[Alter Kaker]

I'm saying that Pinochet made sure that he wouldn't.

Ok, in his three years of elective office, exactly how many people did Allende kill? To be totally honest, I don't think Allende was about to take Chile into the Soviet Union's orbit, but I'm interested in your analysis of the "threat."

[Diocletian]

Here's a simple article for starters. Pinochet is a Hero

[John123]

Ok, in his three years of elective office, exactly how many people did Allende kill? To be totally honest, I don't think Allende was about to take Chile into the Soviet Union's orbit, but I'm interested in your analysis of the "threat."

Chile's economy was shattered by hyperinflation and social unrest. Allende already violated the constitution by taking over private property, imprisoning people and ignoring the Supreme Court and congress.

The next obvious step for Allende was to consolidate power and to do this, you are going to have to kill A LOT of people. What makes you think Allende wouldn't take this step? And what part of communism don't you understand?

[Trailerpark Badass]

To be totally honest, I don't think Allende was about to take Chile into the Soviet Union's orbit

LOL, like he would have had any choice.

After he destroyed Chile's economy through his "economic reforms," after he he pumped up the "counter-revolutionary threats against the people," to whom do you think he would have gone crawling for help?