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Chile turns left again
By R Viswanathan (*) The Leftist coalition candidate Michelle Bachelet won 47% of the votes in the presidential elections held on 17 November while her rightist rival Evelyn Matthei got just 25% votes. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesMr Viswanathan has been cutting and pasting my posts again.
Nov 26th, 2013 - 10:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Chile stands out in the region as the country with the least corruption, crime and violence”
Nov 27th, 2013 - 04:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0Just a few hours ago in Angeles City :-)
http://www.clarin.com/deportes/batalla_campal-chile_0_1036696598.html
2 Marcos Alejandro
Nov 27th, 2013 - 08:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0Every country has scum. We are no different.
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Nov 27th, 2013 - 12:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Does Viswanathan submit these articles out of the blue or does Mercopress request them?
Because honestly they are quite shallow and don't offer any great insight into the subject. Honestly the tally of generic political terms really ignored the nuances and personalities on offer in this election.
People don't stand at a polling station and think they are now more 'left' or 'right' than the last time they voted. They think about what they want, aspire to and desire for themselves and their countries.
The black and white of this poorly written article misses so many shades of grey.
TALLY
left: 11
leftist: 5
right: 3
rightist: 3
centre-right: 1
@3 The Chilean perspective
Nov 27th, 2013 - 12:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Exactly what you were saying on the other thread...a prime example @2.
@2 Marcos
Maybe that is what your military was so afraid of in 1978.
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/555130-martin-balza-chile-hubiera-ganado-una-guerra
@2 “Chile stands out in the region as the country with the least corruption, crime and violence”
Nov 27th, 2013 - 12:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Not for much longer. Once the lefties get in, there will be a “competition” to see how much corruption, crime and violence they can achieve in the shortest possible time.
@6 Conq
Nov 27th, 2013 - 01:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The “lefties” have ruled Chile for 20 of the last 24 years.
The achievements to which the article alludes are the result of continual improvements through political pragmatism.
3 The Chilean perspective
Nov 28th, 2013 - 04:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0So true.
5 Condorito
“Maybe that is what your military was so afraid of in 1978”
Not really, they were not afraid of a possible war that they knew was not going to happen.
They were afraid of this though:
http://espanol.upi.com/Politica/2013/09/19/En-Argentina-se-termina-la-c%C3%A1rcel-exclusiva-para-militares/UPI-25831379585222/
The left will plunder the wealth of the state in subsidies to the “PEOPLE”!!! yah the people.
Nov 28th, 2013 - 12:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 07) I think Balza's comment are simplistic, only stating that Chile would have one because Argentina had concentrated in facing a internal enemy sinse 1955. Chile would have faced a double front (if not triple) war through a vast border. Chile wouldn't have being prepared for a 6 days war like the Israelis had in 1967... Chile would have being overrun in a matter of weeks by Peru and Argentina
Nov 28th, 2013 - 01:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@10 CD
Nov 28th, 2013 - 02:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0We will have to agree to disagree on that. We have always been wary of the double front and prepared militarily and diplomatically accordingly. A double front in Chile would have rapidly turned in to a double front in Peru.
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