Ghosts of the Pinochet regime haunt Chile's conservative president

The latest slight, in their eyes, is the dismissal of Chile's ambassador to Argentina, Miguel Otero, for comments suggesting that the Pinochet regime wasn't so bad. Otero told the Argentine daily Clarin (see the story here) that most Chileans were relieved when the military yanked power from President Salvador Allende on Sept. 11, 1973, and that most did not suffer under the junta's rule.

Some 3,000 opponents of the regime were killed or disappeared until its end in 1990.

The ambassador's comments sparked an uproar in both countries, and Otero resigned last Tuesday. But this week, history keeps haunting Pinera. His brother Jose is now under fire for comparing Salvador Allende to Adolf Hitler.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2010/06/chile-pinera-military-trials.html

http://noticias.123.cl/noticias/20100614_91763e5065525928d02dbf3a52529f46.htm

in turning over the government to them, as they had expected, after all. Sounds as if those military right idiots are trying to imply they are still so strong they just might consider overthrowing their pal, Piñera, if he doesn't snap out of it and start doing their bidding.

That's one major way a stranger can spot rightists. When frustrated, they become vicious, and start thinking about violence.
Leftists don't have problems coping with reality that way. They have reason and facts to form their beliefs. Rightists have NOTHING but bluster, ill will, and then cowardly forms of violence which don't put them at risk.

Interesting sentence from the original posted article:

Chile, like Mexico and Argentina, celebrates 200 years of independence this year. Some conservatives hoped that investigations related to the Pinochet regime would be suspended in the interest of national unity.

Sure hope he won't let his countrymen/women down, and bow to pressure from the lunatics.

Thank you, recommend.