even the fascists here who still adore him don't claim that he helped the economy.
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Huh. Used to be that even mod Dems would say “but you have to admit he at least fixed the economy.” I guess our fascists, those who aren’t “more of a classical liberal,” love Pinochet for his fascism alone
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the pinochet myth is definitely alive and well here too. but the present claim (which has coincidentally been doing the punditry rounds here this week too) is that he prevented a civil war.
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"Love to call Los Chicago Boys a 'shock treatment' for the economy while Pinochet tortures thousands with actual electricity." -- Milton Friedman
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so much for the Chicago Boys
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He would've been evil even he hadnt been but yeah...
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As Mark Shields once said, South American dictators have been a boon to US manufacturers of mirrored sunglasses.
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Unless the only people who count are US and Western European investors ...
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