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Originally posted by Spanky
That still does not change the fact that Chile now has the strongest economy in Latin America, and has the highest standard of living (maybe number 2) in South America. When the coup occured, Chile was close to the bottom, its standard of living was declining rapidly, there was massive inflation, and incredible capital flight from the country. Pinochet may have been a nasty dude, but the country has kept his economic policies in place making Chile the economic miracle of Latin America.
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Well, hey, I guess all that torture was worth it then. The price of greatness. I'm sure the Chilean people would have elected Pinochet and his torturers instead of Allende had they only known how high their standard of living ultimately would rise.
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