Again, fighting communism in the Cold War is no excuse for brutality and authoritarianism. It is no leftism to support freedom and democracy. It is not trolling to call out those who support a man who supported murder through his state.
It is no leftism to support freedom and democracy.
What blather! There were two choices then: Allende and his consolidation of power with the icon of Che over his shoulder or removing the vermin and getting back to sanity.
In war violence happens. The fact that the democratically elected government demanded that Allende be removed gives even more justification to have Allende gone...Pinochet is a hero for taking on the forces of the Left.