean police as over a dozen of roadblocks were set across Chile’s capital Santiago defying the government’s prohibition. Police suppressed demonstrators with tear gas and water. Read full article

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Think
Piñera...........
Showing his true colors............................
Aug 04th, 2011 - 09:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Sergio Vega
Fortunately, he is doing what his voters are awaiting from him.....keep the country in order against the comunist garbage....Thanks, Piñereitor....!!!
Aug 05th, 2011 - 01:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Think
You mean Piñechet?
Aug 05th, 2011 - 02:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Jeff
I imagine them all protesting WE WANT EVERYTHING TO BE FREE!! WE WANT LIFE TO BE EASY WITH NO WORK!!
Aug 05th, 2011 - 03:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fido Dido
According to clown Vega you're a garbage communist if you're tax payer who demands better education. Pinera gotta love tools who think like that.
Aug 05th, 2011 - 03:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marcos Alejandro
The large majority of Chileans that I know can't wait to see Piñera out of office.
He says in the article above “everything has a limit”, he is right! the collapse of his approval ratings can only reach to zero.

“Chilean President Sebastian Pinera's approval rating fell to 26% in June-July, from 44% in the previous November-December poll”

http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201108041345dowjonesdjonline000565&title=chile-president-pineras-approval-rating-at-record-low-26poll
Aug 05th, 2011 - 05:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Forgetit87
If people disagree with the government, just call the Communist. Wow, that is a sophisticate strategy to win the hearts of the skeptical!

Anyway, I find this all very exciting. The Arab Spring, popular protests in Spain and Greece, both right-wing (Tea Party) and left-wing (trade unions) manifestations in the US, and now Chile (whose economy isn't even in bad shape). Seems something big, for good or for evil, will result from world wide protests. The world in 10, 15 years may look different from what it is now, for good or for evil.
Aug 05th, 2011 - 05:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Frase
@4 - Those workshy freeloaders, eh? Nothing better to do than fight to protect the rights granted to them by their constitution and try to build a brighter future......Send them down the mines, I say.........
Aug 05th, 2011 - 11:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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