Speaking of fascists; I was listening to NPR yesterday and there were some on-the-street interviews with some of Chile’s citizens who were fans of Pinochet. They were bemoaning the fact that (in their minds) life was more orderly under his rule. There was less crime and no civil unrest and somehow that was good.
Of course there was no less crime…it just wasn’t reported anymore. People who committed criminal acts simply “disappeared”. Civil disobedience? Who would dare? So many people…in all countries, including ours; don’t realize that true democracy is messy. If you want freedom for yourself, you have to give it to all. Not just to the ones you like.
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