Comment by peterfirefly
1 year ago
Hitler and Allende both gained power legitimately.
They both abused that power afterwards to become dictators.
1 year ago
Hitler and Allende both gained power legitimately.
They both abused that power afterwards to become dictators.
In a typical retelling of Chilean 9/11 there indeed was a guy who abused his power to become a dictator, but that was not Allende.
It seems that the story you have is different from the one I have. Could you tell yours?
I think you mean legally. And yes, yes, Hitler came to power legally. Doesn’t mean it came to power through some elections, which was my point.
And calling Alende a dictator need some Shutzpah. On this point, I think we would have to stop at the « agree to disagree » level.
Bukele is a large hole in your argument.
First, I never said than a dictator never came to power through fair and healthy election. Just that it is rare, much rarer than a lot people think.
Second, I would say that the jury is still in debat for Bukele. Yes, it’s re-election is anti-constituai but he seems to still have the support of the population, as the election seemed to be fair and healthy.
But I agree that his legal shenningans to allow for his re-election don’t bode well for the future. Let’s wait and see.
*chutzpah
Thanks