Some analysts note that neoliberal policies entered Latin America from Chile, in 1973, with the coup d'état that overthrew the Salvador Allende government, with a socialist orientation. Correct assessment or not, the concrete fact is that, from then on, authoritarianism and neoliberalism began to establish a siamesa relationship in that country, where even water resources were privatized. This combination - which certainly would not surprise the French philosopher Michel Foucault - brought tragic consequences for the population, which soured one of the bloodiest dictatorships on the continent and, more recently, gigantic economic tightenings, which led the population to organize several protests of street, with harsh repression of the state apparatus.
Even in this adverse political and economic context, some achievements were obtained during this period, such as a tenacious reaction of the Chilean people against the dictatorship and neo-fascist groups. Chile made significant advances, for example, in reconstituting the memory of that period of darkness and obscurantism of the Pinochet dictatorship, through institutions created for this purpose. The expulsion, live, from a TV talk show, where one of the participants denied that there had been physical torture during the dictatorship, became emblematic. with a rifle butt and was murdered with 42 shots, in a refinement of cruelty committed by the minions of the dictatorship.
These opening comments are to give an overview of the political picture of that country, where the candidate of the left, Gabriel Boric recently defeated the ultra-rightist José Antonio Kast, in a victory much celebrated by the progressive forces of the continent. Is there anything to celebrate? Yes. There is nothing worse than allowing the ultra-right to return to govern that country, mainly because of its sympathies with the dictatorial Government of Augusto Pinochet and its flirtations with neo-fascist groups, which mobilized around his election. The big question, however, is the profile of the elected candidate and the political and economic capillarity that conservative groups have conquered in that country, as well as in the entire continent, including Brazil.
It is often said that public transport companies have reduced their fleets in those peripheral neighborhoods, where candidate Gabriel Boric would have greater support from the population, in a clear boycott of his candidacy. The Boric government will therefore suffer violent harassment from these groups and their representatives in parliament. What happened in 2016 here in Brazil is a historical lesson, where windmills were activated so that President Dilma Rousseff (PT-MG) would not complete her term. A political tourniquet that culminated in an institutional coup. Another historical reference is the government of the also leftist, Professor Pedro Castillo, in Peru, which suffers violent harassment from conservative groups inside and outside parliament.
Another noteworthy fact is that candidate Gabriel Boriç cannot be considered a root leftist. He is someone who has made a career in the student movement, never flirted with Marxist ideas, forged alliances with conservative groups and is silent on the arrest of leaders who participated in the last protests in that country. Better than an ultra-right? yes, but the left should be putting its beards to rest with regard to expectations about its government.
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