“Augusto Pinochet He was an essentially anti-democratic dictator who killed, tortured, exiled the government and eliminated dissent. He was also corrupt and a thief. Coward He did everything in his power to evade justice until the end.” minister gabriel boric In a thoughtful intervention on Twitter, he not only reviewed Chilean history. He became fully involved in the debate that will dominate the political scene from next week to September. On the one hand, the start of work constitutional council He is responsible for the preparation of the new text, the majority of which are right-wing extremists. On the other hand, proximity 50th anniversary between coup against Salvador AllendeIn the midst of a reassessment of the figure of the man ruled by blood and fire from 1973 to 1990.
Boric used his social networks in response to a person’s laudatory comment. Louis SilvaHe turned out to be the constitutional adviser with the most votes on May 7. Silva, known as ‘The Professor’, Opus Dei number and one of the rhetorical swords Republican Party commanded by Pinochetista Jose Antonio Caste. The 45-year-old lawyer has become the coup’s wildest expression, expressing his “admiration” for the general who took part in the coup 48 hours before it was completed, in a recent television interview.
“He was a man who knew how to run the State, who knew how to rearm a shattered State”, he defined it and brought a nuance. “Unfortunately, during his time in charge of the Chilean Government, there have been things that he cannot ignore, that he justifies and that are cruel. This taints what he has done for Chile.” No comments were made on the other dark aspects of the thing. Pinochet HE simulated madness avoiding prosecution for crimes against humanity and his death saved him from conviction for the existence of million-dollar secret accounts in the United States.
not just Boric He responded to Silva’s apology. “50 years after the civil-military coup, denialismHe emphasized that it is still aimed at legitimizing or justifying a dictatorship that violates human rights, that is certain to murder a large part of our people, that oppresses, tortures and injures politically. spokesman, Camila Vallejo.
constitutional background
The minister put the constitutional adviser’s words into context: the state of the Republicans’ majority power in the body tasked with shaping the future. Big Card. “There is a political force in our country, many of whose representatives openly recognize themselves as Pinochetista.”
Chile is experiencing a kind of dual power. On one side, a weakened government Bad election results, economic problems and the urban security crisis. On the other hand, extreme right And Right. Last September they changed the political map to: overthrow the constitution related to progressive outlook received 62 percent of the votes in the referendum. This fact deepened in the management elections held on 7 May.
glorification Pinochet It coincided with the end of studies by Silva. preliminary draft of the text of the constitution by the commission of experts, which will present its results to the body resulting from the plebiscite and be responsible for the preparation of its final draft. Republicans will maintain their hegemony with the more moderate right without veto power. There are 14 chapters in the draft that will definitely be reviewed by the members of the parliament in light of the new power relations.
The panel of experts was chaired by centre-left lawyer Verónica Undurraga. He called”write the best possible text, thinking about the Chile of the future. A Constitution that none of us has a Dream Constitution, but under which we feel we can live together and feel as our own.”
A look at the 1983 coup
Changes in society’s views are also reflected in the way they view past tragedies. According to the latest survey by the consulting firm CERC-MORI, 36% of Chileans justify the military’s role On September 11, 1973, 41% said they were “never right”. 19% of those interviewed remained silent. “It’s a huge cultural failure for the Left,” said Marta Lagos, director of CERC-MORI.
The change of opinion in a part of the society is very meaningful. In 2003, 46% of Chileans thought there was “never a reason to start a coup”. Three years later, under the Government Michelle Bachelet, a direct victim of pressure, this criterion was shared by 65% of those consulted. When he started his second term in 2013, the rate of those who condemned the coup was 68 percent. It’s down 17 points this year.
For lakesA sociologist whose surveys are generally regarded as a kind of exposed truth, the volatility of opinion about September 11, 1973 leads him to think that “there is still no firm position among the participants” on the subject. tragic events. “The assessment depends on when you ask about it,” he adds. And this is the time of the resurgence of right-wing positions that will be felt in the definition of Magna Carta: “We endorsed Pinochetism by affirming its actors in democracy.”