How To
Destroy The Oldest Democracy In South America, And Turn
A Peace Loving Nation Into A Slaughterhouse Written
By Michael Cascone
The following
is an excerpt from my essay: External "villains" pressure
Americans to move beyond their isolationist tendecies.
It's pretty
fucking ridiculous what the Americans have the power to
do.
"...Another
pivotal example is former Chilean President Salvador Allende
Gossens. Known internationally as simply Allende, he was
the first Socialist to be elected president of Chile. Allende
was freely elected multiple times in Chile and was considered
a "champion of the poor".
He brought about change, but did not believe in violent
revolution. At that time, the American government considered
socialist or communist governments improper and disagreed
with countries that supported them. Therefore, although
he was bringing impressive positive change to Chile, Allende
often alienated Americans through his beliefs and policies.
The main problem the United States had with Allende was
his program to nationalize American corporations. Even though
he was pro-democracy, it was his socialist policies that
caused President Nixon to turn him into an external adversary
of the American government. Americans viewed Allende as
a problem that needed to be eliminated so they sent at least
$10 million to Chilean groups and parties that opposed his
rule. On September 11, 1973, Americans once again left their
shell of isolationism and openly orchestrated
a massive, violent military coup that killed Allende
and several of his Cabinet members. A new, pro-American
government was set up in Chile and almost 20 years of military
dictatorship followed. This move by the Americans is widely
considered to be an overly aggressive act and is criticized
internationally. Overall, the Americans used Allende as
a scapegoat of sorts and as an excuse to overthrow an effective
Chilean government because they didn't conform to American
conventionalism. Allende is a classic example of Americans
using an external "villain" to move beyond their isolationist
inclination. Much like the others, the Allende situation
ended in violent militaristic action that, in the end, was
not justified and was not in response to a direct attack
on America."
By: Michael
Cascone
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