Even some people on the right criticize Pinochet because he did “terrible things.” But, you see, that’s the position the left puts us in. They try to create conditions in which undoing their agenda isn’t possible without going to outrageous extremes. The left counts on good, Christian, conservative people to be unwilling to do what’s needed to reverse the damage they have done.
But Pinochet refused to fall into that trap. To protect his country, Pinochet did whatever was needed. People were “disappeared,” martial law was declared and numerous other “bad” things were done. But the blame for all of it belongs to the leftists. They put Pinochet in the position of either being a monster, or watching his country be destroyed. He chose to be a monster because that is what was required to keep the country from being destroyed.
Trump will soon face the same choice.
I agree...it came down to either Pinochet and his men being executed, or the Leftists getting that fate, along with turning Chile into another Cuba. Obviously Pinochet took the best option for both himself and his country.
Hopefully it won’t have to go as far with Trump, but like yourself, I would not be surprised if it does end up going that far, because we’re fighting virtually the same people.