Chileans or other South Americans who know about this: Memes aside, was Pinochet overall good or bad for Chile? Why and how?
prepare for a hundred non Chileans lecturing you using memes about helicopter rides
>>76640698
Yeah this is why I specifically asked for South American opinions. I think he's glorified on this site because of his anti communist stance but im curious if he actually did any good
>>76640767
I've read about him back when I was still a teen, so not only I don't remember all of it, I probably misinterpreted a few stuff.
Overall he called for the newest technocrats from the US to redesign the economy, got rid of previous leftist policies, and layed down the basis for a future free market and deeper right wing policies. Also purged the political class.
Sold a bunch of state owned companies, but held some of the copper mining rights, meant to fund either the military or the government, can't recall
Also created a couple of crisis and unemployment, not so sure if that was expected and part of turning the country around, or dumb policies.
You're probably far better off going to wikipedia desu
>Killed and tortured inocent people
>Gave state-owned companies for free to family members
>Destroyed universities
>Stole taxpayer's money
>Was a complete slave of CIA (search for the unclassified records is you don't believe me)
>let'sonlybuildshoppingmalls.jpg
>huaso as fuck
>>76641249
>huaso
Why do chilean hate southerners?
>>76641301
I don't think people hate them, they are just ignorant and stupid
Just as a tip, don't listen to people who have only good or only bad things to say. It's not that simple of a subject. Like this >>76641249
>>76641327
More than northeners?
>>76641249
Do you consider yourself communist or socialist?
>>76641358
no
jezz burger, you don't a communist for disliking dictators
Liberal economy is good and the economic model he installed has been good for the country overall, even if it's unequal and needs some of the government's tuning to help poorer people.
Selling everything dirt cheap, being USA's bitch and killing people who disagree with you isn't good.
As far as dictators go he wasn't bad. But he was not a good human being and you can't argue he did damage to Chile's political stage that lasts until now.
>>76641347
Northeners are worse imo, they only care about expensive cars and reggeton culture
I prefer huasos all day
>>76641347
yes
>>76641389
I wasn't implying that, it was just a question
Communists are qt anyway :-)
>>76641407
I've been here 3 months and the south is more comfy imo, even Puerto Montt isn't that bad, valle del elqui/La Serena was nice though
>>76640930
>>76641249
i heard both
to be honest the "chilean miracle" began with Aylwin and Frei, not Pinochet
so i don't know what to believe anymore, except that he was far better than Stroessner and his fucking party
>>76640930
>Also created a couple of crisis and unemployment, not so sure if that was expected and part of turning the country around, or dumb policies.
Wasn't it because he didn't go 100% according to the economy plan that issues popped up?
pinochet would be just a page in chilean history if he´d take the power, kick the comunist out and give the power. but he stayed 18 years, stealing and doing shit, destroying any culture or heritage we had. i belive he´s more hated for that, than for anything else
>>76641453
La Serena is not north tho, more like center-north
>>76641661
>Wasn't it because he didn't go 100% according to the economy plan that issues popped up?
no