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To: IBD editorial writer

I thought Chilean citizens learned their lesson back in the 1970s with Allende. I still remember the photo of him hunkered down in the Presidential Mansion, with a helmet and sub machine gun, when the citizens and army came for him with blood in their eye.


17 posted on 12/17/2013 9:34:30 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Chile and Argentina could be (and were) fairly wealthy countries...before WWII, Argentina had the 10th highest wealth per capita in the world. Gee, I wonder what happened...NOT.


19 posted on 12/17/2013 9:47:39 PM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

It seems each generation has to learn the same lessons.


26 posted on 12/17/2013 10:32:32 PM PST by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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