Pinochet was a murderer. True he mostly killed Reds but he did so in a completely extra legal and extra judicial manner, and he left a lot of collateral damage. I go back and look at FR’s original founding statements, seeking limited govt, adherence to the Constitution, trusting that power should redt with the People. These are completely contrary to Pinochet’s military dictatorship.
True. I don’t dispute much sadness was caused by him.
But a nation needs leadership that can be counted on. At it’s earliest that is always a dictator.
See China foe an example.
We ran off the Loyalists. Washington was as unifying as any dictator could be- though he turned that title down, God bless him.
The rest of the world isn’t like the US, different cultures and circumstances.
One size doesn’t fit all.
The only alternative to his actions was full communism in Chile with a much higher body count.