One of the results of the attacks of September 11, 2001 in the US was that it made it almost impossible to search for any event that happened in that date in other countries and/or other years.
Today is the 40th anniversary of one of those events, the 1973 Chilean coup d'état (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Chilean_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat) that ended a democratic regime and replaced it with a dictatorship that lasted 25 years and resulted in many deaths, tortures and disappearances.
This year I thought I should remind people of this.
PS: after reading this you can see why I rarely make threads, I'm not good at starting a conversation. :(
It's allright Armap; everyone loves the way you smile...
did not know that about chile.why does chile interest you armap.
Quote from: robomont on September 11, 2013, 11:17:48 PM
did not know that about chile.why does chile interest you armap.
Because the next year, 1974, we had our own military coup in Portugal, to take down a fascist regime and replace it with a democracy.
I witnessed the attempts (at least two) to bring things back to the old ways, so I understand what the people from Chile felt (and still feels) when they lost their democracy and saw a fascist, oppressive regime take over their country.
Also, as it was a relatively new event at the time of the Portuguese Carnation Revolution, we got lots of information about what had happened in Chile.
ArMaP,
Very interesting to know this!
Quote from: ArMaP on September 11, 2013, 10:17:39 PM
1973 Chilean coup d'état[/url] that ended a democratic regime and replaced it with a dictatorship that lasted 25 years and resulted in many deaths, tortures and disappearances.
Much like what happened to The U.S. after 9/11.
:'(
after reading this you can see why I rarely make threads, I'm not good at starting a conversation.
really ???!!???..seemed like a fine opening to me
and the only thing i know about any s.a. gov is evita. - well maybe some stuff about olie north..which is a totally sad thing to admit
so hearing what you have to say as a first person narative/ observer sounds like something
i would want to read..
we here are spoiled in our freedom to bitch and moan and hearing what you have lived though
might be what we need to be more grateful
i think it's a good beginning.. please continue....
were you a witness to this as a teenager or as an adult?
is it ok if we ask you questions?
Quote from: ArMaP on September 11, 2013, 10:17:39 PM
PS: after reading this you can see why I rarely make threads, I'm not good at starting a conversation. :(
Threads are very subjective things; there's really no good or bad way to start one. Vomit your information onto the screen, hit send, and hope for the best, is really all any of us can do. If you don't get banned, it's a victory. ;)
You are perfectly acceptable, Armap. 8)
Quote from: sky otter on September 12, 2013, 04:12:34 AM
were you a witness to this as a teenager or as an adult?
I was a witness to the Portuguese Carnation Revolution, as it happened when I was 11 years old. The fact that we turned into a democracy at that time allowed us (and, in many cases, made us want) to know more about what was happening in the world, as the Portuguese fascist regime had "proudly alone" as one of its more used slogans.
I was not a witness to the Chilean revolution, not even from far, as that type of news was not allowed in Portugal at the time.
Quoteis it ok if we ask you questions?
Always, about any thing, even about things I don't know. :)
What is the situation now in Chile?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNZMQjBFhsI
Any members who think Margeret Thatcher was a good thing should see this. Here she thanks Pinochet for his help. Both sickos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CA-X1Z9NX8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJJnoRwF9ow