[lbo-talk] 8.8 EQ in Chile

[Bhaskar Sunkara]

I'm not sure a serious alternative was evolving with Allende.  Figure that
they would've been hit with the same crisis of the 70s that affected every
other center-left / left government in the world and a messy turn towards
neoliberal austerity.  Only difference being a few less thousand dead in
soccer stadiums.

On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Somebody Somebody <philos_case at yahoo.com>wrote:


> Even if the casualty count doubles, we're stealing with a deathtoll in
> Chile typical of a rich country suffering from a major earthquake. And lo
> and behold, Chile also has health indicators of a rich country, with life
> expectancy and infant mortality rates nearly equal to the United States.
> It's a shame Allende was overthrown, because the country would be both
> wealthy *and* egalitarian, but as it is, Chile is virtually where Portugal
> was a generation ago (i.e. a lower tier industrialized society).
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