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2010-01-18 Caribbean-Latin America

Conservative ends 20 years of center-left rule in Chile

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Posted by Fred 2010-01-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Here's hoping that Americans follow suit and end our century of center / far-left rule soon.

Posted by AzCat 2010-01-18 00:42|| 2010-01-18 00:42|| Front Page Top

#2 I guess the people of Chile saw what has happened in Nicaragua, Ecuador, Bolivia and other Latin American countries, and wanted no part of communism.

Posted by Mike Hunt 2010-01-18 00:45|| 2010-01-18 00:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Chile has a problem with keeping its leaders too long. Pinochet tidied up the place, but public fatigue set in, so that more than anything else they were tired of him. So then they elected leftists, and the same thing.

Hopefully the new guy will have a term or two, then step down for another conservative with a fresher face.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-01-18 07:17|| 2010-01-18 07:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Chile has a functioning democracy and economy, which is a significant achievement compared to most of its neighbors.

The Hugos of latin america cannot stand to be reminded of this.

Posted by lotp 2010-01-18 09:29|| 2010-01-18 09:29|| Front Page Top

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