As I write this, Pinochet and Castro are seriously ill. Wonder what they are thinking?
Castro took a prosperous nation and turned it into a socialist basket case. Pinochet took Chile and turned it into the best economy in Latin America.
Yes, Pinochet made mistakes and there were excesses. Yet, he accepted a public plebiscite in '89 and left power. Since his departure, Chile has had several elections.
Castro has never had a plebiscite. He will die in power and arbirtrarily transferred power to his brother.
Dictators are dictators. Yet, Pinochet will have a much longer impact than Castro.
Castro took a prosperous nation and turned it into a socialist basket case. Pinochet took Chile and turned it into the best economy in Latin America.
Yes, Pinochet made mistakes and there were excesses. Yet, he accepted a public plebiscite in '89 and left power. Since his departure, Chile has had several elections.
Castro has never had a plebiscite. He will die in power and arbirtrarily transferred power to his brother.
Dictators are dictators. Yet, Pinochet will have a much longer impact than Castro.
On the human rights front, there is no comparison. Yes, we know a lot about what happened in Chile. Why? Because the Chilean press was free to cover the events. Has any free Cuban press ever investigated Castro's prisons?
It won't be long but Pinochet and Castro will be leaving us. My guess is that St. Peter will send Pinochet to hell for a short time but Castro will get a one way pass.
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